PROCEEDINGS : DECEMBER 12, I906. I9 



By Mr, Walter G. Poole : LhiincEa glabra and Clausih'a rolphii to illustrate his 

 note. 



By Mr. J. W. Baldwin : A beautifully mounted set of land shells from Grange- 

 over-Sands. Mr. Baldwin gave an interesting account of his collecting experiences 

 at Grange, during August last, when, during a short holiday, he obtained nearly all 

 the species reported from that locality. 



By Mr. J. Ray Hardy : Vertigo piisi(la from Marple, Cheshire, to illustrate Mr. 

 Standen's note. 



By Mr. F. Booth : A beautiful series of Cyprcea bregeriana (Crosse) and its var. 

 rossiteri Dautz. from Manac Island, New Caledonia (coll. Brazier, 1903) ; Cyp. 

 interrupta var. rhinoceros (Souv.)from Noumea, New Caledonia ; and Cyp. functata 

 L., from Loyalty Islands. 



Mr. R. Standen showed (on behalf of the Manchester Museum) : Paludeslrina 

 jenkinsi Smith, described by Mr. Edgar A. Smith as having been found in a four- 

 inch main waterpipe in Grummont Road, Peckham, S. London ; the shells are 

 beautifully clean, and apparently have thriven well in their unusual habitat. Also 

 Ainnicola panainensis Tryon and A. vnlcani Martens, both from Lake Amatitlan, 

 Guatemala, and sent by Mr. A. da Costa Gomez. 



A fine selection of the Lewes moUusca, presented to the Society by Mr. C. H. 

 Morris, has been mounted by the Curator, and arranged in the Cabinet, and was 

 exhibited at the meeting. A number of duplicates from this donation were distri- 

 buted amongst the members present, and were much appreciated. 



It was decided to have the following 



Special Exhibits at Future Meetings : 



January 9 — Planorbis spirorbis and P. vortex. 



February 13 — Helicella itala and H. caperata. 



March 13 — The Genus Opisthostoma. 



Vertig^o moulinsiana in Middlesex. — I took this Vertigo early in August 

 this year, near Colnbrook, within the IMiddlesex boundary. It was in its usual 

 habitat, a bed of reeds. So far as I know this species has not previously been 

 noted for Middlesex. — J. E. Cooper, 1 6th August, i(^o6 {Read before the Society, 

 September 12th, 1906). 



Acicula lineata var. alba at Grange-over-Sands, Lanes. — In August last, 

 along with Mr. F. Rhodes, I paid a short visit to Grange, and spent some little 

 time in Eggerslack Wood prospecting for moUusca. Amongst the many species 

 collected or observed we were fortunate in verifying Messrs. R. Standen's and 

 J. Wilfrid Jackson's records for Acicula lineata, of which we secured a dozen 

 examples, along with six specimens of the beautiful var. alba, the latter being an 

 addition to the Grange list. The shells were all living, and occurred fairly deep 

 down amongst the leaves and soil. We were also successful in finding some thirty 

 examples of Acanthinida lainellata amongst the fallen beech leaves in the wood. 

 This latter find is highly interesting since it confirms Mr. J. W. Jackson's record of 

 October, 1905, when only one specimen was taken (see/. Conch., vol. 11, p. 361, 

 1906). Mr. Jackson informs me that the colonies of Acicula lineata and Atanthintila 

 lainellata must be extremely local, since he has heard of the non-success of more 

 than one of our members this summer. — Fred Booth {Read before the Society, 

 September 12th, 1906). 



