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or that the Wollumbilla beds were part of the lower cretaceous 
formation of Central and N. E. Australia. 
(4.) ‘‘Contribution to a Knowledge of the Fishes of New 
Guinea, No. 4,” by William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. One hundred 
and thirty species of fishes are here recorded, chiefly from the ex- 
treme south-east of New Guinea, making with those enumerated 
in the three previous papers, 409 species in all, collected by Mr. 
Goldie on the island. One new genus (Tetracentrum) and 33 new 
species are described, chiefly from fresh water. 
(5.) “*A second half-century of Plants new to South Queens. 
and,” by the Rev. B. Scortechini, F.L.S. The author enumerates 
50 plants not previously quoted from Southern Queensland, and 
either belonging to the tropical flora of Northern Australia, or in- 
digenousto the southern and temperate portions of the continent, 
He also notices some of the changes of nomenclature resulting 
from the fusion of the genera Pithecolobium, Calliandra, and En- 
terolobium with Albizza. 
Professor Stephens exhibited a collection of fossils from 
‘“‘ Sturt’s Stoney Desert,” close to the Grey Ranges. Among them 
were specimens of Ammonites biflexuoides, Belemnites sp., besides 
other mollusca, all found at a depth of over 100 feet. Also a speci- 
men of petrified wood, part of a tree met with in sinking a well on 
the Dunlop Station, fifty miles north of the Darling, at 300 feet 
below the surface; Dendrites from Wittabreena, thirty miles north 
of Mount Brown; Gypsum (selenite) from the Grey Ranges, 
where* high cliffs of this substance occurr; fossil wood from the 
same place; shell-breccia from the district between Paroo and 
Werrego, found at a very great depth, &c. Healso exhibited a rare 
fungus from Springwood, both in the dry state and by drawings. 
It was regarded by Mr. Tenison-Woods as probably a species of 
Stereum. Also a specimen of Opal in reniform nodules, obtained 
by Mr. Calliatt from a well in the Paroo district. The matrix is 
understood to have been clay, presumably a deposit from hot 
Mr. Whitelegge exhibited a living and vigorous specimen of 
Plumatella obtained in the Botany swamps. It appeared to be 
identical with P. repens, Linn. Also dried specimens of Mitella 
gelatinosa from Randwick, one of the Characez which had not 
been previously recorded from this district. 
Mr. Macleay read the following letter from Mr. Meyrick rela- 
tive to the caterpillar exhibited by him (Mr. Macleay) at the last 
meeting :— 
‘‘ Warwick House, Armagh Street West, 
‘‘ Christchurch, N.Z., 21st May, 1883. 
“Dear Sir, 
“1 observed in the Abstract of Proceedings of the last 
meeting of the Linnean Society, a note by yourself on the injury 
caused to cabbages by the great numbers of larve of one of the 
Tineina, and thought you might be interested to know the specific 
name. The habits of the larva and your mention of the lace-work 
cocoon enable me to say for certain that the species is Plutella 
eruciferarum, Zeller (family Plutellide), which, as you rightly 
conjecture, is an importation from Europe. It occurs now through- 
out the world from Greenland to New Zealand, and is apparently 
abundant everywhere, not regarding climate ; it is the only known 
