44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 10th November, 1899. 



W. T. Blanford, LL.D., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



Kobcrt Lightfoot and William Neville Sturt were elected to 

 membership of the Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On some Marine Shells from Pondoland and The Kowie, with 

 descriptions of seventeen new species." By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., etc. 



2. " Remarks on a collection of Helicoid Land-Shells from Japan 

 and the Loo-Choo Islands." By G. K. Gude, F.Z.S., etc. 



3. " Metostracon, a new slug-like genus of Dart-bearing Helicida3." 

 By Henry A. Pilsbry. 



Mr. E. R. Sykes exhibited a very large specimen of Cyclophorus 

 ezimius, Mouss., from Java; also specimens of Subulina octona obtained 

 living in the forcing pits at Kew Gardens. 



Mr. B. B. Woodward exhibited specimens of Subulina Goodallii 

 obtained alive in England. 



Mr. M. F. Woodward exhibited specimens of the animal and shell 

 of Tridacna, and drew attention to the peculiar position of the axes of 

 the body in relation to the shell. He also showed some very large 

 specimens of Acera bullata, with its spawn, obtained at Ballynakil, 

 co. Gal way ; as well as some very dark varieties of Helix aspersa and 

 some shells of lanthina, both obtained living at Inishbofin, co. Galway. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby and Mr. G. K. Gude placed specimens on the 

 table in illustration of their respective papers. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 8th December, 1899. 



W. T. Blanford, LL.D., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



A. J. Jukes-Browne, B.A., F.G.S., etc., P. W. Jarvis, and Harold S. 



Mort were elected to membership of the Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On the Anatomy of Remiplecta Floweri, Smith, from Perak, 

 with notes on some other Eastern genera." By Lieut. -Col. H. H. 

 Godwin- Austen, F.R.S., etc. 



2. " Note on Ampidlaria Brohardi, Granger." By E. A. Smith, 

 F.Z.S., etc. 



3. " Description of a new species of Leptopoma, from Borneo." 

 By E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



