30 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. l6, NO. I, JANUARY, I919. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Only four meeting have been held during the past year. The attendance has 

 necessarily been small. 



Special exhibits were Xenophora ; and Murcx, sections Phyllonotus, Pteronotus, 

 and Chicoreiis. Mr. A. S. Kennard continued his interesting series of Notes on 

 British Non-Marine Mollusca and the closely-allied Continental forms. 



We are again indebted to Mr. Dacie for allowing us to use his office for our 

 meetings. J- E. Cooper, Hon. Sec. 



476th Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, November 13th, 1918. 

 Mr. E. Collier in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



"Report on the Mollusca (Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Committee)" by 

 J. Wilfrid Jackson (from the author). 



" Elements of Conchology," by the Rev. E. L Burrow ( presented by Dr. A. E. 

 Boycott). 



Donations to Autograph Collection : 



Letter from the late Henry Suter (presented by Chas. Hedley). Letter from 

 L. E. Adams (presented by E. Collier). 



New Members Elected. 

 John Hill, Edmund Ernest Perry. 



Candidate Proposed for Membership. 



T. O. Bartlett, Lloyd's Bank, Ltd., Westbourne, Bournemouth (introduced by 

 J. W. Jackson and E. Collier). 



Papers Read. 



'■'■Spirilla peroni Lam. in North Devon," by Alan Gardiner, B. Sc. 



'■^ Hvgromia revelata Fer. in North Devon," by Alan Gardiner, B.Sc. 



^^ Succinea oblonga Drap.," by Alan Gardiner, B.Sc. 



" The Occurrence of Hart7nannia septunspiralis (Raz. ) and H. patiila (Drap.) 

 in England," by H. C. Huggins. 



" Researches into the Hereditary Characters of some of our British Mollusca. 

 Part 3': Helix nemoralis and H. hortensis," by A. W. Stelfox, M.R.LA. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. E. Collier : Helix nemoralis and H. hortensis to illustrate Mr. A. W. 

 Stelfox's paper. 



By Mr. J. W. Jackson on behalf of Mr. F. M. Dyke : VitrinaangolensisMor., 

 shells and animal ; Litnicolaria aurora (Jay) ; Achatina biulineri Marts. ; and 

 Burtoa sp. , from the Belgian Congo. 



By Mr. R. Standen : Vertigo pygnura. Ore, near Hastings ; and Neritina 

 cumingi Q. and G., with egg-capsules attached, from Philippines. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : Euonyma natalensis Burnup, and eggs ; Pseudachatina 

 downsi Ciray, P. wrighti Sow., and P. pyramidata Kob. ; and Pseudotrochus 

 bifrons Shutt. , from Gaboon River. 



By Mrs. Gill : A large series of Cominella. 



In the Special Exhibit of Plewodonte (sensu stricto) fine series were shown by 

 Mrs, Gill, Messrs, E. Collier and J. R. Hardy, and the Manchester Museum. 



