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T. Di MoNTEROSATO (The Marquis of). — Eecherclies Concliylio- 

 logiques effectuees au cap Santo Yito, en Sicile — Supplement (Con- 

 chological researches at Cape ^anto Vito, Sicily. — Supplement), pp. 

 359 — 364. A supplement to the article in last numbei', 26 additional 

 species are enumerated. 



LiscHKE (Dr. 0. E.) — Observations sur le Meroe excavata Hanley, 

 et les esjDeces voisiiies (Observations on M. exccivata Hanley, and the 

 allied species), pp. 364 — 366. 



M. menstrtoalis, Meuke, and M. magnifica, Reeve, are only 

 synonymous of J/, excavata, Hanley, Sowerby, & Reeve (nee Roemer,) 

 founded on more fiilly grown specimens. 



M. vaginalis, Meuke, is a distinct species, and is from Australia, 

 "whereas M. excavata is from Japan. 



H. Crossr. — Addition au Catalogue des esp^ces du genre Meroe 

 (addition to the Catalogue of the species of the genus Meroe), pp. 



367, 368. 



A rectification of the catalogue at page 89, in accordance with 

 the previous article. 



P. Fischer (Dr.) — Note sur le Sepia officinalis, Linne, de la 

 Mediterranee (Note on the Mediterranean Sepia officinalis, L.), pp. 



368, 369. 



The above species does not i-e:illy occur in the Mediterranean, the 

 cejjhalopod from that sea known under that name beign the S. 

 Filliouxi. S. o^cinalis is purely an Atlantic species. 



A. Lafont. — Description d'un nouveau genre de Nudibranche 

 des cotes de France (Description of a new genus of Nu.dibranchs 

 from the coast of France), pp. 369, 370. 



The new genus Drepana is related to Thecacera, Polycera, and 

 especially Ancula. 



The species described is D. fusca, Lafont, found under the sf)at- 

 coUecting tiles of the Arcachon oyster-beds. 



H. Crosse. — Description d'un Pupina nouveau d' Australia 

 (Description of a new Australian Pupina), pp. 370, 371. 



P. Pettardi, Cr., from Cookstown, Endeavour river, N.E. Aus- 

 tralia, near P. Coxi Morel. 



A. MoRELET. — Description d'un Achatina nouveau du Gabon 

 (Description of a new Achatina from the Gaboon), p, 372. 

 A. Vignoniana, Moi-elet. 



P. Fischer (Dr.) — Diagnoses specierum no varum (Diagnoses of 

 new species), pp. 372 —374. 



Diagnoses of Trochus (^Monodonta) zeus, T. (M.) vermiculatus, and 

 T. famdoides, probably in anticipation of the monograi»h of the genus 

 in the continuation of Kiener's Iconographie, which Dr. Fischer has 

 undertaken. 



Lambert (Rev. F.) — Description d'un Stomatella provenant de la 



