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of a dark reddish brown with grey markings ; furnished in front 

 with four short pointed tubercles ; marked ' at the posterior part 

 with transverse furrows ; on the underside of the same colour, and 

 with a strong triangular pointed ovipositor at the epigyue. 



One female specimen from Hall Sound, New Guinea, among the 

 insects collected in the Ch evert expedition. I know nothing of its 

 habits, and propose to place the genus provisionally among the 

 Ruditelariaj. 



MONDAY, 28th AUGUST, 1876. 



William Macleay, President, in the Chair. 

 The following donations were announced : — 

 Descriptions of new species of Shells from Queensland, with colored 

 Plates— 2 pamphlets originally published in the Zool. Soc. 

 Proceedings of December, lb? 4, and January, 1875 — by the 

 author, John Brazier, C.M.Z.S. 

 The following papers were read : — 



Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition. By John 

 Brazier, C.M.Z.S. 



Family Marginellid.e. 

 1. — Marginella guttula. 

 Marginella guttula, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 20, sp. 101. 

 Hub. Cape G-renville, North-East Coast of Australia, 20 

 fathoms ; Cape York, North Australia, 5, 11 fathoms, sandy mud 

 bottom ; Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 10, 20, 30 fathoms, sandy 

 bottom. 



This species is allied to Marginella attenuata, Reeve, found in 

 Port Jackson (Brazier). 



2. — Marginella sp. 1 

 Hob. York Island, Torres Straits, 12 fathoms, mud bottom. 

 One specimen obtained dead somewhat allied to Marginella guttula, 

 Reeve. 



