REPORT ON THE AMPHIPODA. 281 



" This species has a very close resemblance to Amphitoe Inaispis of Kroycr. It is however 

 a true Gammarus, as the accessory filament of the superior antennae does exist, although 

 extremely small. Hah. "Wellington Channel, in thirty-five fathoms." The name was 

 preoccupied by Rathke, in 1843, and the species is identified by Boeck with Melita dentata, 

 Kr0yer, 1842. This is followed by " Lycianassa lagena, Kroy. ;" " AmpMtoe Ixviuscula, 

 Kroy.;" " Amphifik JunnWl (Rroy.), a specimen in a broken state occurs, which may 

 probably be of this species," given in the Brit. Mus. Catal. as a synonym of Pherusa 

 fucicola, Leach ; " Acanthosoma lujstrix, Owen. ; " " Stegoceplialus (Kroy.) Amimlla (Phipps), 

 Plate XXXV., fig. 1," which is re-figured by Westwood, "the figures hitherto published " 

 by Phipps and Herbst (copying from Phipps) being " exceedingly imperfect and incorrect." 

 Those in Kr0yer's great work had probably not come under the author's notice. 



At page 407 the Lsemodipoda contain " Caprdla spimfera (n. s.), Plate XXXV., fig. 2. 

 Segmentis omnibus corporis spinis armatis." Figure 2c shows the mandible with its long 

 three-jointed palp, which transfers this species to the genus JEijina. In the explanation of 

 the plate it is thus given " 2c, ' palpigerous mandibles V " " 2h, terminal segments of the 

 body seen from above," is followed by " 2i, the same seen sideways, showing a pair of short 

 exarticulate filaments attached to the last leg-bearing segment, and a pair of similar 

 appendages, accompanied by a pair of larger two-jointed ones, attached to the minute 

 terminal representative of the abdomen." This species is identified by Spence Bate with 

 ^(/i7ia S2nnosismma, Stimpson, 1854. 



Mr. Bell concludes by saying, " For the elaborate anatomical details of the plates, and for the 

 greater part of the description of them which I have adopted, I have to acknowledge my 

 obligation to Mr. Westwood." 



1855. Dana, James Dwight. 



The Crustacea ; United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 

 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles WUkes, U.S.N. Vol. 

 XIII. Part. II. Philadelphia; printed by C. Sherman, 1852. Atlas, Phila- 

 delphia, 1855. 96 Plates. Amphipoda, PI. 54-69. 



Most of the drawings for this magnificent work were, the author states, made during the years 

 1838-1842, in the course of the cruise of the expedition. It is greatly to be regretted that 

 the portions of the text and the sets of plates relating to the diflerent groups of Crustacea 

 cannot be separately procured. As it is, the work is rare, expensive, and unwieldy to handle, 

 alike difiicult for the carciuologist to get or to do without. 



After the engraving, but before the colouring, of the plates, a large part of the original drawings 

 were destroyed by fii-e in Philadelphia. The loss occasioned by this catastrophe is not 

 likely to be soon repaired. 



With the exception of Phronima atJantica, Gu6rin, Dana here figures all the species of Amphi- 

 poda which he describes as brought home by the expedition. 



1855. GOSSE, P. H. 



Notes on some new or little-known Marine Animals. The Annals and Magazine 

 of Natural History. No. XCI. July 1855, and No. XCV. November 1855. 

 Vol. XVI. Second Series. London, 1855. pp. 27-36, 307. 



At page 30, in the " Order Edriophthalma. Fam. Cyamid.e. Genus Cyamus (Fabr.)," 

 Mr. Gosse introduces " C. Thomjisoni {m\\n). Plate III. fig. 11. Body about Jth of au 

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