PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 61 



OEDINARY MEETING. 



Feidat, 12th Notembee, 1897. 



Dr. H. "Wood-ward, F.R.S., etc., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mrs. A. F. Broun was elected to membership of the Society. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. " Malacological l^otes made during a Journey through Russia; 

 with some account of Dredging in the Black Sea." By G. F. Harris, 

 F.G.S., etc. 



2. "Description of Malleria Dalyi, n.sp., from India." By E. A. 

 Smith, ^.Z.S., etc. 



3. "Description of Rhaphaulus Peralcensis, n.sp., with a list of 

 the known species of the genus." By E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



4. " Description of Streptaxis gracilis, n.sp., from Ceylon." By 

 0. CoUett, F.R.M.S., etc. 



5. " Eevision of the New Zealand Eissoiidae." By H. Suter. 



Mr. E. R. Sykes exhibited and made remarks upon the shells and 

 animals of two specimens of Scalaria communis, Lam., which he 

 dredged in 20 fathoms off the east coast of Guernsey. He called 

 especial attention to the purple dye secreted by these molluscs. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited and made remarks upon a fine 

 example of Buccinum Martensianum. 



Mr. G. F. HaiTis exhibited numerous specimens of both fossil and 

 recent mollusca collected during his journey through Russia. 



Mr. E. A. Smith exhibited the type of his new species of MuUeria. 



On behalf of Mr. Collett, Mr. E. R. Sykes exhibited specimens of 

 Streptaxis gracilis, n.sp., S. Cingalensis, Bens., and S. Layardianus, 

 Bens., all fi^om Ceylon. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Feiday, 10th Decembee, 1897. 



Lieut.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



The following were elected to membership of the Society : Lord 

 Boston, J. Brooks Henderson, jun., W. L. May, Hermann Rolle, 

 Commander E. R. Shopland, Dr. C. de la Torre. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On Monoclonta Quadrasi, n.sp., from the Philippine Islands." 

 By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., etc. 



2. "Description of Amphidromus inconstans, n.sp., from the Malay 

 Archipelago." By H. Fulton. 



3. "On Philalanka, a new subgenus of Endodonta, with descriptions 

 of two new species from the Indian region." By Lieut.-Col. H. H. 

 Godwin- Austen, F.R.S. , etc. 



4. "Notes on a second collection of Marine Shells from the 

 Andaman Islands, with descriptions of new forms of Terelra^ By 

 J. Cosmo Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., etc., and E. R. Sykes, B.A., F.Z.S., etc. 



