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ist nämlich in der Fachliteratur seit 10 — 12 Jahren durch einen neuen, 

 Dicrocoeliwn lanceatum Stiles & Hassall, ersetzt worden, nachdem 

 diese unermüdlichen Forscher in der Bibliographie und Nomenklatur 

 der Eingeweidewürmer eine völlig vergessene und wahrscheinlich nie zu 

 identifizierende Fasciola lanceolota Schrank 1790 herausgegraben und 

 diese Entdeckung in einem ihrer zahllosen »Notes on parasites« mitge- 

 teilt hatten. Nun zeigt sich aber ganz unerwartet, daß Rudolphi den 

 kleinen Leberegel noch mit einem zweiten Namen bezeichnet hat , und 

 hiermit sinkt der amerikanische Artname für immer in ein tiefes Syno- 

 nymengrab hinunter. 



II. Mitteilungen aus Museen, Instituten usw. 



Linnean Society of New South Wales. 



Abstract of the Proceedings, September 29tli, 1909. — Mr. D. G. Stead 

 exhibited, alive, a number of a remarkable fantailed variety of the common 

 Golden Carp [Carassius aiiratus)^ recently brought from Japan. The specimens 

 shown, every one of which was slightly different from the others, were of the 

 kind known to the Japanese as "Ranehu" or "Shishigashira" (literally "Lion- 

 headed") sometimes known as the "Corean Goldfish." They are remarkable 

 in that the dorsal fin has, by artificial breeding, been entirely done away with. 

 One specimen shown had two anal fins. Mr. Stead also showed a living 

 specimen of the remarkable amphibious fish, Anabas scandens^ the "Climbing 

 Perch," from Singapore. This is the first record of the introduction of the 

 species into New South Wales. — 1) Revision of the Amycteridae [Cole- 

 optera]. Part I. The Genus Psalidura. By H W. Ferguson, M.B., Ch.M. 

 — The Family Amycteridae comprises several groups of hardshelled, 

 apterous and solely terrestrial weevils. The genus Psalidura comprises the 

 group whose distinguishing character is that the males possess anal forceps. 

 The previously described species, numbering 37 in Masters' Catalogue, 

 have been revised, and reduced to 24; to which number 22 new species are 

 added,, making a total of 46 species. Of these, it has not been possible to 

 examine any specimens of four species, of which three — P. D^urvillei, P. 

 mirabunda^ and P. squalida — were described originally from female specimens 

 only (and the descriptions are, therefore, almost valueless). 



Abstract of the Proceedings, October 27th, 1909, — Mr. W. J. Rain- 

 bow exhibited a small collection of Arachnida obtained by Count Mörner 

 and Mr. W. W. Frogatt in the Solomon Islands, including Paiijstes speciosus 

 Pock., Gasteracantha signifcr Pock., O. scintiUans But!., from Russell Island, 

 a variety of the latter from Guadalcanar Island, and G. metallica Pock., from 

 Bougainville Island. The Arachnida of the Archipelago are not well known. 

 The most important paper dealing with this branch of the fauna was publis- 

 hed by Pocock ("Scorpions, Pedipalpi, and Spiders from the Solomon 

 Islands," Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. I. [7], June, 1898, p. 457j. — Mr. A. F. Bas- 



net, glaubte sich aber später davon überzeugt zu haben, daß es sich in dieser Form 

 nur um junge Exemplare von ^Distoimim ì/epaticiiìnt handelte, und zog deshalb den 

 Namen wieder ein. Diese Auffassung macht es natüi'lich noch erklärlicher, daß 

 er die wahre Natur der Würmer »aus Xiphiasi nicht erkannte. 



