50 . THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
Exuipits.—Mr. Vogan, F.R.G.S., exhibited some most in- 
teresting specimens gathered in Northern Queensland ; Master 
Oliver Edwards, exhibited beetles gathered at Cronulla. 
Orpinary Mrrtinc.—The ordinary meeting of the Club 
was held on Tuesday, December 6th, 1910, the President, 
Mr. W. B. Gurney, F.E.S., in the chair. 
New Mewsers.—The following new members were unani- 
mously elected :—Messrs. Wickham __E. Larcombe, and E. 8. ~ 
Green. 
Nomrnations.—Miss Harper and Miss Susie Harper, pro- 
posed by Professor Wilson, and seconded by Mr. Stead; Mr. 
Lichter, proposed by Mr. Stead, seconded by Mr. Finckh. 
Lecrure.—Mr. Ll. Harrison delivered a lecture, illustrated 
by lantern views, entitled: ‘“‘A Trip to the Capricorn Group,” 
at the close of which he received a hearty vote of thanks. 
Exuipirs.—Mr. Horan exhibited some beautifully-mounted 
birds’ nests; Miss Cowle, moths; Master Edwards, wasp’s 
nest, Polistes tasmaniensis, also beetles and butterflies. The 
exhibits of Messrs. Cheel and Froggatt were also extremely 
interesting. 
NOTES ON ANTS: FORMICIDAE. 
Tue following interesting letter has been received by Mr. 
W. W. Frogagtt, F.L.S., from Dr. A. Forel, of Yvorne, 
Switzerland, who has done so much work on Australian ants. 
The paper noted has just been published :— 
“Dear Sir,—I am now going to undertake the work of pub- 
lishing descriptions of all the ants that I have received from 
Mr. Roland E. Turner and yourself, and I make the following 
remarks upon the Australian genera of the Formicide. 
’ You have in Australia a very curious genus, Sphinctomyr- 
mea, Mayr. of which there are six well defined species without 
counting the varieties. Neither the male or female are known, 
-and it would be extremely interesting to find them. Andre 
believes that the ones described are the worker’s eyes (see 9. 
hednigz). Which are the females? Ponera edwards?, Forel, 
from Africa, ordinarily has one female, with two kinds of 
workers, one with and one without eyes. But only patient 
research in the nests of these ants will discover the male and 
the true female. 
In the Genus Myrmecia (Bulldog Ants) through the favour 
of your last sending and some from Michaelson, of which I 
have sent you the descriptions two years ago from South 
Australia, I have decided to separate some species from the 
whole genus, they are so complicated in spite of the size of the 
species. I have completely failed to obtain specimens of Myr- 
