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Arthuri, Brot was also found, a species also common to New 

 Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. It is the M. speciosa, Morelet 

 M. Moreleti, Reeve. The species of Neritinidse also found, were 

 N. variegata, Less. N. Souleyetana, Recluz. A r . corona, Linn. 

 N. crepidularia Lam. JV. Boisyana, Recluz, this is also the 

 cuprina, Recluz. chrysocolla, Gould and Navigataria, Reeve. 



Pythia Argenville, Pf. It is very common in Fitzroy Island on 

 the north-east Coast of Australia. 



Reeve in his Monograph of the Melanidse is very confusing with 

 some of the species. 



Of the species figured on plate XXIIL, fig. 164, a.b.c., as Melania 

 lateritia, Lea, only b. and c. are lateritia, Lea. 164, A. is Melania 

 granifera, Lam. figure 165 A. b , on the same plate Reeve considers 

 to be only lateritia, Lea. but it is Melania spectabilis, Brot. 

 figured in Kiister second ed. of Chem. Conch. Cab. Evidently 

 Reeve's figure 166 is another species, or else a variety of M. 

 spectabilis, Brot. 



The Melania figured by Reeve on plate VI., fig. 26-29 as M. 

 costata, Quoy is M. hastula Lea. from the Philippine and Fiji 

 Islands. 



On plate XXVIL, fig. 186 a. b.. are Melania setosa, Swainson 

 I found specimens of it at Wanga Creek, San Christoval, Solomon 

 Islands, figure 185 A. b. On the same plate are Melania setigera, 

 Brot. Cat. of recent species of Melania, p. 300. Reeve makes it 

 a variety of Swainson's species, but they are totally distinct in 

 character. It is found in the Philippine Islands. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Baron Maclay exhibited some beautifully preserved specimens 

 of very delicate forms of marine life, such as Oceania pileata, Salpa 

 democratica, Alcyonium palmatum, &c, &c. These were prepared 

 at the Naples Biological Station, under the direction of Dr. Dohrn 



