63 Quarterly Journal of Conchology. 



232 species are enumerated, including Crenella urenaria, Martin, 

 MS. ; MontacMta tumidula, Jeffi-eys (a recent addition to the Mediter- 

 ranean fauna) ; Saxicava rugosa, Linne, var arctica, L. ; Circulus 

 Jeffreijsi, Mte. R. ; Rissoa electa, n. sp. ; Skenea jyellucida, n. sp. ; 

 Scalaria hispidtda, Mte. R. ; Cioniscus gracilis, Jeffreys, MS, ; Pyra- 

 midella mimiscula^ Mte. R. ; Odostomia Brugnoni, Mte. R. ; 0. 

 fiexuosa, Jeffi-eys, MS.; Eulima curva, Jeffreys, MS.; Gerithiopsis 

 horrida, Je&eys, MS. ; C. diadema, Watson, MS. ; 0. tiara, ibid. ; 

 Marginella occulta, Mte. R. ; AmphispUjra quadrata, n. sp. ; PhiUne 

 striatula and Ifonterosat^, Jeffreys, MS. 



Crosse (H.) and Fischer (Dr. R)~Diagnoses Molluscorum 

 reijmblicse Mexicanse incolarum — pp. 283, 284. 



Diagnoses of Bulimulus Cuernavacensis and Choanopoma Sumi- 

 chrasti, Cr. and F. These species will doubtless be described and 

 figured ni future parts of Messrs. Crosse and Fisher's magnificent 

 work on the Mollusca of Mexico and Guatemala, now in course of 

 publication by the French Government. 



The following errata occur in the Notice of Xos. 1 and 2 of the 

 " Joiunial de Conchyliologie " in last Quarterly Journal :— p. 39, line 

 28, for " Karastma," read " Kccrasuna ;" p. 40, line 23, for "'Ceto- 

 poma," read " Otopoma ;" p. 41, line 4, M. Crosse's name should not 

 have been prefixed, the species are described by Heude. " Caledonie" 

 and " Caledonien" should be everywhere substituted for " Caledonie" 

 and "Caledonien."— C.P.G. 



The fourth number of the "Journal de Conchyliologie for 1874 

 contains the following articles : — 



H. Crosse and E. Marie.— Catalogue des C6nes de la Nouvelle 

 Caledonie et des iles qui en dependent (Catalogue of the species of 

 Conus, from New Caledonia and the adjacent islands), pp. 333—359. 



A catalogue of 84 species withprecise localities. The authors remark 

 that only the Philippines are equally rich, and that the poverty of 

 the fauna of Australia is a remarkable contrast to the wealth of New 

 Caledonia in this genus. Most of the species are widely distributed 

 in the Indo-Pacific province ; but others, as C. Crosseanus, Bernardi, 

 C. Vayssetianus, Crosse, 0. Coelince, Cr., C. Lienardi, Bernardi and 

 Crosse, are peculiar to the Archipelago. 



C. Crosseanus, Bernardi, can always be distinguished from C 

 marmoreus, Lin., by the very dark brown, distant, transverse streaks 

 ot the last whorl ; these are always found in the former, and never 

 m the latter species. 



_ The venomous properties of C. textile are confirmed. An eye- 

 witness relates that a native bitten by one of these cones suffered a 

 considerable swelling of the bitten hand, and the corresponding arm, 

 which lasted for some time, and was accompanied by very severe 

 l^am. J J 



This article is illustrated by two plates (PI. xiii. and xiv.) repre- 

 senting the opercula of 23 species of cones. 



