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A CONSPECT 01 THE GENUS HETEROPUS. 



FRIDAY, 14th NOVEMBER, 1884. 

 Hon. a. C. Gregory, C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Etc., in the Chair. 



The following were duly elected Members of the Society, viz., 

 Richard E. Sexton, Esq., Stud. Inst. C. E., Pine Hill ; J. W. 

 Anderson, Esq., M.A., L.L.D., Rockhampton ; E. A. Phillips, 

 Esq., Pine Hill. 



The following donations were announced : — 



1. " Reports on the exhibits at the Crystal Palace Electrical 

 Exhibition, 1§82." Washington, 1882. From the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



2. " Reports of Geological Exploi-ations, during 1883 — 84." 

 Wellington, 1884. "Meteorological Report 1883." Welling- 

 ton, 1884. From the Director, Colonial Museum and Geological 

 Survey of Is^ew Zealand. 



3. The Higher Branch of Science or Materialism Refuted 

 by Facts," by H. J. Browne. Melbourne, 1884. From the 

 Author. 



4. " Russkago Geographicheskago, Obshtcliestva," Transac- 

 tions, Vol. XX. Pt. 1 and 2, and Proceedings 1883. St. 

 Petersbui'g, 1884. From the Imperial Geographical Society. 



5. " Rendiconto delle sessioni dell accademia delle scienze dell 

 Instituo di Bologna, 1882-83." Bologna, 1883. From the 

 Institute of Bologna. 



6. "Report of Progress 1880-81-82." Montreal, 1883. 

 " Maps to accompany Report of Progress, 1880-81-82." Mon- 

 treal, 1883. " List of Publications of the Geological and 

 Natui-al Histoiy Surve}' of Canada." Ottawa, 1884. From the 

 Director Geological and Natural Historv Survev of Canada. 



7. " Australian Irrigationist, No. 3." Melbourne, 1884. 

 From the Editor. 



The following papers were read : — 



A CONSPECT OF THE UENUS HETEROPUS. 



By C. W. De Vis., M.A. 

 (Read on the 14^/i November, 1884.) 



The members of this genus of small ground lizards appear to 

 form a very natural group, andone more closely allied to the 

 mokos(Mocoa) than to the Tropidolepismas with which they have 

 been associated by Drs. Gray and Giinther. Their mutual affinity 



