244 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. H. B. Preston exhibited the types of new species of Corbula 

 and Bithmella from Port Canning. 



Mr. R. H. Burne exhibited shells of Cymhulia stained with Bismarck 

 brown to show the details of structure. 



Mr. A. Reynell exhibited a malformed specimen of Lima lata, 

 Smith, dredged in the Bay of Biscay. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 12th April, 1907. 

 E. A. Smith, I.S.O., in the Chair. 



E. R. Waite, F.L.S., and F. W. Reader were elected to membership 

 of the Society. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " N'otes on New Zealand Polyplacophora, with descriptions of 

 five new species." By H. Suter. 



2. "Descriptions of new Marine Mollusca from New Caledonia, etc." 

 By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. 



3. " Descriptions of new species of Lrymmis from Peru, Mexico, 

 etc." By S. I. Da Costa. 



4. " Description of a new species of Vallonia from South India." 

 By G. K. Gude, F.Z.S. 



The following specimens were exhibited : — 



By Rev. R. Ashington Bullen : An example of Unio pictorum from 

 a pond at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex ; Testacella haliotidea from a garden 

 at Woking ; also the following collected by Professor Boulger — 

 Bulimulus culmineus (D'Orb.), found in grass, near springs forming the 

 water-supply of Santa Rosa, in the Titicaca basin (Province of 

 Carabaza), Peru, in the Sierra region, at an altitude of about 

 13,300 feet; Neocyclotiis Inca (D'Orb.), from the grassy plaza of the 

 village of Ollachea, Carabaza, at about 9,200 feet, but in the Montana 

 (i.e. forest) region ; Ampullaria soii'da, v. d. Busch, in low ' monte,' 

 on wet earth, a few feet above the right bank of the river Atahnalpa 

 (Amazon basin), in the same province but in the Montana region, at 

 about 2,200 feet. 



By A. S. Kennard : Melix nemoralis and R. Tonnensis from South 

 Germany. 



By G. B. Sowerby : Cyprcea aralica, var. atra, from New Caledonia ; 

 a very large Cyprcea tigris, 4^ inches long and 91 in cii'cumference ; 

 an interesting variety of Conns eburneus, and specimens of a curious 

 form of Amalthea or Capulus. 



By A. Reynell : Living young specimens of Thsrsites Evandaleana. 



By E. A. Smith : A remarkable abnormal specimen of Pterocera 

 aurantia. 



