REPORT ON THE RADIOLARIA. 993 



1. Acrocubus octopylus, u. sp. (PI. 82, fig. 9). 



Mitral ring somewhat smaller than the basal ring ; both rings rhombic, with curved outlines. 

 Sagittal ring elliptical, with six pairs of nodnlate protuberances. Four columelliE curved. Nodal 

 points without radial spines. 



Dimensions. — Height of the frontal ring 012, breadth 0'18. 



Habitat. — ^Western Tropical Pacific, Station 225, depth 4475 fathoms. 



2. Acrocubus tesseralis, u. sp. 



Mitral ring of the same size as the basal ring; both rings square, smooth, with straight 

 outlines. Sagittal ring also square, smooth. Four columellse straight. Nodal points without 

 radial spines. The shell has the form of a regular geometrical cube, the edges of which are 

 represented by the rings. 



Dimensions. — Height of the frontal ring 01, breadth Oil. 



Habitat. — Tropical Atlantic, Station 348, depth 2450 fathoms. 



Subgenus 2. Dipocubus, Haeckel. 

 Definition. — Basal ring with two descending feet. 



3. Acrocubus brachiatus, n. sp. 



Mitral ring smaller than the basal, both rings square, with thick straight rods. Sagittal ring- 

 tuberculate, square, equatorial part thinner. Four columellie curved, the two lateral ones prolonged 

 downwards into two vertical parallel straight feet of half their length. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cube 012 ; length of the feet 0'06. 



Habitat. — North Pacific, Station 244, depth 2900 fathoms. 



4. Acrocubus amphistylus, n. sp. 



Mitral and basal rings of nearly equal size, square, with thick curved rods. Sagittal ring 

 eUiptical, in the equatorial part thinner. Frontal ring tuberculate. Four columellce curved, the 

 two lateral ones prolonged downwards into two vertical, tubercidate feet of half theii" length. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cube 013 ; length of the feet 0'07. 



Habitat. — Central Pacific, Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms. 



5. Acrocubus arcuatus, n. sp. (PI. 93, fig. 15). 



Mitral and basal rings, as well as the sagittal ring, of the same form as in the jareceding nearly 

 allied species. The two lateral columellte are prolonged not only downwards into two short 



(ZOOL. CHALL. EXP. PART XL. — 1886.) Kf 125 



