8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
ORDINARY MEETING. 
Fripay, 8ra Novemper, 1901. 
E. A. Smiru, F.Z.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 
J. H. Ferriss was elected to membership of the Society. 
The President informed the members present that he had written 
on behalf of the Society to Dr. H. Woodward expressing the deep 
sympathy felt with Dr. and Mrs. Woodward in the loss of their son, 
Mr. Martin F. Woodward, late Secretary of the Society : he then read 
a reply received from Dr. Woodward. 
_ The President also read a brief biographical notice of Mr. Martin F. 
Woodward. 
The following communications were read :— 
1. ‘‘ Note on the type-specimen of Lelemnoteuthis Montefiorei.”” By 
GC Cnck E:G:S., ete: 
2. ‘ Description of two new Helicoid Land-Shells from British New 
Guinea.’ By H. B. Preston, F.Z.8., ete. 
3. ‘ Description of a new species of ZZelicina from Guatemala.” By 
E.R. Sykes, B.A., F=E:8.; ete. 
Exhibits were placed on the table by the following :— 
E. A. Smith: A specimen of Neptuneopsis Gilchristi, Sby., from 
South Africa. 
J. H. Ponsonby and E. R. Sykes: Specimens of Voluta Ponsonbyi, 
Smith. 
R. H. Burne: A series of specimens illustrating the structure of the 
byssus in the Pelecypoda. 
H. B. Preston: A specimen of Voluta Beauii, Fisch. & Bernardi, 
from Marie Galante, West Indies. 
H. B. Preston and E. R. Sykes: Specimens in illustration of their 
respective papers. 
ORDINARY MEETING. 
Fripay, 13rH Dercemper, 1£01. 
E. A. Smiru, F.Z.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 
J. McBean, A. G. Marshall, A. Reynell, A. C. Johansen, and Wow: 
Blake were elected to membership of ‘the Society. 
The following communications were read :— 
1. “‘On the anatomy and relationships of Voluta musica, L. ; with 
notes upon certain other supposed members of the Volutide. aby 
S. Pace, F.Z.S., ete. 
2. ‘* Description of a new East African Ennea and a new N.W. 
Australian Zhersites (Rhagada).” By H. Fulton. 
