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ad apicem gradathn decrescentia ; corpus infra nigro-piceiim. 

 Long. lin. '26. 



Dynastes Cantori. Atro-piccus, cornu capitis recrtrvo rohusto ; 

 thorace ant'ce bicorimto ; elytris obscure piceis, margiidhus ex- 

 terne pallide casfaneis ; corpus infra rubro-piccunt ; tibiis tar- 

 sisque nigricantibus. Long. J* lin. 26, ? lin. 24. 



Lamia Dow nesii. ^^^?«s L. Roylii, Y{o\\e, at minor. Nigra, an- 

 tennis corpore loiigiorihus ; elytris apicibiis interne et externe 

 mucronatis, ad basin scabris maculis decern Jlavis notatis ; cor- 

 pus infra fasco-nigrum. Long. lin. 27. 



Lamia Parryi. Griseo-nigra, antennis corpore longioribus ar- 

 ticulis scabris, elytris ad basin mammillato-scabris maculis albis 

 8 notatis; corpus infra fusco-griseum, lateribus albo-vittatis. 

 Long lin. 17^. 



From Sylhet. 



Mr. Edward Doubleday mentioned that he had observed a speci- 

 men of the female of the singular Lepidopterous genus Epicopeia, 

 Westw., in a collection of Indian insects recently arrived in England, 

 and in which the antennae are perfectly simple. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



December 13, 1842 {continued). — Prof. Rymer Jones in the Chair. 

 The exhibition was resumed of hitherto undescribed shells con- 

 tained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming in the Philipj)ine 

 Islands, and the following descriptions of them, by Dr. J. H. Jonas, 

 were communicated to the Meeting. 



Helix Zeus. Hel. testd perforatd, orbiculatd, subdepresso-convexd, 

 rugis obliguis striisque .ynralihus elevatis scidptd ; anfractibus 4-1- 

 convexis ; idtimo medio angiitato, supra carinam dej)resso, infruque 

 inflato ; colore brunneo, lineis fluvis ziczacformibus obliquis superne 

 pictd, inferne rubra, fascid lata fused infra carinam ornatd ; aper- 

 turd subtrapeziformi, fauce albd, peritremate acuto, recto, supra 

 umbilicum reflexo. 

 Hob. ad hisulam Mindoro, Philippinarum. 

 Altitude, 11 poll; latit. 2^ poll. 



This species bears a great resemblance to Hel. Otahaitana. ITie 

 rugulosities on the upper part are more elevated, as on the under 

 side, where the regular concentric lines are more distinctly visible. 

 BuLiMus CALOBAPTUs. Bul. tcstd umbiUcatd, ovato-pyramidali, 

 tenui, suhdiaphand, nitidd, rubra vel pallidd, fasciis flavis undu- 

 losis longitudinaUter pictd, striis incrementi subtilissimis spirali- 

 busque oculo nudo vix conspicuis decussatd; anfractibus 5^ convexis, 

 suturis appressis, ultimo dimidiam testes partem fere cequante ; 

 aperturd ovali, intus alba, marginibus reflexis, albis, sinistro umbi- 

 licum parfim occultante. 

 Longit. li poll. ; latitude, | poll. 

 Hab. ad insulam Mindoro, Philippinarum. 

 In form this beautiful shell resembles Bul. Myersii, Midler. 

 Var. a. Ground-colour brownish red and shining ; the longitudinal 



