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of two genera of " tube shells," known as Aspergillum and Clava- 

 gella, were dredged up, the former having its valves firmly incor- 

 porated with the calcareous protecting tube and visible from the 

 outside, the latter with the valves in the interior, one imbedded in 

 the tube, the other capable of movement, while in the Gastro- 

 chsena the valves are entirely free. 



The two specimens from Point Cook were associated with 

 Barhatia fasciata, Rve., and Cardium tenuicostatum, Lam. 



There was also exhibited a specimen from South Australia found 

 on Chlmnys bijrons, Lam, 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. R. W. Armitage. — Specimens of Bladderwort, Vtricu- 

 laria flexuosa, obtained during Willsmere excursion. 



By Miss Cochrane. — Large gum-leaf from North-Eastern 

 district. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — A new weevil, Desiantha nociva, Lea, 

 at present very destructive to tomato and other plants near Mel- 

 bourne. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — A rare shell, Gastrochcena tasmanica, 

 Woods, dredged off Point Cook, Port Phillip Bay ; the first 

 specimen obtained during fifteen years' dredging. 



By Mr. G. A. Keartland. — An albino specimen of the White- 

 backed Crow-Shrike, Gymnorhina leuconota. 



By Mr. C. Oke. — Dried flowers from Western Australia, col- 

 lected by Mr. W. Du Boulay. 



By Messrs. W. and J. Stickland. — Specimens from Willsmere 

 excursion — Fresh-water sponge, and, under microscope, the tube- 

 building rotifers, Melicerta ri7igens and Cephalosiphon limnias. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



A Rare Victorian Butterfly. — The appearance of the 

 butterfly Papilio sthenelus, Macleay, in our State is so seldom 

 noted that a recent capture seems worthy of record. Anderson 

 and Spry record it from Bacchus Marsh, Melbourne, and Moe, 

 but their most recent date is November, 1890. I have not heard 

 of its capture in recent years till this month it has been sent me 

 by Mr. Frichot, of Dimboola, who took it on the wing on 8th 

 November. Mr. G. A. Waterhouse, of Sydney, saw a specimen 

 flying in the streets of Adelaide on nth of this month, but it is 

 known there as a rare visitor only. He tells me he has only 

 once seen it flying in Sydney, but several single specimens have 

 been captured there in recent years. Such a conspicuous insect 

 could hardly be overlooked if at all abundant. I have records 

 of it from Tennant's Creek, Port Darwin, Wyndham, Somerset, 

 Cairns, Kuranda, Esk, Brisbane, and Richmond River. It is 

 not plentiful near the coast, but occurs freely on the Darling 

 Downs, in Queensland. — G. Lyell. Gisborne, 18/11/ 1908. 



