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ad apicem gradatim decrescentia ; corpus infra nigro-piceum. 

 Long. lin. 26. 

 Dynastes Cantori. Atro-piceus, cornu capitis recurvo rohusto ; 

 thorace anthe bicornuto ; elytris obscure piceis, marginibus ex- 

 terne pallide castanets ; corpus infra rubro-piceum ; tibiis tar- 

 sisque nigricantibus. Long. (^ lin, 26, ? lin. 24. 

 Lamia Downesii. Affinish. Roylii, Hope, at minor. Nigra^ an- 

 termis corpore longioribus ; elytris apicibus interne et extern^ 

 mucronatisy ad basin scabris maculis decern Jiavis notatis ; cor- 

 pus infra fusco-nigrum. Long. lin. 27. 

 Lamia Parryi. Griseo-nigra^ antennis corpore longioribus ar- 

 ticulis scabris, elytris ad basin mammillato- scabris maculis albis 

 8 notatis; corpus infra fusco-grlseum, lateribus albo-vittatis. 

 Long. lin. 17^. 

 From Sylhet. 



Mr. Edward Doubleday mentioned that he had observed a speci- 

 men of the female of the singular Lepidopterous genus Epicopeia, 

 Westw., in a collection of Indian insects recently arrived in England, 

 and in which the antennae are perfectly simple. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



December 13, 1842 {continued). — Prof. Rymer Jones in the Chair. 

 The exhibition was resumed of hitherto undescribed shells con- 

 tained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming in the Philippine 

 Islands, and the following descriptions of them, by Dr. J. H. Jonas, 

 were communicated to the Meeting. 



Helix Zeus. Hel. testd perforatdy orhiculatd, subdepresso-convexd^ 

 rugis ohliquis striisque spiralibus elevatis sculptd ; anfractibus 4-i- 

 convexis ; ultimo medio angulato, supra carinam depresso, infraque 

 inflalo ; colore brunneo, lineis jiavis ziczacformibus obliquis superne 

 pictd, inferne rubrd, fascid latd fused infra carinam ornatd ; aper- 

 turd subtrapeziformi, fauce albd, peritremate acuto, redo, supra 

 umbilicum reflexo. 

 Hab. ad insulam Mindoro, Philippinarum. 

 Altitudo, 11 poll ; latit. 21 poll. 



This species bears a great resemblance to Hel. Otahaitana. TTie 

 rugulosities on the upper part are more elevated, as on the under 

 side, where the regular concentric lines are more distinctly visible. 

 BuLiMus CALOBAPTUS. Bul. testd umbilictttd, ovato-pyramidali, 

 tenui, subdiaphand, nitidd, rubrd vel pallidd, fasciis flavis undu- 

 losis longitudinaliter pictd, striis incrementi subtilissimis spirali- 

 busque oculo nudo vix conspicuis decussatd; anfractibus 5^ convexis, 

 suturis appressis, ultimo dimidiam testes partem fere eequante ; 

 aperturd ovali, intils albd, marginibus rejiexis, albis, sinistra umbi- 

 licum partim occultante. 

 Longit. 1^ poll. ; latitudo, | poll. 

 Hab. ad insulam Mindoro, Philippinarum. 

 In form this beautiful shell resembles Bul. Myersii, Miiller. 

 Var. a. Ground-colour brownish red and shining ; the longitudinal 



