Zoological Society. 129 form of my M. fuscula ; and possibly by a typographical error its length has been indicated as 3| lin., since in the description it is com-pared with " M. impura" fuscula and tuberum, which species are little more than a line long. 14. " M. teeviuscula " (I. c. 54. 27) is identical with my M. niti-dula ; very possibly I have erroneously described its antennae as con-sisting of twelve joints ; if so, I shall be happy to rectify my mistake as soon as 1 have an opportunity of re-examining my northern speci-mens. It may be remarked that the intermediate articulations of the flagellum are closely approximate. In M. muscorum, Foerster, I. c. 59. 31, which I have not seen, I can scarcely recognise my Myrmica of the same name, for the an-tennae entirely pale and the abdomen with a fuscous band, appear to indicate a different species. M. Foerster does not state whether his species has the thorax continuous above, or with a distinct transverse suture. I trust shortly I shall have another opportunity of returning to this subject. PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. June 11, 1850.— W. Spence, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. The following paper was read : — Synopsis of the species of Antelopes and Strepsiceres, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES. By J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., P.B.S. etc. The genera in this Synopsis are arranged after the plan, first sug-gested in a paper on the genera of the Hollow-horned Ruminants (Bovidce) in the ' Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.' xviii. 227. ANTELOPES. The Antelopes contain a large number of species separated into several genera, which may be arranged in the following sections : — I. The Antelopes of the Fields have a tapering nose, with the nostrils bald within. 1. The True Antelopes are light-bodied and limbed, and small-hoofed, with a short or moderate tail covered with elongated hair to the base ; horns lyrate or conical. 2. The Cervine Antelopes are large-sized, rather heavy-bodied and large-hoofed, and have an elongated tail with short hair at the base and tufted at the end ; horns lyrate or conical. 3. The Caprine Antelopes are heavy-bodied and limbed, and large-Ann. $ Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 2. Vol. viii. 9
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