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aiice. Its other legs were seven in number. The body was 

 of a light colour, elegantly spotted with red, and tinged 

 slightly of that colour in various parts. 



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h [fg, 100.) is evidently pretty nearly allied to the last, 

 and, like it, is highly magnified. Its eyes projected consider- 

 ably from the body, and its antennae were differently situated 

 from the last, jointed, and bifurcated at their extremities. Its 

 body was divided by six bands, running across ; two legs (or 

 spiracles?) springing from the body at each segment. The 

 upper and largest segment was spotted with numerous dark 

 spots. This is by no means such a graceful animal as the 

 last, though the light it gives forth is exceedingly brilliant. 



a, b, and c {Jig. 101.) are most probably animals which 

 would have been placed by Miiller amongst his Entomostraca, 

 as they were contained within delicate shells. 



a {Jig. 101.) is a very beautiful transparent animal, contained 

 within a delicate, perfectly transparent, conical shell. Out of 

 the upper part of this shell were exserted, when in motion, 

 two large flattish bodies, or antennae, which he quickly with- 

 drew into his shell when he was touched, or the water near 

 him even agitated ; remaining motionless for a time, but very 

 soon thrusting them forth again, and moving away. This little 

 animal, or at least an animal very nearly resembling it, is figured 

 by Dr. Friedr. Eschscholtz, in a work lately published in 

 Germany, and perhaps not much known in this country. It 

 differs from his figure only in the colours, this animal being 

 perfectly transparent, and almost colourless. It is called by 

 the above mentioned naturalist the Chryseis conica. 



b {Jg. 101.) consisted of an oval, transparent, gelatinous 

 body, about the fourth of an inch in length ; the projecting aii- 



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