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doch sind die genannten Organe sich, wenigstens theilweise, zweifellos 

 homolog. 



12) Die Innervation des Rostellums erfolgt durch feinste Nerven- 

 fasern, welche nur durch Vergoldung sichtbar zu machen sind. 

 Königsberg i. Pr., den 10. Mai 1894. 



II. Mittlieilungen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 



1. Linnean Society of New South Wales. 



May 30th, 1894. — 1) Botanical. — 2) Ethnological. — 3) Note on 

 the Tertiary Fossils from Hall Sound, New Guinea. By Professor Ralph 

 Tate, F.L.S. — The author's observations are based on an examination of 

 the specimens in the Macleay Museum, obtained during the voyage of the 

 »Chevert«. These were reported on by the late Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods 

 (P. L.S.N. S.W. 1878, II. [2.], p. 125 and 267), who referred them »to a 

 very recent tertiary formation, much newer than any of the Murray River or 

 Western Victorian beds.« The author concurs in this view, but would press 

 for a more recent origin than that implied by Tenison-Woods — even Plei- 

 stocene. Some critical observations on the specific determination of the spe- 

 cimens are given — a matter of some difficulty in most cases by reason of 

 their imperfect condition. — 4) On the Morphology of the Muscles of the 

 Shoulder-girdle in Monotremes. By W. J. Stewart McKay, M.B., B.Sc. The 

 author finds a clavicular deltoid present in both Echidna and Ornithorhynchus ; 

 also a pectoralis quartus , teres minor and subclavius. The teres major is 

 single in both forms ; the subscapularis of great extent. Much attention has 

 been given to the nervous system and elaborate dissections have been made 

 to trace out »the latent cutaneous nerve of the thorax« (Patterson) and its 

 communication with the intercostal nerves. — 5) Description of a new Au- 

 stralian Snake. By J. Douglas Ogilby. (Communicated by Edgar R.Waite, 

 F.L.S.) The habitat of the new species [HoplocepJialus Waitii), which differs 

 mainly from H. pallidiceps , Günth., in having 21 series of scales round the 

 body instead of only 15, appears to be the central district of N.S.W., whe- 

 reas H. pallidiceps is a North Queensland form. — 6) Fishes new or rare 

 on the Australian Coasts. By P^dgar R. Waite, F.L.S. The fishes dealt 

 with are from Maroubra, N.S.W., and are either new to Australia or of ex- 

 ceedingly rare occurrence , and with two exceptions obtained for the first 

 time on the coasts of this colony. The species mentioned are: — Dules ar- 

 genteus , Bennett, Acanthurus trios tegns ^ Linn., Psenes Whiteleggii , sp. nov., 

 Nomeus Gro7iovii, Gmel., Schedophilus maculatus, Günth., Glyphidodon Brown- 

 riggii, Bennett. Solenognathus Hardwickii, Gray, S. spinosissimus, Günth., 

 Monacanthus ßlicauda , Günth., M. ni tens ^ Hollard, and Leptocephalus. The 

 author is of the opinion that Solenognathus fasciatus , Günth., is not specifi- 

 cally distinct from S. spinosissimus. — 7) Description of a new Mite belong- 

 ing to the genus Heteropus found in Wasps' Nests. By W. W. Fro g gat t. 

 The name Heteropus alastori is proposed for a mite which has been found in 

 great numbers in the clay nests of the solitary wasp, Alastor eriurgus, Sauss., 

 in the neighbourhood of Sydney. The gravid female has an immense globu- 

 lar abdomen eight times the length of the head and thorax combined. — 

 8) Botanical. — Mr. Hedley read the following note : — «From the throat of 



