MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 585 
coxocerites imperfectly fused; antennulary flagella short. 
(Sub-genus Palinurus). 
1. Rostrum well-developed, covering ophthalmic 
sternum. PP. trigonus. 
2. Rostrum reduced to a small spiniform tubercle 
| ophthalmic sternum uncovered. P. vulgaris. 
(b) Antennulary sternum broad below, bases of antennules 
being visible from the dorsal aspect; coxocerites per- 
fectly fused; antennulary flagella long (sub-genus 
Palinurus, Grey ; Senex, Pfeiffer ; “*‘ Langoustes longi-: 
cornes,” Milne-Edwards). P. intervuptus, P. fasciatus, 
ete:,etc, 
P. lalandiz. P, trigonus, P, vulgaris. P. interruptus} 
P. edwardsit, and other 
P, higelliz. ‘* Langoustes 
P. tumidus, Rostrum large longicornes.” 
enough to cover 
ophthalmic 
sternum, Rostrum 
Pedate process of an- atrophied : 
tennary sternum Rostrum reduced —————-perfectly 
clasping base of rostrum : ——_—_—_———— +o a small fused : 
other characters as in* spiniform tubercle, antennulary 
Stridulating organ flagella elon- 
developed : rostrum gated ; anten- 
more or less reduced : nularly sternum. 
procephalic processes widened, 
*PAREN1 SPECIES, atrophied: other ; 
No stridulating characters as in*. 
organ : 
rostrum well-developed : 
procephalic processes present : 
coxocerites imperfectly fused : 
antennulary flagella short. 
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Dunedin, 9th October, 1883.—A. Montgomery, Esq., president, 
in the chair. 
New members—Messrs. S. P. Seymour and J. C. Thomson. 
Professor Mainwaring Brown introduced a debate on ‘“ Tech- 
nical Education,” and the subject was discussed by the President,. 
and Messrs. R. Gillies, G. M. Barr, and Geo. M. Thomson. 
SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA OF EARTH WORMS.* 
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TRAN SCATED BY "PROP. ER. W.rELUE EON, 
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[. ANTECLITELLIA. 
The male genital orifices situated in front of the clitellum. 
A single genus—Lwmoricus, Linné. 
I].—INTRACLITELLIA. 
The male genital orifices situated in the clitellum. Setz in 
four rows. 
A.—Orifices of the segmental organs in front of the sete of 
the ventral row. Sete arranged in pairs in front of the clitellum; 
separated from each other behind the clitellum, forming eight 
distinct rows. JZz¢anuzs, Perrier. 
* From E. Perrier’s ‘‘ Recherches pour servir a Vhistoire des Lombriciens ter- 
restres,” Nouvelles Archives du Museum, 1872, 
