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also commented on the representations of the African Elephant as a Tunisian 

 animal in the Roman mosaics. — A communication was read from Prof. 

 Robert Collet, F.M.Z.S., containing descriptions of three species of Pigeons 

 and two species of Parrots from Northern Australia, of which the following 

 were charactei'ized as new : — Petrojjhassa rußpennis^ Ptilopus [Leucoti-eron] 

 alligator, and Psephotus dissimilis. — A communication was read from Mr. W. 

 T. Blanf ord, F.R.S., stating his reasons for regarding Lepus oiostolus Hodgs. 

 and L. pallipes Hodgs. as identical, suggesting that the Hare identified with 

 L. oiostolus by Büchner was L. hypsileius Blanford, and showing that Macacus 

 rhesus villosus True was identical with M. assaniensis M'Clelland. — A com- 

 munication was read from Dr. F. A. Dixey, Mr. Malcolm Burr, F.Z.S., 

 and the Rev. O. Pickard Cambridge, F.R.S., on the Insects and Arachnida 

 collected in Socotra by Mr. E. N. Bennett, who had visited that island in 

 1896 and 1897 in company with the late Mr. Theodore Bent. The following 

 new species were described in this paper: — Lepidoptera — Byblia Boydi 

 and Papilio Benne tti] Orthoptera — Poecilocera socotranus and Landreva sp. 

 inc.; Arachnida — Nephila Bennetti, Gasfenicantha sodalis, Selenops diversus, 

 and Teirognatha Boydi. It was pointed out that though the Socotran Lepido- 

 ptera showed, as might have been expected, strongly marked African affini- 

 ties, some of them, by their relation to forms belonging to West Africa and 

 South Africa and the Mascarene group, suggested the conclusion that remains 

 of a more primitive fauna still survived in Socotra. — A communication was 

 read from Miss E. M. Sharpe on a collection of Lepidoptera from San 

 Domingo. This was accompanied by field-notes by the collector. Dr. Cuth- 

 bert Christy, Ninety-one species were enumerated, of which one — Telegonus 

 Christyi — was described as new. — A second communication from Miss 

 Sharpe contained a list of Lepidoptera lately collected by Mrs. Lort Phillips 

 in Somali-land. Two new species of Lycaenidae were described, viz. Tarucus 

 Louisae and Spindacis waggae. — P. L. Sclater, Secretary. 



3. Linnean Society of New South Wales. 



March 30th, 1898. — The Twenty-fourth Annual General Meeting 

 of the Society was held in the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, on 

 Wednesday evening, March 30th, 1898. — Professor J. T. Wilson, M.B., 

 Ch.M., President, in the Chair. The Minutes of the previous Annual General 

 Meeting were read and confirmed. — The President then delivered the Annual 

 Address, in which, firstly, the more important events of the past Session 

 were summarised. Forty-nine papers had been read, and most of them had 

 been published. Nine Ordinary Members had been elected into the Society; 

 and one resignation had been received. Reference was made to the death of 

 Mr. R. C. Walker, late Principal Librarian of the Public Library, Sydney, 

 an original Member; of Sir Patrick Jennings, K.C.M.G., also an original 

 Member; of Professor Jefi"ery Parker, D.Sc, F.R.S., of Dunedin, a Corre- 

 sponding Member; and of the Venerable Archdeacon R. L. King, B.A., some 

 time President of the Entomological Society of New South Wales, and who 

 actively co- operated with Sir William Macleay carrying on the work of that 

 Society. The announcement of the Hon. Dr. Norton's resignation of the 

 responsible office of Hon. Treasurer, and of the appointment of Mr. P. N. 

 Trebeek as his successor was made, with appreciative reference to the Society's 



