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respects from alpine forms of 4. aztarctica, which were found 
growing near it. These differences are shown conspicuously in 
the following tabular form :— 
E. repens, £, antazctica. 
Leayes ... ... Quite flat With recurved margins 
Flowers ... ... Very distinctly proterogynous; Proterandrous 
style long, stigmatiferous 
towards its apex, withering 
when the anther-cells are 
opening. 
Calyx... . Nearly glabrous Covered with glandular hairs 
Corolla ... .... Tube long, purplish brown Tube rather short, whitish, with 
without, with prominent faint yellowish lower lip 
yellow lines within 
Capsule (unripe) Oval, very hairy, remaining Broadly obovoid, notched at the 
enclosed in the base of the apex, glabrous, protruded out 
calyx, which elongates as of the very short persistent 
it ripens, calyx tube. 
CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE OF N. Z. BEETLES.—Capt. 
Broun reports the following alterations in the above :—The 
generic names, Cyclomorpha, Xenocera, Geophilus, Pachyodon, 
Pachypeza, Stenopus, and Pachycephala, published in Parts I. and 
II. of the Manual of New Zealand Coleoptera, having been 
used previously by naturalists in other parts of the world, or 
being too near other genera, the following are substituted ; the 
insects, therefore, will now bear the names applied below :— 
No, 1165—Melanochroa politula No. 785—Geochus inzequalis 
5, 1205—Xenogonus pullus yy D2 30—Ri ye politus 
99 1200— 5 furcus », 1240—Phorostichus linearis 
:» 1207— dy versutus », 1295—Dermothrius sanguineus 
55 1208— plagiatus 5, 1173-—Udorus piceus 
», 1209— > ambiguus », 1312—Inosomus rufopiceus 
55 620— 5 notatus ,, 1166—Priatelus optandus, instead of 
39 621— “4 granulatus ‘¢ Priateles ”’ 
», 622— 7 sericeus. 
The specific name “ puncticollis” belongs to an American insect, 
Colaspis puncticollis. No. 1092 will therefore become Colaspis 
punctulicollis.” ) 
NOTES ON NEW ZEALAND FERNS.—The following notes are 
compiled from information received from Mr. H. C. Field, of 
Wanganui, who has for many years studied the ferns of this 
country :— 
Polypodium nove-zelandie (Baker)—This fern was originally 
found by Mr. H. A. Field in March, 1876, in the forest-country 
west of Ruapehu, and specimens were sent home shortly after to 
the Royal Herbarium at Kew. It was not, however, till the fol- 
lowing year that receipt of them was acknowledged, and in the 
meantime Mr. Cheeseman had also found the same species on 
Pirongia, and sent specimens to Kew. But it was from Mr. 
Field’s specimens, which were first received by Mr. Baker, that 
the original description was drawn up. This fern seems to be 
confined to the forest country lying to the west*of Ruapehu, 
Tongariro, and Taupo Lake, its northern limit being apparently 
