PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 333 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 14th April, 1899. 



W. T. Blanford, LL.D., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



Dr. H. Marett Tims, F.Z.S., was elected to membersMp of the 

 Society. 



The following communicatiorLS were read : — 



1. "IS'otes on Paludestrina Jenhinsi and P. confusa.^'' By A. S. 

 Kennard and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., etc. 



2. " Description of a supposed JN"ew Species of JVassa.^^ By G. B. 

 Sowerby, F.L.S., etc. 



3. "On supposed JS"ew Species of Strepfaxis and AmpMdromus." 

 By H. Fulton. 



4. "Remarks on the Shells of the Genus Phodea, with descriptions 

 of new species from South America, and the description of Papuina 

 chilochroa, n.sp., from British jS"ew Guinea." By S. I. Da Costa. 



5. "Note on the Epiphragm of Achatina immaculata, Lam." By 

 E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



Mr. E. E.. Sykes exhibited a series of shells of Rissoia cingillus. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard exhibited a shell of Mytilus edulis containing 

 a rough pearl. 



Mr. M. F. "Woodward exhibited and described the radula of 

 Phurotomaria Beyrichii, Hilgend. 



Mr. W. M. Webb exhibited and commented upon a series of 

 Testacell(S. 



The authors of the several papers exhibited specimens in illustration 

 of their respective communications. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 12th May, 1899. 



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



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On Planispira {Cristigibha) Buruensis, n.sp., and Omphalotropis 

 Hercules, n.sp., from the Island of Burn." Bj J. H. Ponsonbv, 

 F.Z.S., etc., and E. K. Sykes, B.A., F.L.S., etc. 



2. "Notes on the Nervous System of Ampullaria, sp." By 

 E. H. Burne, B.A., F.Z.S., etc. 



3. "Notes on some Marine Shells from North-west Australia, with 

 descriptions of new species." By E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



4. "Descriptions of Siffaretus? Preivi, n.sp. (fossil), and Cirsonella? 

 JVeozelamea, n.sp., from New Zealand." By R. Murdoch. 



5. " Notes on some New Zealand Land MoUusca." By R. Murdoch, 



