G04 BULLETIN 100, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Head with width about twice length (fig. 1). No pulps. Three 

 moderately long- tentacles showing no segmentation. Eyes four, red- 

 dish; the posterior pair dorsal, the anterior pair lateral, with lenses 

 not seen from the dorsal surface. The stippling in figure 1 represents 

 the part of the anterior eves seen through the dorsal integument. 



First somite triangularly shaped dorsally, with apex directed 

 anteriorly. Tentacular cirri four pairs, of which the more ventrally 

 placed are short, the dorsally placed equaling the tentacles in length. 

 Second somite rectangular, setigerous. 



Parapodia with blunt dorsal lobe (fig. 2). Dorsal cirrus heavy, 

 not as attenuated as tentacles. Ventral cirrus lacking. Setae of two 

 kinds. Dorsal long, slender, and tapering, extending beyond the 

 dorsal cirrus. Ventral equally slender, shorter, and articulated. 

 The terminal part is very minute; the basal part club-shaped and 

 provided with fine teeth (fig. 3). 



Color of alcoholic specimen brownish yellow. 



Collected at San Miguel Harbor, Ticao Island. 



Family HESIONIDAE. 

 Genus HESIONE Savigny. 



HESIONE INTERTEXTA Grube. 



Ilcsione intertexta Grube (1878), p. 102, pi. 0. fig. 5. 



Collected at station D5355, Balabac Eight, North Balabac Strait. 44 

 fathoms, coral and sand bottom. 



Genus IRMA Grube. 



IRMA ANGUSTIFRONS Grube. 



Irma angustifrons Grube (1878), p. 108, pi. 6, tig. 7; pi. 15, fig. 12. 



Collected at station D5149, Sirun Island. 10 fathoms, coral and 

 shell bottom. 



Family APHRODITIDAE. 



Genus POLYNOE Savigny. 



POLYNOE PLATYCIRRUS Mcintosh. 



Polynoe platycirrus McIntosh (188.". i. p. 111. pi. :'., tiu - . 4; pi. L6, fig. 2. 



Collected at station D5518, Point Tagolo Light, Mindanao, 200 

 fathoms, gray mud and Globigerina bottom, temperature 54.0°. 



POLYNOE POLYCHROMA Schmarda. 



Polynoe polychroma Schmarda (1861), p. 153, pi. 31. 



Collected at station D5355, Balabac Eight, North Balabac Strait, 

 44 fathoms, coral and sand bottom. 



