60 THE NAUTILUS. 
Vallonia pulchella Mill. “Ina yard at base of rose bushes” 
not before reported from California. Possibly imported with the 
roses. 
Pompholyx effusa Lea. 
Planor bis tumens Cpr. 
Planorbis parvus Say. 
Limnea adeline Tryon. 
Ancylus oregonensis Clessin. 
Lanx patelloidea Lea. This species, originally described as an 
Ancylus, is the only species of Ancylinz with variegated, opaque 
coloring. It looks a good deal like Acme testudinalis var. alveus 
Conr. Notes on the anatomy with illustrations, will be given later. 
Nore ON THE SupGeNus Evcosmi1a Cpr.—Eucosmia comprises 
a number of minute shells like Phasianel/a in smoothness and the 
stony operculum, but differing in being depressed with very short 
spire. Carpenter described four species from Cape St. Lucas and 
Mazatlan,—variegata with var. substriata, punctata, cyclostoma and 
striatula. Dall has lately described another /uwrida, from British 
Columbia; perhaps Turbo phasianella C. B. Adams, from Panama 
belongs here, and minima Phil. from Peru pretty certainly does. 
In the Gulf of Mexico we have E. brevis Orb. No species from 
other than American waters are known to belong here. It has 
hitherto escaped notice, I believe, that the name Eucosmia is pre- 
occupied in zoology for a group of moths established by Stephens 
in 1829. The Molluscan Eucosmia may therefore be called Eulithi- 
dium to distinguish it from the group of Lepidoptera. 
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 
Nores suR LA FAUNA DU Haut Tonquin, par H. Fischer (Bull. 
Sci. France et Belg. xxviii, 1898). The present paper relates to 
shells collected by Dr. A. Billet. Interesting new species of Camena, 
Plectopylis, Clausilia ete., are described and figured. 
ARMATURE OF Hexicorp LAND SHELLS, by G. K. Gude (Science- 
Gossip iv, No. 44, 45). We have already alluded to this very 
important series of papers. ‘The present installments continue the 
genus Plectopylis, the following being new: P. leucochilus, P. 
perriere, P. blanda. 
