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Papers.—(1) ‘Revision of the Genus Lamprima, with descriptions: 
of new species,” by William Macleay, F.L.8., &. All of the genus 
hitherto described are here referred to seven species, and their chief 
points of difference briefly noticed. Five new species of Lamprima 
and one of Neolamprima are described, all very well marked species, 
one Lamprima Muelleri «a very large and beautiful insect presented 
to Mr. Macleay by Mr. C. French, of Melbourne, will probably 
prove to be a new genus. At present the male is unknown. 
2) “Notes on the Zoology of the Maclay-Coast, New Guinea,” by 
N. de Miklouho-Maclay. This paper consists of a carefully detailed 
account and description of a rare species of Macropus, to which the 
Baron gives the specific name of 72bol, the native name for the animal. 
A plate accompanies the paper. 
(3) “On two New Species of Dorcopsis from the South Coast of 
New Guinea,” by N. de Miklouho-Maclay. This contains descriptions 
of Dorcopsis Macleayi and PD. Beccari, two new species in the Maclay 
Museum. This brings the number of known species of the genus up to 
five. 
(4) “The Australian Sponges recently described by Carter,” by R. 
von Lendenfeld, Ph.D. Mr. Carter has recently described a great 
number of Australian Sponges according to their external appearance 
and without regard to anatomical structure. As these descriptions are 
short and not illustrated, and are moreover unaccompanied by an 
reference to the work of others in the same field, Dr. Lendenfeld has in 
the present paper endeavoured to identify Carter’s species with others 
previously described by Marshall, Selenka, and himself. 
(5) ‘On the fertilization of Goodenia hederacea,” by Alex. G. 
Hamilton, Esq. The author considers that the plant is self-fertilized by 
the anthers depositing their pollen into the indusium during, or soon 
after the bud state of the flower, and that the pollen of each flower is 
thus applied to its own stigma. 
(6) ‘‘Notes on the habits of Lalco subniger and Glareola grallaria,” 
by K. H. Bennett, Esq. These notes contain much original information 
on the nidification and general habits of these two birds. The observa- 
tions were chiefly made in the. Lower Darling District. 
(7) “The Geology of Dubbo,” by the Rev. J. Milne Curran. The 
geology of the district is exhaustively treated in this paper. The 
author begins with a description of the physical geography, then the 
distribution of the rocks, the division of strata, the fossils, the age of 
the formations, the origin of the sandstone, and the economic geology of 
the Dubbo district. 
ROYAL SOCIFTY OF TASMANTA. 
Hobart, April 14th, 1885..James Barnard, Esq., Vice-President, 
in the chair. 
New Fellows.—The Hon. Adye Douglas, M.L.C., Mr. Justice 
Giblin, Messrs. E. Edmondson, J. Davies, H. J. Burnett, J. C. Hadley, 
G. H. Edwards, J. F. MacMullen, A. Butler, and H. T. Maning, and 
the Rev. T. M, O’Callaghan. 
The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Agnew, stated that he had received a 
letter from Baron Von Miieller, accompanying a most elaborate paper 
