Minutes of Proceedings. XXViL 
Mr. Péringuey presented a paper on some beetles collected by Mr. 
Erikssen in N. Ovampoland. This paper will form Mr. Péringuey’s 
Third Contribution to South-African Coleopterous Fauna in the 
Society’s Transactions. 
Mr. Péringuey exhibited what he thought to be a new Icerya or 
Australian Bug. He had found considerable differences between the 
Cape Icerya and some specimens he had received from California. 
The lady-birds were doing good work in getving rid of the Lcerya 
in this Colony. 
Dr. Gill had brought a photograph of the portion of the Milky 
Way about » Argus, but the light was too bad for it to be properly 
seen. 
The Secretary then read Mr. A. W. Roberts’ “Catalogue of 
Variable Stars.” 
The President remarked that this was one of the most encouraging 
nights that the Society had had for a long time—four communications 
giving the results of original research. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1892. 
Mr. D. Gitit, LL.D., F.R.S., PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The undermentioned donations were announced and the thanks: 
of the Society voted to the donors : 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Vol. III., 
pt. 1. 
Annual Report of the Geological and Natural History Survey 
of Canada, 1888-9, 
Meteorological Observations made at the Adelaide Observatory, 
&c., during 1889. 
The Secretary read a letter from Mr. J. A. Liebmann referring 
to the supposed fossil remains on Dassen Island. He stated that 
the ship “Childe Harold,” Captain J. Byres, from Bombay and 
Table Bay bound to London, having a large collection of curios, 
fossils, horns, &c., on board was wrecked on Dassen Island on 
