246 OX AUSTRALIAN AMPHEPODA. 



The present paper contains descriptions of thirty-seven new 

 species, comprising, as might be expected, several interesting 

 new generic forms. 



It would be premature until a more complete series has been 

 obtained to offer any generalisations on the relations borne by 

 the Australian region — as regards this group of Crustacea — to the 

 other zoological provinces. I am confident however, from what 

 I have already observed that the edriophthalmous fauna of 

 Australia will prove on further investigation to be an exceptionally 

 rich one, and will be found to possess a well-marked distinctive 

 facies. 



Of the specimens from which the descriptions and drawings 

 were made, some, including all the Tasmanian species, are in 

 the collection of the Hon. William Macleay, of Elizabeth Bay, 

 Sydney, by whom they were kindly lent me for examination ; 

 others were obtained during the dredgings carried on in Port 

 Jackson during the last few months under the auspices of the 

 Trustees of the Australian Museum, and were lent me for 

 investigation by Mr. E. P. Pamsay, the Curator of that Institution 

 to whom I here take the opportunity of expressing my thanks ; 

 the remainder were collected by myself with the valuable assistance 

 of Mr. Greorge Masters, Curator of the Macleay Museum, Sydney. 



GROUP NORMALIA. 



Fam. OBCHESTIDiE. 

 Genus Talitrus, Latr. 



Talitrus sylvaticus, sp. nov. (Plate VII., fig. 1.) 



Coxro of third pereiopoda much broader than the others. Eyes 

 round. Superior antennae nearly equal in length to the cephalon 

 and first segment of the pereion ; first segment of the jjeduiicle 

 compressed ; second segment the longest ; third very short ; 

 flagellum rather shorter than the peduncle. Inferior antenna) 



