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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 MIDLAND MALAOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



i6th meeting, February grii, 1900. 



The President in the Chair. 



Paper Read. 



"Some observations on the Asiatic Slug-Fauna," by Walter E. Collinge, F.Z.S. 



Exhibits. 



By Miss Litchfield : Shells of Helix ilala, from Hastiera, Belgium, also very 

 fine collections of fossil shells from the Coralline Crag, Orford Castle, and the Red 

 Crag, Waldringtield. 



By Mr. Partridge : Series of fossil shells from the Barton Clay. 

 By the President: Specimens in illustration of his address, and a peculiar 

 coloured specimen oi Arion subfuscics, from Hale, Cheshire. 



17TH MEETING, March 9x11, 1900. 



The President in the chair. 



Pai'RR Read. 



" On some malformed specimens oi Anodonta cygnca," by H. H. Bloomer. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. Bloomer: Specimens in illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. Breeden : Shells of Sphceriinn corneum, from Toome Bridge, Co, 

 Antrim, Ireland. 



By the President : Small collection of shells of Indian Cyclophoridcc. 



iSth meeting, April 6th, 1900. 



The President in the chair. 



A communication from Mr. Henry Suter, of Christchurch, New Zealand, was 

 read, in which he intimated his desire to present to the Society a collection of Swiss 

 Land Shells and New Zealand Land, Freshwater also Marine Shells, also a series 

 of his writings. The Hon. Secretary was requested to convey to Mr. Suter the 

 Society's thanks. 



The following nomination for membership was read: Mr. E. B. Smith. 



Papers Read. 



"Description of a new Species of Anadcnus from China." By Walter E. 

 Collinge." 



" Description of a new Variety of Helix virgata." By II. Overton. 



Exhibits. 



By the President: Specimens of Anadcnus daut~cnhergi, n.sp., from Qua Toun, 

 Fo Kien, China; also shells of Acavus walloni, Reeve, A. phcenix, Pfr., and A. 

 hcemastoma, L., all from Ceylon. 



By Mr. Overton: Shells of Helix virgata v. tessellata, n. var., from St. 

 Catherine's Rock. Tenby ; also specimens of H. virgata from Tenby, Deal, Dover, 

 Gloucester, and Dudley, and 12 varieties from Tenby, if. ^«sa?!a and the vars. 

 ochroleioca and albida, also from Tenby. 



By Mr. Bloomer : Shells of 19 species of Achatinclla, from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



