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Vol. VI.— No. 8. DECEMBER, 1889. No. 72. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal Society's 

 Hall, on Monday evening, nth November, 1889. 



The president, Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A., F.L.S., occupied the 

 chair, and about 65 members and visitors were present. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following donations 

 to the library : — " Bulletin of United States National Museum," 

 No. 85, being catalogue of bibliography of described transforma- 

 tions of North American Lepidoptera, by H. Edwards, from the 

 author; "Mineral Statistics of Victoria for 1888, "from the Mining 

 Department; "Proceedings of Royal Society of Queensland," vol. 

 vi., part 4, from the Society; ''Proceedings of Geographical 

 Society of Australasia (Victorian Branch)," vol vii., part i, from 

 the Society; "Report of Royal Society of Tasmania," 1888, from 

 Society; and "Journal of Pharmacy," October, 1889. 



The hon. secretary reported that the excursion to Tooradin on 

 Saturday, 9th November, had been well attended, and was both 

 interesting and successful. A fair number of plants were obtained 

 in flower, principally belongingto the orders LiliaceseandOrchidege. 

 Among the latter may be mentioned Ptasophyllum frenchii (which 

 was also collected for the first time by Mr. G. French, at Dande- 

 nong, on the same day), Thelyniit7-a arisiata, T. ixioides, Calo- 

 chilus campestiis, and Fterostylis cucullata. Limnanthemum exalta- 

 tum, Utiicularia dic/ioto/na, Ihysanetus tiiberosus and Viola betoni- 

 cifolia were seen in large quantities. Among insects several 

 species of Lepidoptera, such as Junonia vellida, Pyrameis itea, 

 Jigorista leivini, Teiias sini/ax, Belinois (Pieris) iuetonia, and 

 several small moths, were taken. Among the beetles taken were 

 about ten species of Stigmodera, the longicorns Amphirrhoe 

 decora, Macrones exilis, Eroschcma poweri, Hesthesis plorata, and 

 others. Hymenoptera, such as ichneumons and saw-flies, also 

 many Diptera, were taken, A fine Copper-head Snake was 

 captured alive. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. H. P. C. Ashworth, J. Dennant, 

 F.G.S., J. Gates, M.A.,and E- Le Souef, were duly elected mern- 

 bers of the club. 



