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 Ordinary Meeting, September 6, 1910. 



The President (J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in the 

 chair. 



Exhibits. — J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., exhibited butter- 

 flies and beetles collected in Paraguay by Mr. Weidenhofer. 

 Mr. Baker exhibited Scyllarus sculptus, a peculiar crustacean 

 from New South. Wales; also, several isopod crustaceans. 

 Dr. E. A. Johnson exhibited Linguatula rhinaria, a parasitic 

 worm from the frontal sinus of the dog, and also its larval 

 stage, Pentastomum denticula, from man ; also, a Linguatula 

 from the Canis dingo. 



Papers. — "Notes on some Species of the Isopod Family, 

 Sphceromidce, from the South Australian Coast," by W. H. 

 Baker. This paper embodied descriptions of seven new 

 species of this family of marine scavengers, which show ex- 

 treme sexual dimorphism and developmental variation. 

 "Notes on a new Linguatula from the Frontal Sinus of the 

 Canis dingo," by Dr. E. A. Johnson. 



The Annual Meeting, October 4, 1910. 



The President (J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in the 

 chair. 



The annual report and balance-sheet were read a,nd 

 adopted. 



Election of Officers. — President, Dr. J. C. Verco, M.D., 

 F.R.C.S.; Vice-Presidents, Prof. Rennie, D.Sc, M.A., and 

 W. Rutt, C.E. ; Treasurer, W. B. Poole; Members of Coun- 

 cil, R. S. Rogers, M.A., M.D., and S. Dixon; Auditors, W. 

 L. Ware and J. S. Lloyd, F.I.A.S.A. The Council was ac- 

 corded a vote of thanks for the work of the past year. 



Exhibits. — Dr. E. A. Johnson, a white mouse with 

 large cancerous growth inoculated by Prof. Jensen, of Copen- 

 hagen. Dr. Maw son showed a specimen of the first occurrence 

 of pitchblende in Australia. This was an absolutely pure 

 oxide of uranium, produced by the secondary deposition of 

 an uranium-bearing mineral. The specimen came from 

 Radium Hill, Olary, S.A. Mr. W. H. Selway exhibited 

 Homer ia collina from Green Hill, an introduced plant hurtful 

 to cattle. Dr. Verco introduced Mr. Rainbow, F.L.S., as 

 the entomologist of the Australian Museum, Sydney, who was 

 visiting Adelaide for scientific purposes. Mr. Rainbow drew 

 attention to the name Macro-pus, which, though given to a 

 beetle, was preoccupied by a marsupial. 



Papers. — "Notes on Australian Coleoptera, No. XL./' 

 by Canon Blackburn, B.A. ; "Notes on Marine Mollusca of 

 South Australia, Part XIII.," by J. C. Verco, M.D., 



