THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 87 



Mr. D. Le Souef moved that a vote of thanks be accorded Mr. 

 J. Searle for again allowing the Club the use of his lantern, which 

 was carried by acclamation. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. E. Anderson. — Specimens of moth, Chlenias pachymela, 

 Victoria. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Pot of Orchids, Pterostylis nutans, 

 grown at Kew. 



By Mr. A. Campbell, jun. — Five species of Kingfishers of the 

 genus Halcyon, inhabiting Australia : — H. sanctus (eastern and 

 western races), H. madeayi, H. pyrrhopygius, and H. sordidus. 



By Mr. A. Coles. — Collection of European birds' eggs, including 

 Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix ; Red Grouse, T. scoticus ; Ptarmigan, 

 T. lagopus ; Pheasant, Phasianus scoticus ; Partridge, Perdix 

 cinerea ; Red-legged Partridge, P. rubra ; Green Plover, CEdic- 

 nemus crepitans ; Lapwing, Vanellus cristatus ; Ruff, Machestes 

 pugnax ; and Redshank, Totanus calidris. 



By Mr. F. P. Dodd, Townsville, Queensland. — Green Tree 

 Ant, ^j^cophylla smaragJina, Fabr., with leaf nests ; scale insects 

 (several species). Aphides (2 species), and the following moths 

 and butterflies found in larval and pupal stages feeding or 

 sheltering in the nests : — Thalpochares coccophaga, Meyr. (scale 

 feeder) ; Arhopala eupolis, Misk. ; A. amytis, Hew. ; Hypolyccena 

 phorbas, Euchloris hypoleuca, Lower. 



By Mr. C French, jun.— Scale insects (Coccidae) collected 

 on Club's recent excursion to Sandringham. West Australian 

 and Queensland Fruit Flies, Halterophora capitata and Tephritis 

 tryoni. The larvae of Fruit Flies cause an enormous amount of 

 damage to oranges, peaches, pears, bananas, &c., growing in New 

 South Wales and Queensland. 



By Mr. G. Lyell. — Living pupae and imagines of Ornithoptera 

 Cassandra, Scott, Papilio capaneus, Westw., and P. sarpedon, 

 Linn. 



By Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S. — Shells, Purpura succincta 

 and Mytilus latus, covered with Annelid Worms ; also root 

 concretions, from Sorrento, in illustration of his paper. Curiously 

 marked Emu egg. Egg of Goose, of unusual colour. 



By Mr. C. M. Maplestone. — Specimens of rare orchid, Gala- 

 denia cverulea, from Eltham. 



By Mr. H. T. Tisdall. — Scale insects, Frenchia casuarina, on 

 Casuarina, from Sandringham ; orchids, also Phylloglossum 

 drummondi, preserved in formalin, collected on Club's recent 

 excursion. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



