Quarterly Journal of Conchology, 229 



and Fischer to a bsautiful n^-.v genus of Cyclostomids from 

 Madagascar having been used in 1816 by Hiibner for a genus of 

 Lepidoptera, it has become necessary to find a new naaie for the 

 mollusks. Acroptychia is therefore proposed. 



Crosse, H. — Note complementaire sur XEuUina Stalioi, 

 Brusina. (Supplementary note on E. StaUoi), pp. 70 — 71. 



This Dahnatian species was described in the 1869 Vol. of the 

 Journal, (p. 242). — A figure is now given. (PL iii, fig. 3). 



SouvERBiE, Dr. -Descriptions d'espe'ces nouvelles de 1' Archi- 

 pel Cale'donien (Descriptions of new species from thi New Caledo- 

 nian Archipelago), pp. 71 — 76. 



Conu; Limbcrti, (?\. i, fig. i and P!. ii, fig. "j ), a fiae species 

 nearly 4^2 inches long, of a deep orange colour, with white spots, 

 Uvea ; Amathina angustata, (V\. i, fig. 6) ; Mitra turturina, 

 (fig. 2.) Lifou ; Ri;soina Iiystrix, Art & Nou. ; R. scolopax, (fig. 

 3), Art, Nou & Lifou. 



SouvERBiE. — Description d'un Ssalenostonia nouveau, (Des- 

 rription of a new Scalenostoma ) p. 77. 

 S. apiculatum from Mauritius. 



Crosse & Fischer. — Diagnosis Helicis novse insulte Mada- 

 gascar dictse incol?e, (Diagnosis of a new Madagascar Helix) p. 7 8. 



H. Suarezen is. 



Palaeontology, Bibliography and Obituary, (Dumortier, 

 Lie'nard, Tasle, Rambur, Kiister and Appelius), pp. 78 — 97. 



News. — I'^pp. 97 — 100 j. — The existence of an operculum in 

 Valuta musica is confirmed, a new genus ( Volutolyria) is there- 

 fore proposed for it. Another example of the venomous properties 



