426 THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE SCYPHOMEDUSjE, 



civilisation is pretty much limited to the eastern coast, we may 

 take it for granted that this Medusa, as well as the following New 

 Zealand species, were found on the East Coast. 



Toreuma tlteophila. Haeckel. 

 This Medusa, first described by Peron and Lesueur (1), and named 

 Cassiopea Dieuphila, was sent to these authors from de Witt's 

 Land north-west coast of Australia. It has been catalogued by 

 Haeckel (2) in his system under the above name. Toreuma 

 theophila. 



Cassiopea Ornata. Haeckel. 



Haeckel (3) describes under this name a Rhizostome evidently 

 extensively distributed in the north of our district. Specimens 

 from New Guinea, the Pelew Islands and North Australia were 

 at his disposal. 



Cephea Fusca. Peron et Lesueui-. 



This Medusa, like the last mentioned, is extensively distributed 

 in the north of our district. It was first described by Peron et 

 Lesueur (4), and under the same name catalogued by Haeckel (5). 

 It was found on the coast of De Witts Land as well as on 

 the Malabar coast. 



The family of the Pilemida? appears to be wanting on the coasts 

 of Australia, and is not even to be found in the larger district 

 which Haeckel i-eckons as the Australasiatic. 



CHAUNOSTOMID^E. 



Pseudorhiza aurosa. Von Lendenfeld. 

 This Medusa was found by me (6) in Port Phillip, the harbour 

 of Melbourne, and described as a species of the new family of 



(1.) Pa-on et Lesueur. Tableaux des Meduses, p. 356. 

 (2.) E. Haeckel. Das System der Medusen. Seite, 566. 

 (3.) E. Haeckel. Das System der Medusen. Seite 570. 

 (4.) Peron et Lesueur. Tableaux des Meduses, p. 361. 

 (5.) E. Haeckel. Das System der Medusen. Seite 575. 

 (6.) R. von Lendenfeld. Ueber eine neue Uebergangsform zwischen 

 Semostomen und Rhizostomen, Zoologischer Anzeiger. Band V., Seite 380. 



