436 Zooloc/ical Sociehj. 



reply to M, Mirbel) on the anatomy and physiology of Monocotyle- 

 dons, by M. Gaudichaud. — Boissier, PlantPe Aucherianse, sp. 188 to 

 240 {UmheUlfercB). 



August 1S44. — Zoology. — Conthiuation of M. Gervais's memoir 

 on the Alyriapoda. In this part a new genus, Scolopendrella, is con- 

 stituted for the reception of a little myriapod allied to Geophilus, 

 from the neighbourhood of Paris. — M. Quatrefages on the nervous 

 system of Annelides : an elaborate paper with two fine plates. — M. 

 BischofF on the ovum of man and the mammalia. 



Botany. — Boissier, Plantaj Aucherianpe, sp. 241 to 301 (Umbel- 

 liferce). — M. Dutrochet's report on the memoir of M. Payer on the 

 tendency of roots to avoid the light. — M. Raoul on new plants from 

 New Zealand. Three new genera are described in this paper, Ileo- 

 dictyon, a fungus ; Pukateria, allied to Cornus ; and Tetrupathea, al- 

 lied to Passiflora, but dioecious. — M. Gaudichaud on Monocotyle- 

 dons, continued. 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



February 27, 1844. — Processor Owen in the Chair. 

 " Description of new species of Shells, by Mr. Hinds." 

 Six species of Triton, from the collection of Sir Edward Bel- 

 cher, C.B. 



Triton, Montfort. 



1. Triton vestitus. TV. testa ovatu solidd, fused ; anfractibus 

 rotundatis, transversim striatis, liiieis longitudinalibus decussanti- 

 bus proicipue spirce nodiilosis, ultimo albo fasciato ; aperturd elon- 

 gate ovali ; labro incrassato, intiis dentibus geminis albis, undique 

 purpurascentibus ; colmnelld purpurascente vel nigrd, plicis albis 

 varicosd ; fauce alba ; epidermide valde lamellosd, pilis nigris nu- 

 merosis indutd. Axis 27 lin. 



Hab. Realejo, gulf of Nicoya, and bay of Honda, west coast of 

 America. 



2. Triton bracteatus. Tr. testd ovatd, elongatd, longitror&um 

 costatd, transversim striatd, maculis parvis nigris seriatim dispo- 

 sitis ornatd ; spird aperturam superante ; aperturd parvd, albd, 

 denticulatd; canali breviusculo. Axis 8 lin. 



Hab. Marquesas ; New Ireland ; Straits of Malacca : on the shores 

 and in seventeen fathoms, mud. 



3. Triton truncatus. Tr. testd solidd, fulvd, fusco nebulosu, 

 truncatd, longitrorsum costatd, striis decussantibus ; costis rotun- 

 datis, confertis, anfractu ultimo pallide fasciato ; aperturd albd, 

 denticulatd ; canali breviusculo. Axis 6 lin. 



Hab. New Ireland ; among the coarse sand of the shore. 



4. Triton antiquatus. Tr. testd elongatd, turritd, sttbcylindraced, 

 lineis decussantibus textili, costis prope siituram evanidis ; spird 

 aperturam diiplh vel triple) superante ; apice eroso ; apertttrd parvd, 



