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Fam. Spongillidae. 

 a) Subfam, Spongillinae Carter. 



I. Genus Spongilla. 

 a) Subgenus Euspongilla Vejd. 



1) Euspongilla lacustris aut. 



2) Euspongilla Rhenana Retzer, 



ß) Subgenus Spongilla. 



3) Spongilla fragilis Leidy. 



b) Subfara. Meyeninae Carter. 

 II. Genus Trocliospongilla'^ Vejd. 



4) Trochospotigilla erinaceus Ehrbg. 



III. Genus Ephydatia Gray nee Lam. 



5) Ephydatia Millleri Lieberkühn. 



6) Ephydatia ßuviatilis aut. 



7) Ephydatia bohemica F. Petr. 



IV. Genus Carterius Potts. 



8) Carterius Stepanoivii Petr (Dyb.j . 



III. Mittheilungen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 



1. Zoological Society of London. 



16'''' November 1886. — The Secretary read a report on the additions 

 that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the months of June, 

 July, August, September, and October, 1886, and called attention to certain 

 interesting accessions wich had been received during that period. Amongst 

 these were specially noted a specimen of the Glaucous Macaw [Ai-a glauca), 

 purchased June 3rd, two young Tcheli Monkeys [Macacus tcheliensis), from 

 the mountains north of Pekin, presented by Dr. S. W. Bushell, C.M.Z.S., 

 and other animals. — An extract was read from a letter addressed to the 

 President by Dr. Emin Bey, dated Wadilai, Eastern Equatorial Africa, 

 January 1st, 1S86, and containing some notes on the distribution of the 

 Anthropoid Apes in Eastern Africa. — A letter was read, addressed to the 

 Secretary by Dr. Chr. Lütken, of Copenhagen, F.M.Z.S., containing some 

 information as to the locality of Chirojiodomys penicillatus. — A letter was 

 read from Dr. A. B. Meyer, C.M.Z.S., communicating some remarks by 

 Mr. K. G. Henke on a specimen of a hybrid Grouse in the Dresden 

 Museum. — Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., exhibited and made remarks 

 on a specimen of a rare Armadillo [Tatusia pilosa) belonging to the Scarbo- 

 rough Museum. — Prof. Bell exhibited and made remarks on an object 

 (apparently of the nature of an amulet) made from a portion of the skin of 



2 Diese Gattung ist in der americanischen Fauna durch Troch. Leidyi ver- 

 treten. 



