152 CURRENT LITERATURE. 



Bavay, A., et Dautzenbergr, Ph.— Descriptions d'especes nouvclles de I'lndo- 

 Chine. Journ. de Conchyl., 1S99, pp. 5 — 32, pis. i — 3. 



The authors describe and figure 13 new species from this region, in addition to 

 which they figure the following species: Clans ilia fargesiana, Heude, C. duelia, 

 Mab., C. giardi, H. Fischer, C. ardoniniana. Heude, and Pupina lajfonti, Ancey. 

 The new species are : Helix (Chloritis) lamhineti, a form which approaches H. 

 tranqucreyi, Cr. and F., H. (Ohba) langsnncnsis, II. (Mollrndorffiia ) spiirca, H. 

 (M.) mcssagcri, H. ( M.) callitricho, H. (Geotrochiis) vathddi ; seven interesting 

 new species o{ Clausilia, \\z., C. vanbutnsis, C. vatheldi, C. callistoma, C. condcini, 

 C. frcyi, C. grangeri, C. (Pscudoncnia) mcssagcri, and Fupina anccyi, and P. 

 tonkiana. — W. E. C. 



HOPSt. R., et Schepman, M. M.— Catalogue Systematique des MoIIusques. 

 Mus. d"Ili^t. Nat. d. I'ays-Bas. Pt. ii. 8vo., pp. 184. Leyden : 1899, E. 

 J. Brill. 



The second part of this useful catalogue fully maintains the standard set in part i. 

 The collection is an exceedingly valuable one and contains many type species. The 

 nomenclature used is not always correct both as regards priority and spelling. A 

 useful purpose wou'd have been served if the species had been numbered. The 

 present part enumerates nearly 1300 species and upwards of 150 varieties.— W.E.C. 



Melvill, J. C, and Standen, R.— Report on the Mollusca of the "Jackson- 

 llarmsworih " E.xpediiion to Frans-Josef Land (1S96 — 97), and of the 

 "Andrew Coats" Cruise (1898) to Kolguev, etc. Mem. and Proc. Man- 

 chester Lit. Phil. Soc, 1899, vol. xliv, pp. i — 14, fig. 



Bucciniim hrucei from Giinther Sound, Franz-Josef Land, is the only new 

 species, it is distinguished by its nairow form, close set whorls, and small aperture. 

 In the authors' opinion it does not appear to be nearly allied to any other species of 

 the genus, arctic or otherwise. — W. E. C. 



Hedley, Charles. — Description of a new genus, Austrosarcpta, and notes on 

 other molluscs from New South Wales. Proc. Linn. Soc, N.S.\\'., pp. 

 429—434, figs. 1—7. 



Mr. Hedley describes a new genus of the subfamily ^a?r^;^/)i«r. It is charac- 

 terised by an amphidetic internal ligament and a distinct though feebly separated 

 resilium. The lyye, A. pida, is figured and described, and is perhaps the smallest 

 Australian pelecypod known, a large specimen measuring : height 2, length 2*3, 

 breadth of single valve "8 mm. Teinosloma starkcyae is an interesting new species. 

 Cassis nana, Tenison Woods, and Caniliarus watcrhousiac, Brz., are figured for the 

 first time, also the animal of Soldi sloanii, Gray. — W. E. C. 



Hedley, Charles. — Descriptions of new Land Shells, with notes on known 

 species. Rec. Aust. Mus., 1899, vol. iii, pp. 151 — 154, pi. x.wiii. 



The new species are I'avuina mayana, Endodonla aculeata, E. norfolkcnsis, and 

 Dendrolrochus mcatum. Turnatdlina uakrfiddae, Cox, is figured for the first time. 

 On anatomical grounds Mr. Hedley transfers Cochlostyla hindci, Co.x, from Hcli- 

 costyla (cf. Pilsbry, Man. Condi, 1894, p. 229) to Papuina. Figures are given of 

 the jaw, radula, and generative organs. — W. E. C. 



Stempell, W. — Die Muscheln der Sammlung Plate. [Syslcmatisdic Ubcrsicht). 

 Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. iv, 1899, pp. 217 — 251, T. 12. 



Dr. Stempell enumerates 57 species, of which the following are new : Area 

 (Barhatia) platei, Avicula (Melcayrina) viagcllanica, Lasaea inacrodon, Diplodon- 

 Una tumhcsiana, Lcpton platei, Vencrupis fcrimndesiana. Teredo ( Xylotrya) 

 martensi, Mytilus 'niagcllaniciis, Chemn., v. curvata, Solen maxlia, Molina, v. 

 coqicimbana. Diplodontina is a new genus. For the Peden australis of Philippi, 



