206 AMERICAN JOURNAL 



Novltates Conchologicae. Parts 24, 25. Edited by Dr. Louis Pfeiffee. 

 4to. Cassel, 1866. (With six colored plates.) 



This issue completes the second volume of the series of the 

 Novitates devoted to terrestrial shells. It contains a monograph 

 of the genus Lanistes, by Dr. E. von Martens, including the fol- 

 lowing new species : — 



L. ellipticus, Martens, Mozambique. 



Full descriptions and figures of a number of species of JTelicidce, 

 the original diagnoses of which have been published recently in 

 the Londo;i Zool. Proceedings, and Malakozoologische Blatter. 



Novitates Conchologicae Supplement III. Monographie der Mollusken- 

 gattuDg Venus. Parts 5, 6. By Dr. Edward Romek. 4to. Cassel, 1866. 

 (With six colored plates.) 



The present Parts are devoted to species of Calh'sta, Poll. 

 The following is new : — 



C. guttata, Romer, Hab. — ? 



It is a mistake to quote amongst the localities of C. gigantea^ 

 Chemn., New Jersey and Maryland ; it has never been found 

 nearly so far north. 



ITALIAN. 



Catalogue of the Collection of Shells, classified according to the 

 Lamarckian System, belonging to Jean Rigacci. Part ], Recent 

 Mollusca. 8vo. Rome, 1866. 



This Catalogue contains the names and localities of 5167 

 species. It is published for the purpose of making exchanges. 



NORWEGIAN. 



Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania, Aar, 1864. 8vo. 

 Christiana (Norway), 1865. 



dialacozoologiske Jagttagelser. By M. Sars. 



I. On Di/ret at Cryptodon Sarsii {Axinus) Phih'pjn. 



. With full anatomy of the species illustrated by two plates. 



II. Nye Arter af Slcegten Siplionodentalium. 



S. Lofotense, Sars. S. suhfusifo7nne, Sars. 



" affine, " " pentagonum, " 



With illustration of the shells and anatomy. 



