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study its life-history and to trace the development of its vena- 

 tion. 



Tliynnidae. — He exhibited a box of Australian Tliynnldac 

 collected in the Moreton Bay district of (Queensland and near 

 Sydney. 



Bophaloniutilla clarlroiiils. — A Alutillid, so determined by 

 Dr. L. Peringuey of the South African Museum, was taken 

 while visiting glands on the foliage of a malvaeeous weed at 

 Oloke jMeji, Xigeria. The male carries the female in co])ula 

 much as do the male Tlujiinidac. 



Synnfjrls connita. — A ])air of this large Eumcnid wasp and 

 three of its mud nests were exhil)ited. 



Chitinizatioti. — Mr. Bridwell nuuh' some i-emarks on the 

 chitinization of bees and flies, to the effect that it (h)es not 

 take place fully in many cases until the rectntly emerged adult 

 has fed. In nuuiy other cases (diitinization is completed 

 without feeding. 



Chinese Thriisli. — Prof. Bryan announced the death of the 

 Chinese thrush which he had had in a cage since last JMay, 

 experimenting on its food habits, it having been captured in a 

 rat tra]). It would not eat papaia or figs, nor oranges except 

 when they were cut open. It ate any kind of insect which was 

 offered it, also centipedes and scorpions, but would not eat 

 wood-lice. It was fond of the common garden snail, but did 

 not eat the native snail from the mountains even when broken 

 open for it. As a regulation ration it took a preparation made 

 by mixing raw eggs with puffed rice and drying it. These 

 feeding experiments indicate that the bird is insectivorous and 

 therefore to be considered as beneficial. 



Cephaloiiontid sp. — Mr. Swezey re]>orted finding this Be- 

 thylid, Jan. 4th, in a ])ackage of seeded IMuseatel raisins, where 

 it was breeding on the larvae of Silrdinis snrliKDnriisis. A male 

 and female were found, and 2.'5 coeooiis on the surface^ of the 

 raisins where the host larvae had been feeding. Two larvae were 

 also found on their respective host larvae. The cocoons were 

 retained to obtain a further supply of specimens of the para- 

 site. A related insect, NcoHclcrndenna (Afeleopfenis) farsaUs 

 Aslim., was re])oi'ted by Aslimead simihirly breeding on the 

 same host in raisins. 



