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large moth, Danina banksiee, was caught and presented 
to us by a ‘‘botanical” friend. The caterpihar of this is 
a beautiful but voracious being ; found feeding upon the 
Banksia. 
Coleoptera. — It was not until a little patch of Leptos- 
permum — just coming into flower — was met with that 
Beetles came prominently under notice : Its blossoms soon 
yielded several little Buprestidee of the genus Stigmodera, 
and some Cleridse of the genus Eleale ; various Malaco- 
derms ; and a solitary longicorn, belonging to the peculiarly 
interesting genus, Hesthesis, the members of which are 
extremely wasp-like in appearance. A pretty beetle — 
Stigmodera crenata — a miniature edition of S. octospilota of 
Sydney, was also met with on the white flowers of Cono- 
spermum taxifolium. On a bright yellow-flowering legu- 
minous shrub — Phyllota phylicoides — many specimens of 
a bronzy gold Melobasis (Buprestidse) were taken also ; 
these being difficult, however, to detect, as their colours 
harmonised so well with the colours of sepals or petals, 
according to the point of view of the observer. 
Hymenoptera. — Amongst bees a shining blue-green 
w'ood-boring species, Lestis bombylans, was not uncommon 
about dead timber ; captures included female specimens, 
however, only. Diminutive Andrenidae of the same colour, 
as well as black-coloured species, resorted thickly to the 
flowers of Xanthorrhsea. Again a dark-coloured bee, 
with white bars on its pointed hind-body, a species of 
Coelioxys was procured. This possesses the peculiar 
feature of approaching in appearance a leaf-cuttmg bee, 
Megachile, whilst it also presents us with an instance of 
parasitic habits. Hovering about rotten wood were also 
seen examples of the remarkable evanid genus Gasteruption, 
recognisable in possessing a long curved hind body, springing 
oblicpiely upwards from almost the level of the wings. 
Thynnidse were too plentiful, but only examples of two 
species of these were secured ; minus the wingless females, 
in each case. 
Diptera. — Many varieties of these occurred. The few 
collected comprised examples of large and handsome 
species of three genera of Bombylidse. 
Neuroptera. — Dragon-flies were numerous, and as 
regards both individuals and species. The most con- 
spicuous was a large insect having dark brown conjoined 
patches at the base of the amjile hind-wings — Tramea 
Loewii ; the least was a diminutive insect having a wing 
expansion scarcely exceeding an inch, common amongst 
the herbage of the swampy fiats, and named Nannody- 
themis australis. Most prevalent were a Trithemis, having 
a yellow suffusion at the base of each wing, and a species 
of Lestes (Agrionidse) — the “ Blue Demoiselle.” Examples 
