i8o The Irish Naturalist. [July, 



commonest Medusae, and to extend the area of distribution of 

 many species in a westward direction. 



I have described in detail many of the specimens collected 

 at Valencia in a paper on " British Hydroids and Medusae" 

 which was read at a meeting of the Zoological Society of 

 London on March 17th, and will be published in the Proceed- 

 ings of the Society in August. 



I intend here to give only a list of species taken, omitting a 

 few doubtful ones which require the collection of more 

 specimens to establish for a certaint}^ their identity. 



HYDRO M EDUS^C. 



ANTHOMED US.-E. 

 Margclis britarinica (Forbes) \=Boii.gainvillea britannica, Forbes]. — 



vSoiiie very large adult forms taken in May. 

 Podocorync carnea, Sars. —Only a single specimen taken. 

 t Corymorpha nutans, Sars. — Very abundant during April and 



Llay. The hydroid was not found. 

 t Hytoocodon prol if cr, Agassiz {=Anipliicodon fritillaria (Steen- 



strup)]. — A few specimens found at the beginning of April. Some 



carried young liydrae in the umbrella-cavity. 



* Lar saUellarum, Gosse \_—Willsia stellata^ Forbes].— Fairly 



common during April and May. 



* Dtpurena haltcrata, (Forbes) \;=^Slabbena hallerata^ Forbes.] — 



Only a single specimen taken in April. Miss Delap sent me a 

 specimen taken in the harbour on July 8th, and another on 

 September 6th. 



* Euphysa aurata, Forbes.— Scarce during April, but increased in 



number during May. 

 •' Tiara pilcata (Forskal) \j= Oceania cpiscopalis^ Forbes].— A few 

 early stages seen and some splendid adult specimens taken at the 

 end of May. 



* Llzzia tolondina, Forbes.— A few taken at the end of May. 



* lYIargelllum octopunctatum (Sars.) [_ — Lizzia octopuudaia 



(Forbes)].— Fairly common during April and May. 



LEPTOMEDUSAi. 



* Laodice calcarata, Agassiz.— Three specimens taken in April. 



t Diplcurosoma hcmisphaericum (Allman) \j=A;ndmngia haiiu 

 ■ sphccnca, Allman].— A few taken in May. 



* Tiaropsls multicirrata (Sars.) [Thaumantias melanops, Forbes].— 



Two early stages taken at the beginning of April. 



* Euchilota pilosclla (Forbes) \= Thaumantias pilosella, Forbes].— 



Three specimens taken in April and one in May. 



* New to the Irish Fauna. 



t Not previously recorded for the West Coast of Ireland 



