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riie Queensland Naturalist. 
Oct.. 1920 
flowers: — Mesdames L. Franzen, H. A. Longman, E. M. 
Mutch, and H. D. Curtis; Misses H. D. Clark, E. N. Parker, 
H. Geissmann, and Baird; Messrs. G. H. Barker, H. D. 
Curtis, J. C. Smith, and C. W. Holland. Labelling of the 
specimens, which took a considerable amount of time, was 
performed by Messrs. C. T. White (Government Botanist), 
and W. D. Francis (Assistant Government Botanist). 
GENERAL ZOOLOGY. 
{ H. A. Longman.) 
Air. H. A. Longman, F.L.S., Director Queensland 
Museum, exhibited a series of zoological specimens which 
were attractively mounted. Among these were the follow- 
ing: — Pseudochirns cervinus (Lgmn.), a rare fawn 
‘‘ opossum'' from the Atherton Tableland ; Acrobates 
pygnueiis (Shaw), the pygmy flying phalanger, or feather- 
tail,” with young in pouch; Phascoiogalc minutissima 
(Gould), the pygmy pouched mouse, with young; 
N eoceratodns forsteri (Krefft), the Queensland Imrg-fish, 
with dental plates; Fierasfer honiei (Rich), the messmate 
fish, which lives partly inside species of beche-de-mer ; 
■Centriscus cristattis (De Vis), the curious razor-fish, so 
called from the razor-like edge of its ventral surface; 
Haplocarciniis nwrsupialis (HI.), a tiny crab which lives 
in a coral home ; and a very fine dried series of star-fishes, 
Pentaceros and Luidia, spp,, collected at Bowen, and 
coloured from life by Mr. E. H. Rainford. 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
(R. Illidge.) 
By Mr. L. Franzen. — A box with rare Ogyris butter- 
flies, viz.: — O. aozine, O. orcetes, 0. amaryllis, and O. olane, 
also a series of Pseudodipsas digglesi. (All these were bred 
specimens and in fine condition.) Specifnens of the moth 
Anthercea eucalypti. These also were bred, were in excellent 
condition, and exhibited some nice varieties. 
By Air. R. Illidge. — A case of i6 species of Alorpho 
from Mexico and Central and South America ; a large double 
case of representative Papilionidse from all parts of the 
world ; also, a small case of Australian Rhopalocera, includ- 
ing Ogyris amaryllis (Brisbane and Darling Downs forms), 
Ogyris orates, Ogyris zozine, Miletus delicia, Deudorlx 
diovis, and others, all bred specimens, freshly obtained. 
