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the ventral surface, lead into a ciliated buccal cavity, which nar- 
rowed into a muscular pharynx; the intestine was straight and 
without any posterior orifice. On the two sides of the body were 
two very fine water-vascular stems. The genitalia were complete, 
This very interesting worm presents some analogies to the Cestoda, 
the jointed character of the body perhaps representing, as in that 
group, an animal colony. 
We have to notice the Report of the Proceedings of the Bristol 
Naturalists’ Society, from which it appears that this Society is in a 
very flourishing condition and doing much good work. Among 
the list of papers we notice particularly that of Dr. Henry Fripp 
“On the Eye of the Cepholopoda;” and that of Mr. A. Leipner 
“On the Asexual Reproduction of Cecidomya Larvee.” 
We have also received the first annual Report of the North 
Staffordshire Naturalists’ Field Club, which is a much younger 
society, and confines its exertions at present chiefly to excursions 
in the district. The President of this Society is Mr. James Bate- 
man, F’.R.S., while the Rey. 8. T. Nevill, late of Magdalen College, 
Cambridge, is Treasurer. We may hope to chronicle important 
work done by this body of naturalists on some future occasion. 
The Quekett Microscopical Club has issued its report for the 
past year, and numbers over a hundred members. The President 
for the ensuing year is Mr. Ernest Hart; the meetings take place 
once a month at University College. 
Meanwhile the older and more scientific Microscopical Society 
of London is about to be incorporated as a chartered society, and 
members will enjoy the privilege of the use of the letters F.MS.. 
after their names. 1 
At the late meeting at Nottingham a new half-yearly journal 
was announced, to be called ‘The Journal of Anatomy and Physio- 
logy,’ edited by Dr. Turner, of Edinburgh, Dr. Wright, of Dublin, 
Professor Newton, Professor Humphry, and Mr. Clarke, of Cam- 
bridge. Much may be expected from the high scientific characters 
of these gentlemen, and the enterprise of the publishers, Messrs. 
Macmillan. The journal is to appear twice a year, and to consist 
chiefly of original articles, to be largely illustrated by plates. 
