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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
lilacina (Lam.), costata {OhQmxi.),phasianella (Desli.), accineta (Homer), grata 
(Desh,), planatella (Lam.), chinensis Jlorida (Lam.), albodorsata 
(Sow.), multiradiata (Sow.), spathulata (Sow.), hagmowi (Bunker), gotthardi 
(Bunker), multistriata (Sow.), Candida (Besh.), and vulnerata (Brod.) are de- 
scribed and figured by Ed. Homer, Monogr. Venus, pp. 43-177, pis. 13-21. 
Cytherea lusoria (Chemn.), from the Bay of Yeddo, Lischke, Mai. Blatt. 
xiv* p- 174 j C. petechiaUs, common at Yokohama, Martens, Preuss. Exped. i. 
p. 139. Both identified with Venus meretrix (L.), from specimens from Ha- 
kodate by Schrenck, /. c. p. 545. — Venus {Callista) squalida (Sow.), Hako- 
date, pacijica (Billw.), pannosa (Sow.), and V, ( Tivela) radiata (Sow.), from 
the Bay de Castries. Schrenck, 1. c. pp. 538-645. 
[ CythereaJ] The section Caryatis (Homer, 1862) =PiVar (Homer, 1857) con- 
tains the following species Caryatis tumens (Gmel.), cor (Hanl.), virgo (Gray), 
eruhescens (Bunker), pura (Besh.), acuminata (Sow.), tellinoides (Sow.), al- 
cyone, sp. n., Homer, p. 87, pi. 32. fig, 4, albina (Lam.), turbida, sp. n., Horner^ 
p. 88, pi. 33. fig. 6, indecora (Phil), manillce (Sow.), rostrata (Koch), albida 
(QmA.),phoenicopterus, sp. n., Homer, p. 92, pi. 25. fig. 1, alabastrum (Reeve), 
convexa (Say), buceulenta, sp. n., Homer, p. 95, pi. 25. fig. 4, kingii (Gray), la- 
marckii (Gray), limatula (Sow.), australica (Reeve), crocea (Besh,), citrma 
(Lam.), dohrni, sp. n., Homer, p. 101, pi. 27. fig. 2, Indian Ocean, pallescens 
(Sow.), inconspicua (Sow.), l<xta (L.), ajinis (Gmel.), varians (Hanley), obli- 
quota (Hanley), consanguinea (0. B. Adams), bidlata ),pudica (Menke), 
Jidicinia, sp. n., Homer, p. Ill, pi, 30, fig. 2,sowerbyi, new name,=sfw/^j/ca: of 
Sow. fig. 217, not 182, subpellucida (Sow.), vufescens (Besh.), pfcifferi 
(Homer), pelhidda (Lam.), rudis (Poll) }^soligena, sp. n., Homer, p. 118, pi. 32. 
fig. 1, Indian Ocean, lineolata (Sow.), munda (Homer), modesta (Sow.), ^or- 
recta, sp. n., Homer, p. 122, pi. 32. fig. 4, belcheri (Sow.), minuta (Koch), 
chordata and rustica, spp. nn., Homer, p. 125, pi. 33. figs. 2 & 3, are described 
and figured by Ed. Homer, Monogr. Venus, pp. 79-127, pis. 22-33. 
Venus (^Sunetta') vaginalis (Menke) excavata (Hanley) =Jf. sub- 
quadrata (Sow.), from Hakodate. Schrenck, 1. c. p. 637, 
Sunetta adelince, sp. n., Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 909, pi. 44. fig. 6, 
Port Jackson. 
Dosinia japonica (Reeve), from Hakodate, Schrenck, 1. c. p. 661 j and from 
the Bay of Yedo, Lischke, Mai. Blatt. xiv. p. 174. 
Dosinia paella, s^. n., Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 909, pi. 44. fig. 4, 
Port Jackson. 
Cyclina chmmsis (Chemn.), from the Bay of Yedo, Lischke, Mai. Blatt. xiv. 
p. 174. 
Tapes, The Mediterranean species of this genus enumerated by Weinkauff 
are: — T. decussata (L.), variable in shape and colour,* T. aurea (Gmel.) j T. 
Iceta (Poli) [not Linn6] and catenifera {Viim.) — virginea of Philippi 
and other authors on Mediterranean shells, a variety of it —petalina (Lam.), 
another (Lam.), young specimens are Sowerby’s acuminata-, T. 
edulia (Chemn.) = virginea of English authors = longone (Olivi) = virago 
(Lov6n)j T. nitens (Scacchi) j T. pulchella (hdLm.,) = castrensis (Besh.); T. 
geographica (Gmel), a variety of this last species = tenorii (Costa) ; T. saxi- 
cola (Sandri). Weinkauff, i. pp. 97-106. 
Tapes schnelliana (Bunker) and T. philippinarum (Ad. & Hv.), from the 
» Bay of yeddo, Lischke, Mai Blatt. xiv. p. 173 ; the same as T, semidecus- 
