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lusca of Castlemaine and Neighbourhood." The hunting grounds 

 of Mr. Billinghurst embraced a radius of sixteen miles, including 

 the granite ranges of Harcourt and Mt. Alexander, the reservoir 

 at Expedition Pass, Mt. Franklin, and the neighbourhood of 

 Yandoit. No less than ten species, named by Dr. Cox and Mr. 

 C. Hedley, were described, of which Charopa Tamarensis, found in 

 the crater of Mt. Franklin, and hitherto only described from 

 Launceston ; Limncea Brazieri, a species of rare occurrence in New 

 South Wales ; and Amphipeplea papyracea, also recorded from 

 Merrigum by Mr. J. F. Bailey, were of the greatest interest. The 

 common garden snail {Helix aspersa) abounds at Castlemaine, 

 being let loose by some enthusiasts, " because they reminded 

 them of home." Mr. Billinghurst remarks that horticulturists 

 generally utter murmurs " loud and deep " at their depredations, 

 and bewail the good old times when peas flourished luxuriantly 

 without their presence. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



The meeting terminated with the usual exhibition of specimens, 



of which the following is a list : — By Messrs. E. Anderson and F. 



Spry. — Life -history of three rare Victorian butterflies — Ogyris 



olane (Hew.), 0. ahrota (Hew.), Hypochrysops delicia (Hew.) ; 



eggs, larva, and chrysalis of Lampides bceticiis (Lin.) ; eggs of 



Delias harpalyce; larva of Pieris teutonia. By F. G. A. Barnard. 



■ — Curious accumulation of twenty years' bark from a red-gum 



tree, obtained near Kew; lichens from Keilor excursion. By A. 



Coles. — Gallinaceous Parra ; Flame-breasted Robin (Petrceca phoe- 



^licea), supposed to have died from eating toadstool as exhibited. 



By C. French, sen. — Collection of Goliath Beetles (exotic); 



seven species of Australian longicorn beetles (genus Batocera); 



Australian Sphingidse, or Hawk Moths. By C. French, jun. 



— Five species of Australian Quail eggs. ByH. Giles. — Cyclodus 



idgroluteus (Southern Blue-tongued Lizard), female, with four 



young (27 days old). By Mr. H. F. Hill. — Case of Rhopalocera, 



including Holochila heathi, Cox, from Gordons. By Mr. J. A. 



Kershaw. — Set of four eggs of Parra gallinacaa (Comb-crested 



Parra), from New South Wales. By Baron von Mueller. — Fagus 



moorei, F. v. M., from South Queensland ; Acacia howitti, F. v. 



M., new to science, collected in Gippsland by A. W. Howitt, 



Esq.; Crotalaria dissitijlora, Benth., from Barcoo — supposed to 



be poisonous ; acorns of Quercus cegilops, L., Valonia Oak, 



cultivated at Castlemaine by Mr. G. Cunnack ; Athrixia stricta, 



var. albiflora, from Israelite Bay, W.A., collected by Miss Brookes. 



Victorian Department of Agriculture (Entomological Branch) — 



Specimen number of new work on Australian Lepidoptera, by 



A. S. Olliff" and Miss Scott (Australian Museum Publications), 



parts i., ii., iii. ; coloured illustrations. 



