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ence to Harris' work. The description agrees very closely with 

 the reddish brown specimens mentioned by Mr. Billings as having 

 been obtained from Toronto, where from my own observations 

 they seem to be much more common than those of a cinereous- 

 tint. 



Moreover the drawing of Mbnohammus titillator in Olivier's 

 work agrees very well with these specimens. Those in my col- 

 lection are mostly of the same size as the M. confusor and gener- 

 ally a little more robust, but are probably only a variety. The 

 M. scutillatus is moderately common about Toronto, but the 

 M. marmoratus quite rare ; the latter easily distinguished by its 

 smaller size, its rugosely punctured thorax, and the elytra mottled 

 with brown and grey. 



In my collection there is also a crippled specimen very like 

 M. scutillatus but the elytra are covered with large white spots, 

 in this respect resembling Leconte's M.fatuor, which however is 

 now referred to M. marmoratus. 



In the recent edition of Harris' work the name titillator is still 

 employed. H. C. 



" Notice of a new Species of Dendrerpeton, and of the Dermal 

 Coverings of certain Carboniferous Reptiles." By J. W. Dawson, 

 LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S. 



This paper referred to new facts ascertained in the course of re- 

 examination of the remains of Reptiles from the Coal-formation 

 of Nova-Scotia, and first to the characters of a new and smaller 

 species of Dendrerpeton, for which Dr. Dawson proposed the name 

 of D. Oweni. The author then described the remains of skin and 

 horny scales which he had lately discovered, and which he suppo- 

 sed to belong to Dendrerpeton Oweni, Rylonomus Wymani, and 

 M. Lyelli. He also gave restorations of these animals, according 

 to what he regarded as the more probable arrangement of the 

 parts; and, after expressing his belief that Hylonomus may have 

 Lacertian affinities, he stated that should they prove to be really 

 Batrachian, a new Order must be created for their reception, many 

 of the characters of which would coincide with those of the hum- 

 bler tribes of Lizards. — Journal of Geo. Society. 



