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Concolvulus sepiurn in flower, gatlieied near the Frome Bridge, 

 Adelaide. Also a specimen of the so-called lias-limestone, from 

 the cement works at Brighton. He pointed out that it had no 

 petrological relationship with the true Lias limestone of Europe, 

 the latter being argillaceous limestone, whilst the Brighton 

 sample is siliceous. He expressed the opinion that the specimen 

 exhibited did not in itself contain the constituents for forming 

 a good cement. Oswald Lower, F.Ent.8., laid on the table 

 specimens of the male and female butterfly Teinopalims imperially. 

 Papers. — Papers relating to the Elder Exploring Expedition 

 were contributed by Victor Streich ; Barox F. v. Mueller 

 and Prof. Tate, F.G.S. ; and Dr. 8tirlixg and A. Zietz (the 

 Assistant Director of the Museum). 



Ordixary Meetixg, February 7, 1893. 



Maurice Holtze, F.L.S. (Vice-President), in the chair. 



Recogxitiox of Merit. — The Chairman referred to the 

 honor conferred upon Prof. Tate, F.G.8. (their President), in 

 being awarded the Clark Memorial Medal, by the Royal >Society 

 New South Wales, in recognition of his services as a worker in 

 the domains of science : especially for his numerous and 

 invaluable contributions to the geology and palaeontology of 

 Great Britain and South Australia. 



Exhibits. — Maurice Holtze, F.L.8., laid on the table a 

 painting by Miss Tepper of the Victoria Regia, at present in 

 bloom in the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide. J. G. O. Tepper, 

 F.L.S., exhibited a specimen of the family Heterogainidct', hitherto 

 unknown in South Australia, and collected at Fowler's Bay by 

 Prof. Tate, F.G.S. The species was new, and had been named 

 by Mr. Tepper Ataxigamia Tatei. 



Oswald Lower, F.Ent.S., showed specimens of the genus 

 Ogyris of Westwood {Fam. Lycfpnid((^.) Of the nine species 

 known seven were exhibited, five of these being native to South 

 Australia. 



Ballot. — Robert Brummitt, M.R.C.S., Eng., and Victor 

 Streich were elected Fellows. 



Papers.— "The Flora of Roebuck Bay, W.A."' by J. G. O. 

 Tepper, F.L.S. "A few words about Pearls," by A. F. Calvert, 

 " List of Rhopalocera," by Oswald Lower, F.Ent.S. 



Ordinary Meetixg, March 7, 1893. 



Maurice Holtze, F.L.S. (Vice-President), in the chair. 

 Exhibits. — Oswald Lower, F.Ent.S., forwarded a specimen 

 of South African Moth, Leto Venus, one of the most resplendent 



