l6S JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. 12, NO. 7, JULY, TQoS. 



{libdlula) forms fiom Colchester and variously-tiiUed {rubella) forms from Tenby, 

 and a series ol rnbclla showing transitional foims from var. castanea to var. olivacea, 

 from the VVinnats. Mr. Taylor also exhibited two very fine specimens of Cypnca 

 aurantium Mart., one d,\ inches long, C. dedpiens Smith, C. thersites Gask., 

 C. scotli Brod., C. niappa var. pancythra Melv., and very large C. tigris L. 



371st Meeting, April 8th, 1908. 



Mr. B. R. Lucas in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and tlianks voted : 



"List of Marine Mollusca of Coldspring Harbor, Long Island, with descriptions 

 of one new genus and two new species of Nudibranchs," by F. N. Balch. 

 "Descriptions of nine Terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa," by J- Cosmo 

 Melvill and fohn Henry Ponsonby, including anatomical descriptions of two pro- 

 posed new genera (Afrodonta ^L & P. and Pellatus G.-A.) by Lt.-Col. H. H. 

 Godwin -Austen. "A new freshwater bivalve [Corncocyclas) from the mountains 

 of Ecuador," and "Notes on the freshwater moUusk, Planorbis inagnificus^ and 

 descriptions of two new forms of the same genus from the Southern States," by 

 Paul Bartsch. "Die Gastropoden: Der Schwedischen Sudpolar Expedition," by 

 H. Strebel {presented by the authors); and the usual periodicals received in 

 exchange. 



New Members Elected. 



Mr. R. A. Phillips, Ashburton, Cork. 



Mr. Thos. Rumney, c/o E. A. .Surtees, F^sq., Repton, near Derby. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Mrs. H. D. Brainerd, Captiva, Lee Co., Florida, U.S.A. 



Mr. A. D. R. Bacchus, Hazlemere College Terrace, London Road, 

 Southampton. 



Paper Read. 



"Notes on the occurrence ol Helix aspersa Miill.," by Capt. J. Farrer. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. J. R- Hardy: A series of very large specimens of LimniZ.x glabra, 

 measuring from 18 to 21 mm. in length, collected in 1846 from "Moss Lane Pits," 

 Greenheys — a locality now built upon. 



By Rev. C. E. Y. Kendall: Valvata piscinalis from Lancaster Canal, April, 

 1908 — a series of very clean and unusually coloured specimens, some have a blueish 

 and others a greenish tint. 



By Mr. J. W. Baldwin : Limnisa stagnalis from pond at Bradshaw, Turton 

 district, introduced from Little Lever, and now abundant ; all are beautifully 

 roseolabiate. 



By Mr. J- Kidsoii Taylor : A fine series of the smaller species of Cypraaa — 

 including C. leittiginosa, C. oweui, C. fabula, etc. ; and Scala trevelyana from 

 Dogger Bank. 



By Mr. C. P. Richards (on behalf of Miss Amy C. S. Foster) : A remarkable 

 form of Cypnea erosa with deep reddish chestnut suffusion on sides and base, and 

 pale yellow dorsal surface ; also Cyp. errones, blotched variety, and Trivia 

 staphyhea var. polita from Sandwich Islands. 



An interesting series of British Nassidiie, illustrating local variation in sculpture, 

 was exhibited by Messrs. J. Cosmo Melvill, R. Standen, J. Wilfrid Jackson, 

 J. Kidson Taylor, C. H. Moore and R. Cairns. 



By Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson (on behalf of the Manchester Museum) : Series of 

 Nassie rom Pliocene strata including Nassa grauulata, N. propinqua, N. elegaiis. 



