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and amongst those obtained in blossom were :—Lomaderris 
ericifolia, Ricino-carpus pinifolius,  Dilwynia  ericifolia, 
Correa speciosa, Brachyloma daphnoides, Olearia ramulosa, 
Hardenbergia monophylla, Pomax umbellata, Grevillea 
-seriséa, and many others. 
Insects were fairly plentiful. and the following are the 
more notable of the catches: —Amongst butterflies, a few 
‘whites’? and “‘skippers.’’ A small yellow moth, Philobota 
Sp., was particularly plentiful upon flowering shrubs, A 
rare cup-moth larva, Xy/lomeli apoda, was found on a Bank- 
sia leaf. This flat, green, legless grub, with its sluggish 
movements, shows admirable protective mimicry, being of 
a green tint like that of its food plant, and having a median 
dorsal yellow stripe harmonising with the yellow midrib of 
the Banksia leaf. 
Several Tenebrionidae (Amarygmus and Pterohelaeus) 
were taken; also a few Buprestids (Cisseis), but Stigmodera 
was not observed. Several Avulacocyclus edentulus were 
found in a rotten log. One interesting specimen collected 
was the gall of a Trypeta, a fly allied to the destructive fruit 
flies. This fly causes the growth of galls on the Snowberry 
bushes, in which the maggot develops. The gall zrows to 
about one-third inch in diameter, is circular, hollow, green 
in colour, and covered with tiny green leaflets. Dozens of 
‘these green ball-like galls were seen on each plant. 
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CLUB EXCURSION, SATURDAY, 51x ‘AUGUST, 1911. 
Tue first excursion of the Club’s new year took place on 
Saturday, 5th August, and was eminently successful. We 
were favoured with perfect weather, the collecting done was 
very good, and the attendance numbered forty-three. The 
excursion was held at Maroubra, and was led by the Presi- 
dent, Mr. Cheel.. Mr. W. B. Gurney also helped the ento- 
mological collectors. Two lady visitors from California were 
amongst the party. Mr. John Shirley, B.Sc., a prominent 
educational expert from Brisbane, joined us for the first 
time, as also did Dr. Petrie, of the Sydney University. The 
bush flowers were plentiful, and a few beetles were secured. 
After collecting, the billies were boiled. Mr. Finckh photo- 
graphed the party, and Mr. Cheel explained and named the 
-various plants collected and answered any questions. 
