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nate and short-sheathing, approximated or crowded, the final leaves colored, 

 bracted and involucrate to the terminal fascicle of 3-6 flowers, besides a few 

 axillary and solitary below. The calyx is tubular-campanulate 4 lines long, 

 upper portion somewhat inflated, membranaceous, colored (blue, like the 

 flowers); teeth unequal, about %-%, the tube somewhat triangular, base 

 thence acute, smaller segments linear-lance subulate; corolla tubular, slightly 

 inflated above the calyx, but again a little constricted at the throat, lobes five, 

 very short, %-% the flower, ovate, subacute, margins minutely denticulate, 

 beardless within, infolded and entire at the simses, %-%-inch loug, 2-lines 

 broad; filaments from half a line becoming 4-6-lines long, anthers ^aggitate 

 oblong acute; ovary elliptical, as long as the stipe; seeds minute, scarcely ob- 

 long, rough, very obscurely wing-girded. 



Description of three New Species of Sessile-Eyed Crus- 

 tacea, with remarks on Ligia occidentalis. 



BY W. G. W. HA.EFOKD. 



Ligia occidentalis. Dana. 



In some alcoholic miscellanea sent from Magdalena Bay, L. C, by Mr. W. 

 J. Fisher, we found thirty to forty individuals of the above species, which 

 agree sufficiently well with Prof. Dana's description of L. occidentalis to be 

 readily referred to it, although some points of difference between our speci- 

 mens and the Professor's definition of that species, may be of interest. 



According to Dana's description, the number of joints in the flagellum of 

 the outer antenna is from 16 to 18. I have counted the joints in the flagella 

 of six individuals, with the following result: 28, 26, 28, 24, 24, 28. The 

 specimens from Lower California do not clearly show the coloration often so 

 conspicuous in individuals of the same species found on the shores of our 

 bay, yet it is evident upon a close examination. The irregular black dots 

 on the limbs of this species are very constant, and in form suggest Arabic 

 characters. 



Dexamine scitulus, n. sp. 



Upper antenna longest, the short third joint of its peduncle extending to 

 the middle of the third joint of the lower. Second joint of the lower antenna 

 about one-third longer than the corresponding joint of the upper. Flagellum 

 of lower antenna ciliate on lower side. Eyes small and indistinct. First 

 gnathopoda weak, hand of second obovate, carpus slightly produced inte- 

 riorly with a bundle of set® on the same edge. Telson single. 



Length, 1 inch. 



Dredged in six fathoms Magdalena Bay, Lower California, by Mr. "W. J. 

 Fisher. My description is made from a single specimen. It is the most 

 beautiful amphipod I have yet met with, and when first taken from the water 

 must have been a most attractive object. Color light purple, with deeper 

 dottings of the same color on the epimera. I regret that more of this inter- 



