488 Annals of the South African Museum. 



From the pond at Hanover. Sars expresses a doubt as to 

 its identity with the species Estheria lofti, Baird, recorded 

 from Bagdad. Also he found it to be in some respects very 

 similar outwardly to certain species of the genus Leptestheria, 

 but concludes by saying: "It is, however, a true Estheria, 

 as is proved by the structure of the enclosed animal." 



GEN. LEPTESTHEEIA, Sars. 



1898. Leptestheria, Sars, Arch. Naturv. Kristian., vol. xx., No. 6, p. 9. 

 1900. L., Sars, On some Indian Phyllopoda, p. 10. 



LEPTESTHERIA MACGILLIVBAYI (Baird). 



1898. Leptestheria siliqva, Sars, Arch. Naturv. Kristian., vol. xx., 



No. G, p. 11, pis. 2, 3. 



Males and females, from a pool on Green Point Common, 

 near Cape Town, were sent to Sars by the South African 

 Museum. Sars says on this occasion : "At first I was of the 

 opinion that this form might be the Estheria Macgillivrayi 

 of Baird, which was procured from the very same region ; but 

 a closer comparison of the figures of the shell he gives, seems 

 to forbid such an identification." 



1899. L. s., Sars, Arch. Naturv. Kristian., vol. xxi., No. 4, p. 23, 



pi. 3. 



Eaised from dried mud sent to Sars by Dr. Purcell ; also 

 specimens received from the same gentleman, taken by him 

 at Green Point Common ; others collected by Mr. J. L. Drege 

 at Port Elizabeth, and a somewhat anomalous adult male, 

 "taken by Mr. Sculley in the Bushmanland, accordingly in 

 a rather remote region of South Africa." With this more 

 abundant material available, Sars infers that beyond doubt 

 " the 2 forms recorded by Baird as Estheria Macguillivrayi 

 and E. Bubidgei must be adduced to the same species." 



1900. L. siliqua, Sars, On some Indian Phyllopoda, p. 11. 



Sars here again notes that Baird's two species are con- 

 generic with his Leplestheria siliqua, and that "in all prob- 

 ability they are identical w r ith L. siliqua." But in that case 

 Baird's specific name should be adopted. 

 1905. L. siliqva, Sars, Arch. Naturv. Kristian., vol. xxvii., No. 4, p. 3. 



A single male specimen, taken at Hanover, with four other 



phyllopods. 



