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sis) helena from riinania, type Cat. No. 204128, U. S. N. M. 

 Mr. Vignal, of Paris, has been kind enough to call my atten- 

 tion to fact tliat the same combination was used by 0. Boettger 

 in 1901 for a fossil in his contrilmtion " Zur Kenntnis der 

 Fauna der mittelmiociinen Schichten von Kostej im Krasso- 

 Szordnyer Komitat," in " Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des 

 siebenbiirgischen V'ereins fiir Naturwissenchaften zu Hermann- 

 stadt," p. 128, 1901. It is therefore necessary to bestow a 

 new designation on my shell, and it may be known as Cerithiop- 

 sis {Cerithiopsis) anaitis. — Paul I^artsch. 



Albinistic Epiphragmophora fidelis. — A few days ago, I 

 had two hours in Gladstone Park. The Park is wooded, and 

 there are large moss-covered rocks. E. fidelis was out freely. I 

 found one light one. The one sent jou some years ago was 

 uniform in color. This one shows two distinct dark narrow 

 bands around the lower whorl but not showing anywhere else. 

 This is the fourth one I have found in the Park in twenty years 

 or more, though I have been there often. 



— J. G. Malone, Portland^ Ore. 



The many friends of Dr. Hermann von Ihering will hear 

 with deep regret that he has been removed by political intrigue 

 from his position of Director of the Museu Paulista at Sao 

 Paulo, Brazil. This museum was founded by Dr. von Ihering. 

 His eminence as a zoologist and unceasing activity as an inves- 

 tigator of the South American fauna, had won for it an honor- 

 able place among scientific institutions. 'We understand that 

 his successors are men without knowledge of the biological 

 sciences. As the only scientific assistant, Mr. Rudolph von 

 Ihering has resigned, it appears that the scientific activity of the 

 State Museum of Sao Paulo has come to an end — a real calamity 

 to American zoology and paleontology. 



Dr. von Ihering is located at present at Hansa de Joinville, 

 State of Santa Catharina. He is in good health, and is engaged 

 in the preparation of his work : " Die biogeographischen Grund- 

 gesetze," several chapters of which will deal with mollusks. — 

 H. A. P. & C. W. J. 



