BT WILLIAM A. HASWELL, M.A., B.SC. 281 



Genus Lepidoxotus, Leach. 



Lepidonotus oculatus. 



Lepidonotus oculatus, Baird, 1. c , p. 184. 



Animal about 1^- inch, long, and, including the setae, about ^ 

 an inch broad, nearly equal in breadth at each extremity. It is 

 of a light yellow colour. 



Head rather small ; tentacle and antennae rather short, of 

 nearly equal length, club-shaped near extremity, which terminates 

 suddenly in a slender point. Palpi stout, conical, setaceous, only 

 a little longer than the tentacle and antennae. Feet stout 

 biramous. Bristles of dorsal branch few in number, short, 

 straight, sharp-pointed and finely striated across. Those of 

 ventral branch are more numerous, much stronger, slightly curved 

 at the point, but becoming broader near the extremity, where it 

 is serrated, the teeth of the serrations being long and prominent. 

 The elytra are twelve pairs, rather rounded, extending laterally 

 beyond the body ; smooth on the edges, roughly tuberculated on 

 the surface, and near the centre marked with a large round black 

 spot, like an eye. Dorsal cirri of considerable length, incrassated 

 or club-shaped beneath the extremity, which is marked by a black 

 ring and, like the tentacle and palpi terminates suddenly in a 

 sharp point. Ventral cirri nearly reaching the extremity of the 

 ventral branch of the foot, slightlj^ incrassated beneath the 

 extremity which terminates in a fine point. Anal cirri of con- 

 siderable length, and, like the dorsal cirri, club-shaped near the 

 extremity, blackringed and sharp-pointed. \_Baiyd.'] 



Australia, (Brit. Mus.) 



Lepidonotus striatus. 



Lepidonotus striatus, Kinberg, Ofversigt af K. Yet.-Akad., 

 Forhandl, 1855, p. 381 ; Baird. 1. c, p. 183. 



Polynoe striata, Quatrefages, 1. c, p. 227. 



