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scribes a slug from the highlands of the Kosciusko range, which the author 

 provisionally refers to Cystopelta Petterdi, Tate. This genus is an addition to 

 the Australian fauna. The radula, which is figured and described, shows no 

 affinity to that of the agnathous genera, to which it has been compared. It 

 is suggested by the writer that this mollusc would be more naturally classi- 

 fied as an aberrant form of the Helicarioninae than in the accepted position 

 as a member of the Arioninae. — Mr. MacDonnell exhibited under the 

 miscroscope mounted specimens of a mayfly of the genus Baelis, the males 

 of some species of which have two pairs of compound eyes, one pair in the 

 position ordinarily occupied by the compound eyes of flies, the other or extra 

 pair being on peduncles or turrets. The specimens exhibited were found in 

 a cobweb near Adelong, N.S.W., and mounted by Mr. H, Sharp. — Mr. 

 A. Sidney Olliff exhibited (1) specimens of Epicrocis terebrans, Oil. (family 

 Phycitidae), from Gosford, Brisbane Water, a new moth which has done 

 considerable damage to the red cedar trees [Cedrela toona, Roxb.) in the 

 State Forest Nursery at that place, by burrowing in the larval state into the 

 main stems or ,, leaders" of the trees; (2) a specimen of Adela, evidently a 

 new species, captured at Kangaroo Mt., Broughton Creek, N.S.W., in April 

 last. The only recorded Australian representative of the genus, Adela aethiops, 

 F. & R., is very difi"erent, as far as can be judged from Felder' s figure in the 

 ,; Reise Novara", as it has the forewings ornamented with three distinct 

 transverse fasciae; and (3), on behalf of Mr. R. Helms, a species of Syne- 

 mon (family Castniidae) , from Benalla, Victoria, showing a remarkable dis- 

 parity in the sexes in form, marking, and colour. — Mr. Norton exhibited 

 the larva of Melolontha sp., infested with a fungus, probably a species of Co7'- 

 diceps, dug up in his garden at Double Bay. — Mr. Skuse exhibited 

 specimens of the ,,fly" or plant bug which has recently appeared in such in- 

 numerable multitudes in certain vineyards and orchards in N.S.W. and Vic- 

 toria. The specimens were received from Mr. Lankester, of Ettamogah vine- 

 yards, for identification. The species, which is possibly undescribed, is 

 generally distributed in Australia, and belongs to the family Capsidae. The 

 bug is related to the famous American Chinch bug, which sometimes abounds 

 in that country so as almost to completely destroy the corn crop. It is 2 lines 

 in length. Colour of body varying from brown to blackish, more or less 

 variegated on the head and thorax with ochreous-yellow or reddish. An- 

 tennae thread-like, barely ^3 ^^^ length of the body, consisting of four 

 joints; first joint short, thicker than the rest; second the longest, being more 

 than twice the length of the first ; third and fourth of about equal length, the 

 latter rather thicker than the third. Head about the width of the thorax, 

 provided with two prominent black eyes, between which, near the hind margin, 

 two widely separated ocelli or simple eyes are discernible. Wings trans- 

 parent, their basal coriaceous portion with three longitudinal dark brown 

 markings on the posterior margin. Legs ochreous-yellow, the thighs numer- 

 ously spotted with brown, the hind pair sometimes mottled with dark brown 

 on their apical half. The rostrum springs from the front of the head, and in 

 repose is closely applied to the body between the bases of the legs ; it is very 

 long, extending as far as the hind pair of legs ; that is, about 2/3 the length 

 of the entire insect. — Mr. Froggatt exhibited some fig leaves from a 

 garden near Manly, which had been stripped of their cellular tissue by the 

 larvae of Galeruca semipullata, Clark; also, specimens of the larvae, chrysa- 



