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acetate but had no appreciable action on olive oil. In 



the Crustacea it was found that the proteolytic action was 



more marked in an alkaline medium ; while in the 



Mollusca it only took place in an acid reaction. In 



addition, a preliminary chemical examination of the 



glands was made. The results are published in the 

 "Bio-Chemical Journal" (Vol. I., p. 390, 1906). 



L.M.B.C. Memoirs. 



After an interval of rest, a period of activity is now 

 beginning again in the production of Memoirs. The last 

 Memoir recorded in these Reports was No. XII , 



/ Idothea baltica. 2. Astacilla longicornis 3. Ligia oceanica. 

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Fig. VIII. — Ligia, and other Isopods. 



" Gammarus," by Miss Cussans, issued in 1904. No. 

 XIII., " Anurida," the very primitive and interesting 

 marine insect, by Mr. A. D. Imms, was published this 

 autumn; No. XIV., "Ligia,'' the large shore Isopod, by 



