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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. D. G. Stead exhibited an example of each of the following 

 species of fishes, all of which are now recorded for the first time 

 from the waters of New South Wales : — Terapon jarbua Forsk., 

 from Lake Macquarie, Caranx (Alectis) gallus Linn., from 

 Clarence River, and Genypterus blacodes Giinth., (1=G. australis 

 Cast.), from Jeivis Bay. Mr. Stead also recorded (as foi'mingan 

 addition to the fauna) the occurrence of Elagatis bipinnulatus 

 Quoy <fc Gaim., on the coast; a fine example measuring 700 mm. 

 had been captured recently off North Head, Port Jackson, and 

 was now in the possession of the New South Wales Board of 

 Fisheries. E. bipinnulatus does not appear to have been 

 previously recorded from any portion of the Australian coast. 



Mr. Froggatt exhibited living larvae of the African " Bont 

 Tick " (Amblyomma hebrcaum Koch). The larva? had just hatched 

 out from a mass of eggs deposited in a tube by a large female 

 tick brought into the office by a gentleman who had received it 

 from a friend at the Cape. He was carrying it about in his 

 pocket in a match box, and might easily have been primarily 

 responsible for the infection of the State with this very serious 

 pest. The Dutch word " bont " means variegated. 



Mr. Froggatt also showed a collection of mounted Australian 

 fleas, including examples of the house flea, Pulex irritans; the 

 dog flea, Pulex serraticeps; the rat flea, Pulex fasciatus; the 

 Native Cat and Bandicoot flea, Stephanocircus dasyuri; and the 

 Echidna flea, Echidnophaga ambulant. The larva? of several 

 species were also shown, those of the Native Cat having been 

 taken from the marsupial pouch. It is probable that the species 

 infesting marsupials often breed in the pouches of the infested 

 animals. 



