230 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 12th April, 1901. 

 E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 

 Mr. Charles Pannel, jun., was elected to membership of the Society. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. "On the Dates of Publication of Kiener's "Species general et 

 iconographie des Coquilles vivants." By C. Davies Sherborn, F.Z.S., 

 and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



2. " New species of Land-Shells from Central and South America." 

 By S. I. Da Costa. 



3. " Two apparently undescribed species of Corhicula from the 

 Philippines." By the Rev. R. Ashington Bullen, M.A., F.L.S. 



4. " Note on the genus Temesa, with descriptions of two new Land- 

 Shells from South America." By E. R. Sykes, B.A., F.L.S. 



Exhibitions were placed on the table by the following: — 



The Rev. R. Ashington Bullen, on behalf of himself and Mr. Brodie : 

 a series of Unio complanatus, Sol., and U. luteolus, Lamk., from the 

 Laurentian region of Canada, showing variation in size and shape. 



Mr. S. Pace : a series of Turricula corrugata, Lamk., from the 

 Torres Straits, showing variation in the number of ribs and sculpture ; 

 also a series of Ocinebra aciculata, Lamk., from Jersey. 



Mr. E. R. Sykes : a specimen of Cyprcea from Aden, supposed to be 

 a variety of C. gangrenosa, Dillw. 



The Rev. R. Ashington Bullen, Mr. S. I. Da Costa, and Mr. E. R. 

 Sykes also exhibited specimens in illustration of their papers. 



