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THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



tion to the Premier of the resolutions passed at the public 

 meeting would have the desired result. 



PAPERS. 



In order to enable members to devote as much time as possible 

 to the exhibition of wild flowers, the following papers were taken 

 as read : — 



1. By Messrs. G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc, F.E.S., and R. E. 

 Turner, entitled " Notes on Hesperidse Described by Mabille, 

 and Reported to be Australian." 



The authors enumerated a number of butterflies which had 

 been recorded as from Australia, but of which the descriptions 

 were so incomplete as to render their identification doubtful, 

 while in some cases the locality given was totally wrong. 



2. By Mr. D. Goudie, entitled " Notes on the Larvae and 

 Pupge of Birchip Heterocera," part iv. 



The author described the larva and pupa of the Geometer, 

 Thalaina angulosa, Walker, which makes Acacia hakeoides, Cunn., 

 its principal food-plant. 



3. By Mr. C. Hedley, F.L.S., entitled "On the Change of 

 Name of Poroleda lanceolata, Tate." Communicated by Mr. T. 

 S. Hall, M.A. 



The author stated that the name Poroleda lanceolata had been 

 used both by Hutton and Tate for species from New Zealand 

 and Victoria respectively, and, this having led to confusion, he had 

 determined to rename the Victorian fossil Poroleda tatei. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTE. 



Xerotes. — The hon. secretary read a natural history note 

 from Mr. H. B. Williamson, of Hawkesdale, with reference to his 

 exhibit of Xerotes juncea, F. v. M. This is the first time the male 

 plant has been collected. The species was described from female 

 plants found in South Australia, and was first recorded for Vic- 

 toria by Mr. C. French, F.L.S., who found it near Border Town, 

 The pupils of Mr. E. Waters, teacher, near Casterton, found the 

 male plant last spring, but failed to find female plants. In Sep- 

 tember, Miss Thurman found both growing together at Vectis 

 South, near Horsham. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — Whip Snake, Iloplocephalus Jlagel- 

 lum, alive ; caught at Sandringham excursion, ist October, 1904. 



By Mr. H. B. Williamson. — Dried specimens of Xerotes jtmcea, 

 F. V. M., male and female plants, from N.-W. Victoria. 



The exhibits of wild flowers are detailed in the following 

 article. 



