IVIr. G. P. Farran presented a paper, communicated by Dr. W. 

 T. Calman, F.Z.S., on Copepoda of the family CorycseidjB col- 

 lected by Sir John Murray, K.O.B., F.Il.S., and Dr. 0. W. 

 Andrews, F.R.S., F.Z.S., at Christmas Island. The collection, 

 though small in bulk, was exceedingly rich in species, and the 

 genus Corycoius was especially well represented. 



A new genus was proposed and sevei'al new species were 

 described and figured, 



Mr. H. R. Hogg, M.A., F.Z.S., read a paper on " Some New 

 Zealand Spiders," based on a small collection sent by Prof. Charles 

 Chilton, of Christchurch, New Zealand. Twelve species and eleven 

 genera were represented in the collection, and a new local variety 

 of Tetragnatha ferox and four new species were described. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S., read a paper on Mam- 

 mals collected in the Provinces of Kan-su and Sze-chwan, Western 

 China, by Mr. Malcolm Anderson, for the Duke of Bedford's 

 Exploration of Eastern Asia. This collection, from a region 

 hitherto ahnost unrepresented in the British Museum, was perhaps 

 the finest that had ever come from China, at least so far as small 

 mammals were concerned. 47 species were included, i-epresented 

 by 350 specimens, presented, as on previous occasions, to the 

 National Museum by His Grace. 



Besides examples of a number of rare and important species 

 not hitherto in the Museum, specimens of the following new 

 forms were included : — 



PlECOTIJS ARIEL, sp. n. 



Allied to P. wardi, but much darker in colour. 

 Forearm 44 mm. ; thumb, without metacarpal, 9 "2. Skull 

 17-2 X 9-4. 



Hah. Ta-tsien-lu, Sze-cLwan. T'ype. Female. No. 2343. 



Myotis altarium, sp. n. 



Size large. Ears long and I'ather narrow. Skull with vei-y 

 short muzzle. 



Forearm 45 mm. ; ear 22. Skull 15-2. 



Hah. Omi-san, Sze-chwan. Tyjie. Female. No. 2423. 



SOREX BEDrORDI^, Sp. n. 



A small dark species, with a blackish line down the back. 

 Head and body 55 mm.; tail 55 ; hind foot 13. Skull 17*4 x 8-4. 

 Hah. Omi-san, Sze-chwan. Tyj^e. Male. No. 2541. 



SOREX WARDI, sp. n. 



Paler than S. hedfordice ; tail bicolor ; brain-case much smaller. 

 Head and body 53 mm. ; tail 49 ; hind foot 12. Skull 17 X 8-2. 

 Hah. Tau-cho\^^ Kansu. Type. Male. No. 2230. 



