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also showed a specimen of the largest known Australian spider 

 (Selenotypus plmnipes ), from Pocock, Queensland. Mr. J. 

 G. O. Tepper exhibited a calcareous rock from Williamstown 

 Road, which had been deposited by spring water around a 

 clump of dead reeds, the result strongly resembling an organic 

 structure. Mr. A. M. Lea exhibited specimens illustrative of 

 the papers to be read by him ; also two curious pill-like cock- 

 roaches from Northern Queensland, and a stylopised wasp from 

 South Australia, the parasitic insects of the Stylopidce not 

 having been before recorded from this State. Mr. F. R. 

 Zietz exhibited some of the reptiles taken by Captain White 

 on his recent expedition. These will be described in a future 

 paper. 



Papers. — "Notes on Tenebrionidse in the South Aus- 

 tralian Museum, collected by A. M. Lea, F.E.S., in 1911-12, 

 with Descriptions of New Species," by H. J. Carter, B.A., 

 F.E.S.; "Australian Hymenoptera, Proctotrypoidea" (No. 

 2), by Alan P. Dodd, communicated by A. M. Lea, F.E.S. ; 

 "Notes on Australian Cetonides; with a List of Species, and 

 Descriptions of some New Ones," by Arthur M. Lea, F.E.S. 



Ordinary Meeting, Thursday, June 11, 1914. 



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

 chair. 



Nomination. — H. M. Cornish, bank clerk, Coast View, 

 Adelaide Road, Glenelg, as Fellow. 



Election. — Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., Director of South 

 Australian Museum, as Fellow. 



Expedition to Musgrave Ranges. — The President re- 

 ferred to the Government expedition which would start next 

 week from Oodnadatta for the Musgrave and Everard Ranges 

 to examine into the character of the country and its capabili- 

 ties in the way of mineral and water supply. It would be 

 under the leadership of Mr. R. L. Jack, B.E., Assistant 

 Government Geologist, a Fellow of this Society. Captain S. 

 A. White, also a Fellow, would be unofficially attached to the 

 party for the first portion of the trip, and would represent 

 this Society. He would collect specimens of Natural History, 

 and would be accompanied by a skilled taxidermist. He con- 

 gratulated both gentlemen, and hoped they would have a suc- 

 cessful trip. Mr. Jack and Captain White thanked the Pre- 

 sident for his good wishes. 



Exhibits. — Mr. A. M. Lea, F.E.S., exhibited two 

 drawers of beetles, some of which are destructive to the roots 

 -of sugar-cane, and one of which is the bulkiest insect known 



