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metamorphosis in the different orders. The larval condition of - 
butterfly and moth was found in abundance, making one wish 
for a visit a few weeks later Eggs and pupa were also found, 
but these of course required more seeking out, and it was onl 
when a halt was made for rest and refreshment, that the poor 
entomologist could investigate the more minute and concealed 
forms of insect life, However, we must not complain, as man 
specimens were secured during our forest excursions, and had it 
not been for these excursions (which meant a lot of hard climb- — 
ing), very few specimens would have been captured. It would | 
be unfair not to mention here a very interesting species belong- 
ing to the order hymenoptera, seeing that all hands and the 
cook were more or loss exercised in mind as to the capabilities 
of this assertive little inhabitant of the forest. Amongst the  - 
few specimens we secured, the creature we refer to is to be - 
found. It is commonly known as the bull-ant. One member 
will doubtless remember having had a little bull-ant experience, 
and the painful consequences. A good specimen of the species 
cyria imperialis, family buprestidte, order coleoptera, was found — 
on the beach near Lorne. It had evidently been blown ‘out of 
E its course whilst on the wing. The ozone seemed to produce 
3 symptoms of intoxication, but this was completed upon its intro- 
duction to the cyanide bottle. Many other species of coleoptera . 
were found, but are common enough in our own locality. Upon 
looking over our specimens at the roll-call for the homeward 
return, we found that altogether fifty-four different Species had 
been collected, aud had the weather been warmer doubtless | 
many more would have been secured. We have, however, 
| every reason to be gratified at the result of the Naturalists’ — 
camp at Airey’s Inlet from the entomologist’s point of view, of 
course the representatives of the other branches will speak for 
2n themselves. And we would conclude by wishing for a similar 
. outing once every year. 
Of the camp and its surroundings Mr. C. Robertson observes: 
“The first difficulty which we encountered after arrival at 
 Airey's Inlet was in choosing a suitable spot on which to pitch | 
our camp. It was a question of being near to fresh water anda — 
long distance from the sea, or vice versa. so we decided upon the . 
"T . former, and by Mr. Berthon’s kind permission were allowed CO on 
S camp on a nice slope on his property. There were seven diffe- _ 
rent parties camping out, but we were far removed from them. 
all, save one, which included amongst its members some of the — 
juniors of this Association, and we proved very happy neighbours. - 
PNE. Bream fishing was not at all good, as even the party from the 
Melbourne Anglers’ Club could not meet with any success. Mir et 
therefore decided to make the best of the rock fishing, which we 
found to be good sport, for these fish are not so capricious in - 
their tastes as the bream, as coming in with the tide they seem — 
