21G Miscellaneous. 



The material on wliicli this commimicatiou is based was 

 collected by Professor R. T. Lei per in Uganda in 1907, 

 when he was a member of the Egyptian Government Ex- 

 l)editioii. They were kindly submitted to me for examina- 

 tion by him. The last species was collected from an Indian 

 clepliaut that died in the London Zoological Gardens. 



This communication will be followed later by a detailed 

 description with diagrams. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



The ' Zoolor/ical llccord.' 



To tjie Editors of the ^Annals and Magazine of Natural Histortj.' 



Dear Sirs, — I should be glad if you would draw tho attention of 

 your readers to the present position of the ' Zoological ]{eeorcl.' 



Owing to the collapse of the Interuational Catalogue of Scientific 

 Literature, in connection with which the ' Kccord ' was jmblished 

 from 1900 to 1914, the Zoological Society of London has undertaken 

 to bear the whole financial responsibility for tho preparation and 

 I)viuting of the ' llccord.' 



Owing to tho great increase of the cost of printing and to the 

 very meagre support accorded to the ' Record ' by zoologists and 

 zoological institutes generally, the financial burden of this under- 

 taking on the Zoological Society is becoming very severe. The cost 

 of ])rinting the ' Kecord ' now amounts to between .£1500 and 

 .£2000 annually, and tho Society receives back by subscribers and 

 sales less than 25 per cent, of this sum ; I fear, therefore, unless 

 zoologists are prepared to make greater efforts to support the under.- 

 taking, there is a strong possibility that the Council of the Zoological 

 Society may refuse to find this large sum each year. 



It appears, therefore, to be the duty of every zoologist to help, so 

 far as he is able, to sujipovt this most invaluable work. All parti- 

 culars and forms of subscription can be obtained from the Secretary 

 of tho Zoological Society, Regent's Park, London, N.W. 8 ; but 1 

 may mention that tho price of tho whole volume is now £2 10s., 

 and the price of the separate i)art3 a jiroportional smaller sum. 



i'ours faithfully, 



VV. L. ScLATKK, 



Jan. 1711). 102i>. Editor 'Zoolo-dcal Itecord.' 



