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December 22nd, 1840. 

 William Yarrell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A letter from Mr. Frembly, R.N., Corresponding Member Z.S., 

 was read. It is dated Gibraltar, November 28tb, and refers to two 

 species of Shark which that gentleman had forwarded for the So- 

 ciety's Museum. 



The following paper, being a continuation of Mr. Broderip's de- 

 scriptions of Mr. Cuming's new shells, was read : — 



Helix (Cochlostyla) Daphnis. Hel. testa ovato-pyramidali an- 

 fractibiis 5 ventricosis, ultimo ceeteros conjunctos excedente ; labii 

 limho castaneo-nigricante, aperturd albidd vel purpurascente. 

 Var. a. Ochraceo-albida, anfractibus 2 ultimis vittis angustis serie 

 duplice dispositis, nigricantibus , cinctis ; fascia sub-basali vittis 

 albido-ochraceis interruptd nigricante ; aperturd caruleo-albidd. 

 Var. b. Sordide albido-flava vittis fuscis creberrime cincta ; aperturd 



albidd. 

 Var. c. Sub-ochracea, vittis raris distantibus rubro-nigricantibus or- 

 nata, anfractu basali fascid latd centrali, rubro-castaned ochraceo 

 subinterruptd cincto ; aperturd subcceruleo-albidd. 

 Habitant varietates a, b, c, ad Argao in insula Zebu. 

 Var. d. Sordide ochracea lineis Z fuscis, medio maximo clariore, cincta; 

 aperturd albidd. 

 Hub. ad Sibonga in insula Zebu. 

 Var. e. Albido-flava strigis obliquis fulvis creberrimis ornata, et fascid 



basali latiore cincta ; aperturd albidd. 

 Var. y. Albens sti-igis obliquis creberrimis nigris ornata et maculis 

 magnis nigris interdum fucata ; fascid basali angustd nigrd ; aper- 

 turd caruleo-albente. 

 Habitant varietates e, etf, in insula Siquijod. 

 Var, g. Sordide ochracea, strigis obliquis raris castaneo-nigricantibus 

 fucata ; basi nigricante ochraceo sordide fucata ; aperturd purpu- 

 rascente. 

 Var. h. Anfractibus 2 primis albidis, tertio et quarto fuscis ; ultimo 

 sordide albido stingis rarissimis obliquis nigricantibus vix notato ; 

 aperturd rubro -purpurascente. 

 Habitant varietates g, et h, ad Argao in insula Zebu. 

 The general size of this fine species is about 2^ inches long by 1^ 

 broad. All the varieties were found by Mr. Cuming in deep forests, 

 on the leaves of trees. In none of them hardly do the markings 

 commence before the fourth whorl. — W. J. B. 



Helix (Cochlostyla) Faunus. Hel. testa elongato-subpyrami- 

 dali, fused, anfractibus 6 subventricosis ; labii limbo nigricante ; 

 aperturd caruleo -albidd. 



