Cbe Uictoriait naturalist. 



Vol. XXX.— No. 9. JANUARY 8, 1914. No. 361. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th December, 1913. 

 Dr. C. S. Sutton, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair, 

 and about 50 members and friends were present. 



THE LATE DR. MORRISON. 



The chairman alluded to the loss the Club had sustained by 

 the recent death of Dr. A. Morrison, who had been a member of 

 the Club since 1884, though never taking a very prominent part 

 in its doings, and who had for some years acted as Government 

 Botanist of Western Australia. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Mooroolbark on Saturday, 22nd 

 November, was given by the leader, Mr. C. French, jun., who 

 said that, owing to threatening weather, the attendance was 

 rather small. On reaching Mooroolbark the open country towards 

 the ranges was traversed. Here the Leek Orchid, Microtis porri- 

 folia, was very plentiful, while on the bushes of Leptospermum 

 scoparium, which were in full bloom, several species of buprestid 

 beetles of the genus Stigmodera were taken, among them being 

 5. amplipennis, S. nasuta, S. octosignata, S. thompsoni, and 

 S. anthifulosa. Under the bark of the eucalypts the singular 

 feathery-legged bug, Ptilocnemus lemur, which is an excellent 

 object under the microscope, was found in all stages. Planarians 

 were numerous under the logs, several species being taken. 

 Scale insects of several kinds were observed on the wattles and 

 eucalypts. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Wolf Glance, 72 High-street, 

 St. Kilda, Mr. E E. Pescott, F.R.H.S., Horticultural Gardens, 

 Burnley, were duly elected ordinary members, and Rev. T. 

 Theodor Webb, Port Augusta, S.A., a country member of the 

 Club. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. J. Searle, entitled "An Addition to the Victorian 

 Freshwater Copepoda." 



The author said the species described was first taken during 

 a Club excursion at Alphington on i6th October, 1912. 

 Since then it had been found in several places around Mel- 

 bourne, and, though not previously described as such, has 



