79 JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 
Tinee). Extracts from his papers in the Trans. Linn. Soc. of 
N. S. Wales appeared in the last, and will be continued in 
succeeding numbers of the Journal. Mr. Meyrick will be glad 
to receive specimens from all parts of the Colony, and will name 
any collections entrusted to his care. 
“List oF N. Z. SERTULARIANS collected in the neighbour- 
hood of Wellington, with notice of additional species,” is the 
title of a paper recently read before the Wellington Phil. Soc., 
by Mr. T. W. Kirk. After enumerating the species usually to 
be found in the neighbourhood of the Empire City, he notices 
the occurrence on our coasts of two species not previously 
recorded. The same author read a paper describing several 
new marine Planarians, a group of beautiful coloured leaf-like 
Annelids. 
RECENT PAPERS ON MOLLUSCA (By T.W. Kirk).—1. Additions 
to the list of N.Z. Shells —This paper describes two new species of 
Buccinulus—viz., B. gracilis, longer and slighter than B. Kirkht ; 
and B. Huttoni, a pretty little shell, shorter and stouter in pro- 
portion than either of the others, spire very short, and bearing 
brown markings, whereas all the remaining New Zealand species 
are pure white. The paper also contains an acconnt of the 
occurrence of Nevitina fluviatilis in New Zealand. 
2. Descriptions of New Shells—Contains (1) a description of a 
new genus, Huttonia, to which Euchelus bellus, Hutton (Cat. Mar. 
Moll., p. 37), must be referred ; and two new species—H. ticolor 
and H. hamiltom. This genus is readily distinguished from 
Euchelus by the presence of a deep notch at the anterior end of 
the columella. Also a very fine Aplysia, A. hamiltoni, measuring 
nearly an inch and a-half in length, the animal of which weighed 
three-quarters of a pound. 
3. New Cephaiopoda.—Founding a new genus (Steenstrupia), 
and 3 new species. (1) A beautiful little cuttle, belonging to 
the genus Sefzola. ‘This genus has not previously been recorded 
from New Zealand, though it is known to inhabit the Australian 
seas. The new species is called S. pacifica. (2) Description of a 
giant Squid, the body of which measured oft. Iin. in length, and 
the tentacule 25ft. It belongs to the genus Avchiteutlis, Steen- 
strup, and has been named A. verrilli, after Prof. Verrill, who has 
written so voluminously about the giant squids of North 
America. (3) New genus and species, Steenstrupia Zealandia. 
The specimen on which this genus is founded was stranded at 
Lyall Bay, Cook Strait. It is noticeable for its long cylindrical 
body, its short sessile arms, all of equal length, and its thin 
rhomboidal fins, which are posterior and lateral. 
N. Z. HAIR-WORMS.—In the Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist. 
for November last (ser. 5, vol. 8, p. 325), Dr. L. Orley describes 
the hair-worms (Gordid@) in the collection of the British 
