232 



mais of similar distribution and even, in some cases, with those of birds, 

 mollusea, and lepidoptera, and some of the general problems of mammalian 

 variation were touched upon. — A communication was read from Mr. Stan- 

 ley S. Flower, F.Z.S., containing an account of the Mammals of Siam and 

 the Malay Peninsula. The number of species enumerated in the paper was 

 160, of which 15 were Primates, 7 Carnivora, 7 Insectivora, 42 Chiroptera, 

 36 Rodentia, 16 Ungulata, 5 Cetacea, 1 was a Sirenian, and 1 an Edentate. 

 Numerous field-notes, containing the results of the author's personal obser- 

 vations of these mammals, were added. — Mr. A. Smith Woodward com- 

 municated a paper by Dr. Einar Lönnberg on a piece of skin, found along 

 with the remains oîGryp other ium in Cueva Eberhardt, Patagonia. A detailed 

 description and comparison of the specimen led to the belief that it belonged 

 to the extinct horse — Onohippidium. Dr. W. G. Ridewood added a note on 

 the structure of the hair bordering two equine hoofs, probably foetal, found 

 in the same cave by the La Plata Museum expedition. The hair agreed in 

 most respects with that described by Dr. Lönnberg, and thus seemed to con- 

 firm his determination. — Mr. C. Warburton exhibited and described a 

 remarkable new Attid Spider, Mantisatta irucidans } the chief characteristic of 

 which was the possession of predaceous front legs, the spines being so ar- 

 ranged as to form a prehensile weapon. It had been taken in Borneo. — P. 

 L. Scia ter, Secretary. 



III. Personal -Notizen. 



Zool.-Zoot. Institut Graz. Am 18. März haben die Herren 

 Dr. R. v. Stummer und Dr. G. v. Almâsy eine auf ca. 7 Monate berech- 

 nete Reise nach Turkestan angetreten. Die Hauptaufgabe der Reise bildet 

 die Erforschung der Fauna des Balkasch-Sees, sowie des Issyk-Kul, doch 

 wird auch die Landfauna nicht vernachlässigt werden. 



Necrolog. 



Am 1. Januar starb in Budley-Salterton Edgar L. La yard, der Grün- 

 der des South African Museum in Capstadt, bekannt als Conchyliolog und 

 Ornitholog, Verfasser der »Birds of South Africa«. 



Am 24. Februar starb in Knowle bei Birmingham Mr. W. G. B latch, 

 ein um die Kenntnis der Käfer der Midland- Grafschaften Englands verdienter 

 Entomolog. 



Am 23. März starb in Wien Wilhelm Heinrich Waagen, Professor an 

 der Universität Wien, Oberbergrath, der vortreffliche Paläontolog. 



Am 1. April starb in London Dr. St. George Mivart, 73 Jahre alt, 

 tüchtiger Zoolog, Evolutionist, der aber Darwin nur bis zu einem gewissen 

 Puncte folgen zu können erklärte. 



Druck von Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig. 



