26o JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



PROCEEDINGS of the CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting 



HELD JULY 3RD, 1 884. 



In the Society's Room, Mechanics' Institute. Mr. J. W. 

 Taylor, Vice-President, occupied the chair. The following 



donations 

 were announced : — 



" Abstract of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of 

 New South Wales," for March and April, 1884 ; Specimens 

 of Valvata piscinalis var. subcylindiica, from Ratham, by Mr. 

 Jeffery. 



NEW MEMBER. 



Mr. Edward Dillon Bostock, of Stone, Staffordshire, was 

 elected a Member of this Society. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. " On a New Variety of Limax flavus^'' Wm. Denison 

 Roebuck, F.L.S. 



2. " On the occurrence of Avion ater var. bicolor in West 

 Gloucestershire," Wm. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



The chairman exhibited an extensive series of shells 

 illustrating the variations of Helix nemoialis and H. hortensis, 

 sent by Mr. Hugh Richardson ; also a specimen of Arion atei- 

 var. pallescens from Bitterne, near Southampton, sent by Mr. 

 H. P. Fitzgerald, which was full grown, of a yellowish white or 

 deep cream colour with brilliant orange foot-fringe. 



Mr. W. D. Roebuck, F.L.S., showed numerous slugs, 

 including Limax arboriu/i, L. flavus, and Z. maximus, from 

 Mr. Wm. Jeffery, collected at or near Ratham ; L. maximus 

 type, a fine example from Headingley, Leeds, sent by Mr. W. 

 E. Clarke, F.L.S. ; and Arion ater var. riifa from Bristol. 



Mr. Jeffery also sent specimens of Limncea stagnalis var. 

 lahiata from Ratham, and Valvata piscinalis from Arundel; 

 and Mr. T. W. Bell showed examples of Helix rufescens and 

 vars. albida and rubens, H. nemoralis and H. aspersa from 

 Driffield. 



J.C, iv., Jan., 1885. 



