8 Yerm, 
VKRMKS. 
An abstract is given in J. de I’Anat. Phys. 1878, p. 548, of a paper by 
M^gnin in Bull. Soc. Cent. Vet. 1877, p. 646, on pneumonia produced by 
a Filarian Worm, which it is proposed to call Strongylus minutissimus ; 
it was observed in the lungs of some African sheep, and developnaent is 
said to be external to the host. 
A review of what is known as to the processes of fecundation in the 
Nematohehninthes, is given by R. Blanchard ; tom. cit. pp. 702-707 (vide 
Platyhelmintiies). 
In Ann. Sci, Nat. vii. No. 1, art. 7, there is an abstract of Deschamp’s 
experiments on the development of Ligula. 
Rodriguez, A. S., De las trichinas y de la trichinosis en Espana 
(Madrid) i H. Dunker, Anleitung zur microscopischen Fleischau (Berlin : 
1878) ; R. Long, Das Wissenswertheste iiber die Geschichte und den 
Lebensgang der Trichina spiralis (Breslau : 1878) : have not been seen 
by the Recorder. 
CH^TOGNATHA. 
32. Langheruans, — . Das Nervensystem der Chaetognathen. MB. Ak. 
Berl. 1878, pp. 189-193. 
Confirms Krohn’s account, and points out that the nervous system of 
Sagitta seems to point to relationship with the Mollusca. 
ACANTHOOBPHALI. 
33. Andres, A. Ueber den weiblichen Geschlechtsapparat dQ&Echino- 
rhynchus gigas^ Rud. Morph. JB. iv. pp. 584-591, pi. xxxi. 
The author points out that the ligamentum suspensorium is connected 
with the other lamellae, and that thus two sacs are formed ; these occupy 
nearly the whole of the coelom, and are in contact with the body -wall ; he 
describes in detail the structure of the “ bell-shaped organ,” and states 
that the vagina consists of three parts ; he confirms the statement made 
by Henle (on E. acus) of the presence of four large ganglia between this 
and the wall of the body. 
ROTATOEIA. 
33 A. Balbiani, — . Observations sur le Notommate de Werneck et sur 
son parasitisme dans les tubes des Vaucheries. Ann. Sci. Nat. vii. 
No. 1, Art. 2, pi. iv. 
The author was unable to observe any males. 
GEPHYEBA, 
34. Selenka, E. Das Mannchen der Bonellia. Zool. Auz. i. pp. 120 & 
121 , 
