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is suggested that the genus is derived from the Fusidae. It is pointed out 

 that as there exist very dissimilar species in the Australian Older Tertiary 

 strata, the genus must have an earlier geologic horizon than the text-books 

 admit. The affinities to recent species of the Tertiary species referred to 

 are also dealt with. — 4) Bacteriological. — 5) Revision of the Australian 

 Curculionidae belonging to the Subfamily Cryptorhynchides. By Arthur M. 

 Lea, F.E.S. Part V. This part deals with the genus Cryptorhynchus and 

 some of the allied genera; of these thirty-nine genera and ninety-three 

 species have been described, and tabulations of the genera and species have 

 been prepared ; but as the whole is too lengthy for publication in one paper, 

 only a portion of the genera and species are now described, and the tabulation 

 of the genera is withheld till the whole of the section is completed. — 

 6) Descriptions of some new Araneidae of New South Wales, No. 10. By 

 W. J. Rainbow, F.L.S., Entomologist to the Australian Museum. Three 

 new species, referable to the genera Storena, Araneus and Stephanopsis are 

 described and figured. A species of Celaenia (probably dislincta, O. P. Camb.) 

 is also described and figured. Cambridge described his species from an old 

 and dried specimen, in the Hope Collection, at the University Museum, 

 Oxford. Owing to its being so small, dried, and distorted, that author was 

 unable to determine whether the form studied by him was mature or immature. 

 The writer of the present paper thinks it probable that the form described 

 by him is a mature example of Cambridge's species. The Hope Museum 

 specimen was vaguely labelled "New Holland"; the present example was 

 collected at Prospect, near Sydney. — Mr. W. S. Dun exhibited specimens 

 of Conularia inornata, Dana, C. laevigata Dana, and C. tasmaniensis, Johnston 

 (possibly an acute form of inornata) from the Lower Marine Beds (Permo- 

 Carboniferous) of Ravensfield and Harper's Hill, N.S.W. An imperfect 

 specimen of C. inornata 21 cm. in length was shown; a smaller specimen of 

 the same species showed the inbent and triangular apex of the sides very 

 clearly. The genus is but seldom met with in the Upper Marine, but is not 

 rare in the Lower Series. — Mr. Hedley exhibited a series of mollusca lately 

 dredged in 100 fathoms off Wollongong by Mr. Halligan and himself, 

 including Lotorium nodocostatum , hitherto only known from Tasmania, 

 Cklamys fenestrata, Hedley, doubtfully distinct from a Tertiary fossil, and a 

 species of Dymia lately described by himself in the "Thetis" Report. — Mr. 

 Stead showed a preparation of the first and only English Lobster [Homarus 

 vulgaris) to reach Australian shores alive. It arrived with the shipment of 

 English Plaice recently introduced, but it did not rally from the effects of the 

 voyage, and died a few hours after removal to Port Hacking, As is was an 

 ovigerous female this was to be regretted. 



III. Personal -Notizen. 



J. Graham Kerr M.A., ist zum Professor der Zoologie in Glasgow 

 ernannt worden. Edward J. Blés B.A., B.Sc., ist als Assistent daselbst 

 angestellt. Die Herren Autoren von Schriften zoologischen Inhaltes 

 werden höflichst gebeten, dieselben der Bibliothek des Institutes 

 zuzusenden. Der Empfang wird stets dankend bestätigt werden. 



