84 A>[LRICAN JOURNAL 



Assiminea oheliscus. Algiers. 

 Lartetia Bourguignati. Jura, France. 

 Lartetia Moussoniana. '" " 



GERMAN, 



Baron Carl Claua von der Decken's Reisen in Ost-Afrika. 3d 



volume : Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Crustaceans, Mollusks and Echi- 

 noderms. 8vo. Leipzig and Heidelberg, 1869. 



The chapter on mollusca is by Dr. E. Von Martens, and in- 

 cludes the following new species : 



Helicarion aureofuscus, Nanina, var. alhopicta. 



Nanina jjyramidea, Bidiminus rJwdotceuia, 



" 3fossambicensis, Physa Seychellana^ 



The illustrations consist of three lithographic plates. 



Novitates Conchologicae. Supplement IIL Monographie der Mollusk- 

 engatlung Venus, Liune. By Dr. Edward Romer. 20th and 21st Parts, 

 with 6 colored plates. Oct., 1869. 



This issue completes the monography of Circe. The new spe- 

 cies are : 



C. speciosa, Philippines. C. lirata, China. 



Novitates Conchologicas. Supplement IV. Japanische Meeres-Conchy- 

 lien. A contribution to the knowledge of the Mollusca of Japan, with 

 various reflections upon their geographical distribution. By Dr. C. E. 

 LisCHKE. Parts 5 — 8, with 7 colored plates. 1869. 



This important work is now completed. There are no species 

 first described in the present issue, but many interesting obser- 

 vations are made on synonymy. 



Systematlsches Conchylien-Cabinet of Martini and Chemnitz. (2d 



Edition.) 194th Part. 4to. Nurnberg, 1S69. 



Contains the commencement of a monograph of Donacidce, by 

 Dr. Edward Romer. 



Bijdragen tot de Dieikunde. Published by the Society iXatura Artis 

 iMagistra of Amsterdam. .1869. 



Catalogue des Coquilles de la famille dcs Conides, qui se 

 trouvent au 31usee de la Societie Zoologiqiie d' Amster- 

 dam. By A. Oltmans. 



This rich collection is catalogued alphabetically, and embraces 

 230 species and numerous varieties. 



