EEPORT ON THE AMPHIPODA. 383 



1868. Heller, Camil. 



Reise der osterreichisclien Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857- 

 58-59 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wallerstorf-Urbair. Zool. 

 Tlieil. 2. Bd. 3. Abth. Crustaceen. Mit 25 Tafeln. Wien. 1868. Ampliipoda, 

 pp. 128-9. PI. XL Fig. 4. 5, 5a-c. (Tauais. pp. 133-4. PL XI. Fig. 3.) 



The new species of Ampliipoda described and figured are, 1. " Allorcl testes Paulensis," which is 

 stated to be rather lilce Allorchestes verticillata, Dana, apparently belonging to the genus 

 Hijale; 2. " Anonyx Chilensis," said to approach the genus Callisoma in the almost cheliform 

 sti'ucture of the second gnathopod, but appearing to correspond more nearly, so far as 

 described, witli Boeck's genus Orclwniene. 



As only two or three pages referring to the Amphipoda are embalmed in this handsome and 

 expensive work, for the benefit of students who may not be able to consult it, I here append 

 the Latin descriptions of the new species : — 



Allorcliestes paulensis, " antennae seoundcB primis fere duplo longiores, pedunculo et fiagello fere 

 aeque longis, articulo pedunculi secundo tertio breviore, flageUo 1 2-articulato, articulis 

 oblongis, setis brevibus dense verticiUatis. Antennae primse nudiusoulaj, flagello pedunculum. 

 paulo superante, 11-articulato. Pedes primi parvuli, secundi sat fortes, manu subovata 

 palma inferiore rectiuscula pubescente, dactylo longo ; antibrachio infra producto. Pedes 

 quinti, sexti septimique subsequi, breves, setis paucis sparsis instructi. Abdominis 

 eegmentum ultimum latum, postice arcuatum. Longitudo 12 millira." 



Anonyx chilensis, "Oculi reniformes. Antennae primas secundis plus duplo breviores, pedunculi 

 articulis duobus ultimis brevissimis, flagello pedunculo longiore 11-1 2-articulato. Anteniice 

 eeeundas fere dimidiam corporis longitudinem sequantes, pedunculo dimidium flagelli 

 antennularum superiorum attingente, supra ciliato, flagello 2't-25-articulato, parce setoso. 

 Pedes antici subcheliformes breves; secundi elongati, graciles, cheliformes. Abdominis 

 segmentum ultimum acutum, medio divisum. Longitudo 7 millim." 



1868. Hesse, EuGi;jfE. 



Observations sur des Crustaces rares ou nouveaux des cotes de France. 15™ art. 

 Description d'un nouveau Crustace appartenant au genre Limnorie. Annales des 

 Sciences Naturelles. 5^"°' ser. Zool. ct Paleont. X. Paris, 1868. pp. 101-120. 

 PL 9. 



Under the name Limnorm xylophaga, as though the species were new, Cltehira terdirans, 

 Philippi, is elaborately described and figured. Hesse considers that the function of respira- 

 tion is discharged not only by the " vesicules branohiales " at the base of the peraiopods, 

 but also by the "fausses pattes branchiales flabeUiformes " {i.e., the anterior pleopoda). The 

 heart, he says, is a longitudinal, cylindrical vessel, reaching from the base of the head with 

 a gradual contraction to end in a point at the extremity of the seventh peraaon-segment. 

 The stomach and digestive tube have very solid walls, suitable to the ligneous diet of the 

 animal. Of the " pattes thoraciques " he says there are seven pairs, which all have four or 

 five joints. [As a matter of fact they have the usual number]. Of the eyes he states that 

 they are not, as usual, "recouverts d'une cornee simple dans laqueUe sent enchassdes 

 des corndules, qui forment un ensemble collectif; ces corneules paraissent, au contraire, 

 composees de lames plates et squameuses, iudependautes, fixees verticalement par la base et 



