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Queensland ; thus making tlie third species of Scorpoena for South 

 Australia, namely S. cruenta, S. j^anda, S. bellicosa. Pentorage 

 inarmorata. Brachyiorophis, sp. (?), from Port Augusta, possess- 

 ing a large rostral shield, with a sharp anterior edge and a 

 markedly short tail, lloploceplialus Goiddii, from Port Augusta, 

 being the first siDecimen Nvith proper locality recorded for South 

 Australia (Macleay's " Census for Australian Snakes " gives 

 AVest Australia as the habitat). Xanthosia murigena (found 

 in the pearl oyster), from AVestern Australia. JIarpilius, sp. (?) 

 (a small crustacean found domiciled in a pearl oyster), with ros- 

 trum rounded and smooth above, instead of being serrated as in 

 other long- tailed crustaceans. PeriopJtthalmus Roelrentlteri, from 

 Western Australia (a new locality). Abnormal form of a species 

 of ray, without eyes or fins ; species undetermined ; presented by 

 Mr. Kemp, Glenelg. Three remarkable sponges, from Western 

 Australian pearling station, presented by Capt. Reddall, namely 

 TantlteUa austrcdis, Tethyana onmosa, Reniera, sp. (?). By J, G. O. 

 Tepper, F.L.S., collection of South Australian Apidoptera, com- 

 jDrising nearly all the known species ; also a specimen of Leheda 

 (one of the Bombycidfe), which feeds upon eucalypts in the South- 

 East of South Australia, and spins a very large cocoon, which 

 might possibly be of commercial value. 



Papers. — " Some NeAv Coccida^ from South Australia," by W. 

 M. Maskell, New Zealand, communicated by Frazer S. Craw- 

 ford ; illustrated. A special vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. 

 Maskell. "An Automatic River-Gauge," by Thomas Parker, C.E. 



Ordinary Meeting, August 7, 1888. 

 Prof. Rennie in the chair. 

 Ballot. — Oswald Lower was elected a Fellow. 

 Paper. — " Sponges of Australia," by A. Zietz. 



Ordinary Meeting, September 4, 1888. 



Dr. Whittell in the chair. 



Ballot. — Mr. N. Maskell, New Zealand, was elected a Corres- 

 ponding Member. Robert William Chapman, B.A., was elected 

 ■3i Fello w. 



Exhibits. — By J. G. 0. Tepper, F.L.S., some mineral speci- 

 mens. A rare fungus, forwarded by Miss Hicks. By W. T. 

 Angove, M.R.C.S., two honey eaters, namely, Myzomela nigra 

 ^nd Diccmm Jiirundinaceum. 



Papers. — " List of Snake-like Lizards observed in South Aus- 

 tralia," by A. Zietz. " Notes upon a New Australian Mammal," 

 by E. C. Stirling, M.D. 



W. B. Poole was elected Auditor. 



