64 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



was practically an Englisli translation of an article entitled ' ' Ein 

 malakologischeu Schwindel," which had already appeared in the 

 " JSTachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malacozoologischen Gesellschaft " 

 (1907, Heft iii, pp. 169-172) and in the " Yerhandlungen der k. k. 

 zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien " (1907, pp. 275-277). 



This article refers to the alleged malpractices of a certain youth, 

 Hans Schlesch, of Copenhagen. The members of the Society were 

 therefore advised to acquaint themselves with the contents of the 

 article in question before having any dealings with the person 

 referred to. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On the known recent species of the genus Vanikoroy By 

 E. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



2. " Note on Lanistes magnus, Furtado." By E. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



3. " Note on the Clausilium of a Chinese species of ClausiliaJ' By 

 Professor H. A . Pilsbry, 



4. "Description of a new species of Rlmgada from Western 

 Australia." By H. B. Preston, P.Z.S. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard exhibited original coloured drawings of British 

 land Mollusca by J. D. Dean. 



The Rev. B. Ashington Bullen exhibited examples of Tapes 

 pullastra, T. decmsatus^ and Donax semistrtaius, from the coast of 

 Catalonia, Spain. 



Mr. H. B. Preston exhibited a species of Pisidiuiii from an elevation 

 of 14,500 feet in Thibet. 



Mr. A. Reynell, specimens of Calliostoma cleopatra, C. ohesula, and 

 Scala Richardi, dredged in the north part of the Bay of Biscay. 



