IV CONTENTS. 



i v agc 



On the Significance of the Polar Cells of Insects, by M. Balbiaui ; 

 On Turrifortu Castings of Earthworms in France, by M. E. L. 

 Trouessart ; On a Fish from the Abysses of the Atlantic (Eury- 

 pkarynx pelecanoides), by M. L. Vaillant; The Stutocitiata, a 

 new Group of Infusoria intermediate between the Ciliata and 

 the Acinetina, by M. C. de Mereschkowsky j A new Fcssil 

 Orthopterous Insect from the Coal-measures of Oommentry, 

 Allier, by M. Charles Brongniart; On the Sexual Characters in 

 CepiifdotaxuSf by Mr. Meehan 64 — 72 



New Book: — Anatomical Technology as applied to the Domestic 

 Cat: an Introduction to Human, Veterinary, and Comparative 

 Anatomy. By B. G. Wilbib and S. H. Gage 142 



The Migrations of the Aphis of the Red Galls of Ulmus campestris 

 ( Tetraneura rubra, Lichtenstein), by ML Lichtenstein ; The 

 Metamorphosis of Penan*, by W. K. Brooks; On the Growth 



of the Molluscan Shell, by H. L. Osborn ; Lantern-slides for 

 Biological Lectures j On a Starfish from the great Depths of 

 the Atlantic, furnished with a Dorsal Peduncle, by M. K. Perrier 



144—1 





NUMBER LXIL 



XL Anatomy and Physiology of Il&matopinus fenuirostrk, Burm. 

 By Oscar Stroeelt. (Plate III.) 73 



XII. On Lepidoptera from Manchuria and the Cores. By 

 Arthur G. Butler, F.L.S., F.Z.&, See 109 



XIII. Ob Sphenopteris crasm (Lindley and Hutton). By RoBBBT 



Kidston. (Plate IV.) 117 



XIV. On some new Species of Curculionidte from Ceylon. By 

 Francis P. Pascoe 121 



XV. Observations on the Generic and Specific Characters of the 

 Lagaaidce. By Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A 130 



XVI. Description of two Snakes from the l Challenger ' Collec- 

 tions. By Dr. A. Gunthkr, F.R.S. &c 136 



XVII. Notes on some Indian Fishes in the Collection of the 

 British Museum. By Dr. A. Guxther, F.R.S. &c 137 



XVIIL On a new Species of Cynolebias from the Argentine Re- 

 public. By Dr. A. Guxther, F.R.S. &c 140 



XIX. On the Genus Simmgera, d'Orbignv. By Alfred E. 

 Ubavex, F.L.S. &c * 141 



