332 Annals of the South African Museum. 



LEPTOCHELTA SAVIGNYI (Kroyer). 



1900. Leptndelin lifuensis Stebbing, I.e. p. 616, pi. 54 C ( 9 ), D 



and pi. 55 B (cJ). 

 1900. ., sp. Borradaile, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1900, p. 797, 



pi. 51, figs. 2-2c. 



1905. ,, lifuensis Stebbing, I.e. p. 7, pi. Ic ( <$ $ ). 



1907. ,, Nobili, Mem. E. Ae. Sei. Torino, ser. 2, 



vol. 57, p. 414. 

 1910. ., Stebbing, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. 31, 



p. 216. 



1918. dubius id. Ann. Durban Mus. vol. 2, pt. 2, p. 62, 



pi. 9 A. 



The specimens are nearest to the Ceylon specimens as regards the 

 1st peraeopods (gnathopods) and the 1- jointed outer ramus of the 

 uropod. 



In the Durban specimen the gnathopod is much more strongly 

 developed than in the Cape specimens so far discovered. 



Length : 3-3'5 mm. 



Colour : Yellowish-white, posterior margins of the segments rather 

 deeper in tint, eyes blackish-brown. 



Locality : St. James and Buffet's Bay (both in False Bay). 15/2/14 

 and 29/9/13. (K.H.B.) 2 <J ^ ; Buffel's Bay. 1/3/15. (K.H.B.) 6$ $ ; 

 Durban. 19/7/15. (H. W. Bell-Marley) 1 <J . (S.A.M., Nos. 

 A2691, A3092, A3306 and A3849.) 



Geogr. Distribution : Loyalty Islands and Isle of Pines (Stebbing) ; 

 Funafuti (Borradaile) ; Ceylon (Stebbing) ; Tuamotu Archipelago and 

 Gambier Islands, 1-8 metres, amongst Corallines and pearl oysters 

 (Nobili) ; Eed Sea, Suez (Stebbing), etc. 



FAMILY GNATHIIDAE. 



GEN. GNATHIA Leach. 



For referenses to the family and genus see Barnard, Ann. S.A. 

 Mus. vol. 10, pt, 7, p. 200, 1914 ; and add : 



1914. Vanhoffen, Deutsche Siidpol. Exp. vol. 15, pt. 4, p. 487. 

 1916. Cooper, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8), vol. 18, p. 124. 



GNATHIA SPONGICOLA n. sp. 



(Plate XV. Fig. 9.) 

 Male. Head concave in front, anterior margin with two small 



