48 Field Naturalisls' Club — Proceedings. [v<X'*^xxxV 



By Mr. G. F. Hill. — Insects from the Northern Territory* 

 inohuling a number of rare or recently-described species. 

 Among them were the beetles Leptops inermis. Lea ; L. lati- 

 pennis. Lea ; L. laticollis. Lea ; Lains purpnreicollis. Lea (collected 

 at low tide on the shores of Port Darwin) : and Di phobia 

 vivrniecophila. Lea (inhabits the nests of the Green Tree-ant) ; 

 eight species of diptera (Tal^anidre) ; three species of Lepidoptera, 

 including Maroga lepto pasta. Turner, bred from mangrove 

 branches, and Anthela ochroneura. Turner, a very handsome 

 Lymantriid, also a rare Pentatomid bug, Eumecopns minticus. 

 Distant : several large sjx^cimens of scorpions — three of these 

 were shaken out of an aboriginal's bedding after the owner 

 had risen from a night's imdisturbed slumber. 



By Mr. J. A. Hill. — Specimens of orchid, Pterostylis reflexa^ 

 from Galton South (Wimmera). 



By Miss G. Nethercote. — Flowers of Epncn's impresaa, Hakea 

 nodosa, dec, from Wandin. 



By Mr. D. J. Paton. — Dried specimens of Helichrysimi 

 Stirlingii, Prostanthera Walteri, &c., from Buffalo Mountains, 

 also photographic views, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. E. E. Pescott. — Operculum of Eucalyptus erythro- 

 corys, F. v. M. ; flowering specimens of orchids, Pterostylis 

 concinna, R. Br., and P. nutans, R. Br. ; opercula of shells from 

 Northern Territory, resembling opals. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Specimen of a mistletoe (Loranthus, sjx) 

 being strangled by the growth of its host (Ecualyjitus, s]).). 

 obtained by Mr. E. J. Dunn, F.G.S., near Taylor's Reward 

 mine, Clarence River, N.S.W. A remarkable example of a 

 tree ridding itself of a troublesome parasite, for in a sliort time 

 the Loranthus would have been completely killed. Tfie 

 eucalyj)t was upwards of 200 feet high. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting lerminated. 



Map of Mei.bourne and Suburbs. — An excellent map of 

 Melbourne and suburbs, showing all the Iram and train routes, 

 has just been issued by Osboldstone and Co. It is on the scale 

 of I inch to I mile, and folds into a cover 4 x 5^ inelus. handy 

 for the ix)cket. The muni(i])alities are in different colours, 

 while as finly the main streets and roads are shown the maj) is 

 saved from a plethora of names. It will be foimd very handy 

 for lovers of the open air in taking cross-country jaunts, say. 

 from one tram terminus to another. An otitline of the tram 

 time tables, with fares, is given on the bark of tlie map. 



