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Show ON MOLLUSCA FROM ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESEX. [Apr. 19, tt lineis abdominalibus distinctis, cariniformibus. Anadastus, n. gen. (type L. cambodicB, Crotch). ttt lineis abdominalibus impressis divaricatis. Stenodastus, n. gen. (type L. melanosterna). d. Elytrorum apicibus mucronatis. (t lineis abdominalibus nullis) Stenolanguria, Fowler (type S. tricolor, Fowler). forcipatis Meristobelus, n. gen. (type M. forcipatus, Corh.). acuminatis Acropteroxys, n. gen. (type Languria gracilis, Newman). ii. Oculi grosse granulati. a. Tarsi, prasertim antici maris, valde hirtuli; lineis abdominalibus brevibus Crotchia, Fowler (type C. vagabunda, Fowler). b. Tarsi vix hirtuli; lineis abdominalibus nullis Barbaropus, n. gen. (type Languria nyassa, Fowler). lineis abdominalibus brevibus Microlang'uria, Lewis (type Languria jansoni, Crotch). iii. Oculi fortiter granulati; lineis abdominalibus impressis, extus elevatis brevibus. Cladoxena, Mots. April 19, 1887. Osbert Salvin, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. The Secretary called attention to a set of eleven photographs containing representations of the principal objects of Natural History collected by the celebrated traveller Prejevalski during his recent expedition in Central Asia and an accompanying Catalogue, which had been presented to the Society's Library by Dr. A. Strauch, F.M.Z.S., and read some extracts from a letter addressed to him by Dr. A. Strauch on the subject. Dr. Strauch stated that after Prejevalski had returned from his fourth journey, and had again given his valuable collection of Vertebrates to the Imperial Academy of Petersburg, it was determined by the Academy to have a special exhibition of all the zoological collections of Prejevalski in the new wing of the Academy buildings. The collection thus arranged contained specimens of 702 Mammals, 5010 Birds, 1199 Reptiles and Amphibians, and G43 Fishes, besides some Ethnological objects. The photographs now exhibited represented these objects as arranged for exhibition in the building of the Academy. The catalogue, which was in Russian, contained the scientific names of the principal species so far as they had been determined. Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell exhibited specimens of some Mollusca taken at Isleworth, Middlesex, and read the following notes:-> A R I O N B O U R G U I G N A T I , Mabille.-This species, though differing |