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December 5th.— W. T. Blanford, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Vice-President, in 

 the chair. 



The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of November, 1893. Among these 

 special attention was called to a Cunning Bassaris, Bassaris astuta, 

 obtained by purchase ; to two Jerboas presented by Capt. R. A. Ogilby ; 

 and to a fine adult female of the Caucasian Wild Goat, Capra caucasica, 

 presented by Mr. H. P. Deasy. 



Prof. G. B. Howes exhibited and made remarks on some specimens of 

 abnormal Marsipobranch Fishes. These were two heads of the Lamprey 

 with the first pair of gills only imperfectly developed, and a Hag, Myxine 

 glutinosa, with a supernumerary gill on one side. 



Mr. F. E. Beddard gave an account of the general geographical 

 distribution of Earthworms, as treated of in a work on the subject which 

 he had in preparation. Mr. Beddard recognized 69 genera of this order, 

 divided into six families ; and after some preliminary remarks on the 

 artificial introduction of Earthworms into districts colonized from Europe, 

 called attention to a series of tables in which the genera found in the six 

 generally recognized regions of the earth's surface were shown. In 

 addition to these six regions Mr. Beddard was disposed to recognize, in the 

 case of Earthworms, the existence of an Antarctic Region, to embrace New 

 Zealand and most of the Antarctic Islands. 



A communication was read from Mr. C. J. Gahan, containing an 

 account of a collection of Coleoptera sent by Mr. H. H. Johnston, from 

 British Central Africa. Amongst these were examples of eight species new 

 to science. 



A communication was read from Capt. F. W. Hutton, containing a 

 report on a collection of Petrels from the Kermadec Islands. Amongst 

 these was an example of a new species proposed to be called (Estrelata 

 leucophrys. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger gave an account of Viper a renardi, a newly- 

 recognized European Viper from Southern Russia and Turkestan. — P. L. 

 Sc later, Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London. 



December 6th, 1893.— -Henry John Elwes, Esq., F.L.S., President, in 

 the chair. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited, for Dr. Livett, a series of specimens of a 

 moth taken at Wells, which Dr. Livett considered to be varieties of Dasy- 

 campa rubiginea, but which many entomologists present thought were 

 varieties of Cerastis vaccinii. Mr. Kirby added that specimens similar in 

 appearance to those exhibited had been taken rather freely during the past 



