346 Zoological Society : — 



other most intcrestiiip niul novel specimens, by Mr. John MacGillivray, 

 who accompanied II. .M.S. Herald as naturalist during her voyage m 

 the Australasian seas. 



CORUCIA. 



Head broad, flat-topped ; nostrils ovate, oblique, simple, not pro- 

 lonjred behind, on the middle of the lower part of the nasal shields ; 

 snpranasal shields none; rostral square; interuasal one, large, 8-sided, 

 broader behind ; frontal-nasal two, moderate, band-like, transverse ; 

 lateral-frontal one, small, subtrigonal, nearly equal-sided ; frontal- 

 parietals two, rhombic, contiguous at the angle ; interparietal one, 

 rhombic, elongate; eyebrows covered with band -like shields; lower 

 eyelid with a series ot larger opake scales ; temple covered with large 

 shields ; ears large, simjde, edged in front. 



Body fusiform, compressed ; scales, (j-sided, smooth, with 3, 5 or 

 7 grooves, seen through the skin, of chin and underside of the body 

 thinner, smooth. 



Legs strong ; toes five, cylindrical, elongate, unequal, with a series 

 of band-like shields beneath; claws strong, curved. 



Tail elongate, tapering, rather compressed, scales of upper surface 

 like those of the back, but rather larger, with a central series of 

 broad hexangular shields beneath. 



HaL. Australasia. 



This genus belongs to the same section in the Museum Catalogue 

 as Ateuchofflossus, characterized by the simple nostril and scaled 

 opake lower eyelids. It differs from that genus in the smoothness 

 of the scales, the shielded underside of the tail and several other cha- 

 racters. 



CORUCIA ZEBRATA. 



Pale yellowish-white (in spirits) ; back with irregular blackish- 

 brown cross- bands ; upper part of hmbs and tail blackish, varied ; 

 head dark -brown. 



Had. New Guinea, the Island of San Christoval, Joh7i Mac- 

 Gillivray, Esq., two adult and young specimens. 



Length of adult nearly 2 feet. 



December 1 1, 1855.— Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the Chair. 



Description of TSvo New Species of Actinia, from the 

 South Coast of Devon. By E, W. H. Holdsworth. 



Among various species of Actinia collected by me in July last, on 

 the south coast of Devon, two appear to be undescribed, and although 

 of small size, are of some interest as being additions to the fast 

 increasing list of our native zoophytes. 



They were found on the rocks near the entrance to Dartmouth 

 harbour, a part of our western coast, which, from its steep rugged 

 character and its luxuriant growth of sea-weeds, presents a fruitful 

 hunting-ground for those in search of marine productions. 



The first that I have to notice may be thus characterized : — 



Body smooth and cylindrical when fully extended, from half to 

 three-quarters of an inch in height, but very much flattened when 



