MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 179 
The synonomy of all the species is fully given, with, in many 
instances, revised descriptions and notes on the dentition where 
known. 70 species are admitted and 38 are rejected as having no 
claim to be included in the New Zealand fauna. 
Nevita atrata is re-named N. satuvata, as it is not the N. atvata of 
Chemnitz. | 
Polyodonta tuberculata (Grey) is identified with Tvochus viridis 
(Gmelin). 
Labio corvosa (Adams) with Monodonta melaloma (Menke). 
Diloma mimetica (Hutton) is put into a new sub-genus called 
Latoma. 
Adeorbis (?) petterdi (Hutton, not of Brazier) is made into a new 
genus and species called Minos rimata. 
All the Patellas are put into the genus Patinella of Dall. 
P. magellanica of the Manual of the Mollusca of New Zealand 
is recognised as P. stvigilis ot Hombron and Jacquinot. 
(7) “Notes on Hybridism in the genus Brachychiton,” by 
Baron Ferd. von Mueller, K.C.M.G., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. 
The plant which is the subject of this paper is a beautiful tree of 
40 feet in height and a stem diameter of 1 foot, grown at Fern 
Hill, near Penrith, New South Wales, and is an undoubted hybrid 
between Brachychiton populneum and Brachychiton acervifolium. Like 
most hybrids, the flowers never perfect their seed. 
Mr. Macleay read a letter from the Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, 
Vice-President of the Society, dated from Perak, 27th February 
last, giving a long and interesting account of his proceedings and 
experiences in the Malacca Peninsula. He had examined and 
reported on the rich tin mines of the settlement, and the geologi- 
cal features of the whole territory; and he had spent some time 
in the investigation of its zoological and botanical productions. 
He had suffered trom an attack of jungle fever, but at the time of 
writing he was convalescent. 
Mr. W. A. Haswell read the following note :— 
“In part 7 of the Transactions of the Linnean Society (Sep- 
femimer, 1803), is a paper by Mr: A.~“G, Bourne “On certain 
Points in the Anatomy of the Polynoina, and on Polynoé (Lepi- 
donotus, Leach) clava of Montagu,” in which occurs the following 
foot-note :— : 
«Since this was written Mr. W.H. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc., in 
“© Monograph of the Australian Aphroditea,’ (Proc Linn. Soc, 
New South Wales, Vol. VII.), has described the segmental organ 
in P. (Antinoe) praeclava, and P. (Antinoe) Wahlsi allied to P. pellu- 
cida, Ehlers. That author has also arrived at the conclusion that 
Ehlers has not seen the true segmental organs, but only intestinal 
caeca. He describes the former as opening at the ventral tuber- 
cles, but does not give any figures,” 
Now my paper on the above subject, which contained among 
other matter an account of the nephridia or segmental organs of 
Polynoé, was published, not after Mr. Bourne’s, as might be inferred 
from the sentence quoted above, but several months before the 
latter was even read. My paper was read in June, 1882, and 
published in August of the same year. Mr. Bourne’s was read on 
January 18th, 1883, and published in September of that year. I 
therefore had priority in publication by a year. Moreover, | 
published a paper on the Segmental Organs of Polynoé, in the 
