PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



430th Meeting, held at the Museum, Manchester, March nth, 1914. 



Mr. E. Collier in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : — 

 The Librarian reported that the usual periodicals and exchanges had been 

 received. 



Donations to the Cabinet and other gifts to the Society announced and 

 thanks voted : — 



Two fine specimens of sinistral Lhiinaa peregei; taken May, igo2, by the late 

 Mr. William Nelson, from a pond at King Lane, Moor Allerton, Leeds, presented 

 by "The Nelson Memorial Committee." 



From the Hon. Recorder, for the Voucher Collection : Pisidmm henslowianum 

 from Coquet, near Warksworth, and Acanthinula aculeata from Hermitage Woods, 

 Warksworth, Cheviots, both from Mr. A. M. Oliver. 



A beautiful framed portrait of the late Mr. William Nelson, taken a week before 

 his death, was presented to the Society by "The Nelson Memorial Committee." 



Mr. R. Standen also presented the photographs from which the blocks of the 

 portraits of the late Messrs. R. Cairns and W. Moss, which have appeared in the 

 J^onrnal, were prepared. 



New Member Elected. 



Alan Gardiner, B.Sc. (Lond.), Quies, Porchester Road, Newbury. 



Papers Read. 



" Some new records from South Wales," by John Williams Vaughan. 



" Notes on U)-ocoptid(T," G. C. Spence. 



The special exhibit of Urocoptidx contained very extensive series, 240 species 

 being shown. Mr. G. C. Spence, who has made a speciality of the group, exhibited 

 his fine collection, which included beautiful sections cut to show the varying internal 

 structure of the different genera, and the eggs of Urocoptis, Anoma, and Micro- 

 ceramics, to illustrate his paper dealing with their geographical distribution, habits, 

 and general characteristics. 



Fine series were also shown by Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill, including a specimen of 

 the rare Berendtia taylori Pfr. ; by Mr. E. Collier, including several examples of 

 Anoma with perfect tips, a very unusual feature in these generally decollate shells ; 

 by Mr. R. Standen, including a fine variety of Coelocenirtim gigas Pils., with two 

 of its beautiful crystalline eggs, from Guatemala; by Mrs. Gill, and by the Man- 

 chester Museum, from the " Layard " and " R. D. Darbishire" collections. 



Special exhibits at future meetings : — 



April 8th - - - The section Leptoconits of Conns. 



May 13th - . - The genus Partula. 



June loth - - - The genus Neritina. 



Members are requested to bring or send specimens for comparison and discussion. 



