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nach vorwärts gerichtete Chitinzapfen auf der Oberfläche. Geschlechts- 

 hof noch tiefer gespalten als bei Hydr. Leegei Koen. 



Auch die auf Hydrachna cruenta Krendowskij (= Hydr. Schnei- 

 der i Koenike] von mir bezogene Milbe weicht in der Bildung des 

 Rückenschildes von der eben genannten Form merkbar ab. Der Um- 

 riß der intraocularen Panzerplatte ist buchtenreicher, auch bemerkt 

 man auf der hinteren Hälfte seitlich der Medianlinie je eine schwie- 

 lige Leiste. Ob wir es nur mit einer Spielart oder einer selbständigen 

 Species zu thun haben, kann ich in Folge ungenügenden Beobach- 

 tungsmaterials nicht mit Gewißheit bestimmen. Ich benenne sie des- 

 halb mit Vorbehalt Hydrachna scutata. 



Großzschocher, den 14. Februar 1897. 



II. Mittheilungen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 



1. Zoological Society of London. 



February 2nd 1897. — The Secretary read a report on the additions 

 that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of January 

 1897. — Mr. Sclater exhibited a collection of bird-skins that had been 

 formed by Mr. W. A. Churchill, H.B.M. Consul at Mozambique, during 

 various shooting-excursions along the shores within 20 miles of the island 

 of Mozambique. There were no novelties in the collection, but it was inter- 

 esting as coming from a locality which, zoologically, had not been well ex- 

 plored. — Mr. R. E. Holding, on behalf of Sir Douglas Brooke, Bart., 

 exhibited a head and two pair of shed horns of a Fallow Deer. The latter 

 showed curious deformities in consequence of disease of the frontal bone. — 

 Mr. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, F.Z.S., gave a short general account 

 of his expedition to the Fur-Seal Islands of the North Pacific during the 

 summer of 1896, in company with Prof. D'Arcy Thompson. This journey 

 had been undertaken on behalf of the Foreign and Colonial Offices, with a 

 view to the investigation of the natural history of the Northern Fur-Seal 

 [Otaria ursina), with special reference to certain disputed points which had 

 a distinct bearing on the industry connected with the skins of the animal. 

 A detailed report of Mr. Barrett-Hamilton's investigations would be issued 

 as a Parliamentary Bluebook. — Mr. G. A. B oui eng er, F.R.S., read a 

 paper entitled "A Catalogue of the Reptiles and Batrachians of Celebes, with 

 special reference to the collections made by Drs. P. and F. Sarasin in 1893 

 — 1896." This memoir gave a complete list (with descriptions) of all the 

 Reptiles and Batrachians, with the exception of the marine species, known 

 to occur in Celebes. The number of species of Reptiles enumerated was 

 83, and of Batrachians 21. — Mr. Martin Jacoby contributed to our know- 

 ledge of the African fauna by describing 43 species of Phytophagous Coleop- 

 tera, 37 of which were new, based on specimens contained in collections 

 sent home to him from Natal and Mashonaland by Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall, 

 F.Z.S., and from Madagascar by M. Alluaud, of Paris. — P. L. Sclater, 

 Secretary. 



16th February, 1897. — Dr. E. C. Stirling, F.R.S., exhibited some 



