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digitata. This species is not included in Parnell's " Fishes of the 

 Firth of Forth," and I know of no subsequent record ; but, from the 

 fact of its occurrence at St. Andrews (in abundance), and also on 

 the Berwickshire coast, it is probably not uncommon in the outer 

 portion of the Forth. WILLIAM EVANS, Edinburgh. 



Pontoeypris aeupunetata, G. S. Brady, from the Clyde. I 



have this Ostracod from two localities within the Clyde area, viz. 

 off Port-Glasgow, where it was obtained in 1892, and in Campbel- 

 town Loch, where it was dredged in April this year. Pontoeypris 

 aeupunetata has been recorded from both the East and West Coasts 

 of Scotland (though apparently not before from the Clyde), and as 

 far north as Shetland. It appears nevertheless to be a scarce species, 

 and its occurrence in the Clyde is therefore noteworthy. THOMAS 

 SCOTT, Leith. 



Sabelliphilus Sarsi, Claparede, from the Firth of Forth. In 



the last issue of the " Annals of Scottish Natural History " I reported 

 the occurrence of this interesting Copepod in the Firth of Clyde, 

 where it had been observed for the first time in Scotland. I have 

 now to record its occurrence in the Firth of Forth, where it was 

 found, as in the Clyde, adhering to the feathery plumes on the head 

 of a large Sabclla, and probably its distribution is coextensive with 

 that of this Annelid. THOMAS SCOTT, Leith. 



Asterope norvegiea, G. O. Sars, from near Montrose New 

 to Britain. A single specimen of this rare Ostracod has been in 

 my possession for several years, but has only lately been identified. 

 The specimen was obtained near Montrose in September 1892, and 

 I, failing at the time to recognise it, labelled it Asterope, sp., and set 

 it aside for further study. Attention to other matters, however, 

 crowded out all remembrance of it till a short time ago, when my 

 son, Mr. Andrew Scott, happening to notice it, identified it as above. 

 There is no previous British record of Asterope norvegiea, and the 

 only other locality for which it is recorded is " Holmestrand in the 

 Christiania Fjord, Norway, in 50-60 fathoms, muddy bottom," where 

 it was discovered by Prof. G. O. Sars. I may state that Prof. G. S. 

 Brady kindly examined the specimen and confirmed my son's 

 identification of it. It was obtained off Montrose in about 14 

 fathoms water, where the bottom appears to consist largely of shelly 

 sand. THOMAS SCOTT, Leith. 



Cytheropteron depressum, Brady and Norman, from the 

 Clyde. This somewhat rare Ostracod was dredged in Campbeltown 

 Loch, Firth of Clyde, during April last. There does not appear to 

 be any previous record of it from the Clyde district, and it is only 

 within the past few years that it has been observed in the Scottish 

 seas, and is probably not very common. It would seem, however, 

 to have a fairly wide distribution even round the coasts of Scotland, 



