1855.] Linnean Society. 3/3 



two British species, on^ of which was described and figured by him- 

 self, in the 'Annals of Natural History' for Sept. 18.53, under the 

 name of Scolanthus callimoi-phus, which genus he is now convinced 

 ought to be abolished ; and the other, described in a letter from Mr. 

 Kingsley, appears to be identical with Edwardsia Beaiitempsii, Quatr. 

 The author then proceeds to remark on the importance of still 

 further dividing the large remainder of species, which, even after the 

 separation of the genera already constructed from it, still remain 

 united under the name of Actinia. After discussing the principles 

 on which he conceives that this division may be most properly 

 founded, he goes on to establish the following generic types, adding 

 after each the names of the British, and of some of the exotic species 

 belonging to it. 



Sagartia, Gosse. 



Actinice basi adhaerentes ; tentaculis conicis facile retractilibus ; sphesrulis 

 marginalibus nuUis. Corpus everrucosum, Jilamenta capsuUfera e poris 

 emittens ; Jilis urticantibus brevibus, pilorum fasciculo dense armatis. 



Sp, Brit. — Act. viduata (:=anguicoma, Price), Troglodytes, Aurora, 

 Candida, rosea, nivea, venusta, parasitica, Bellis, Dianthus ; forte etiam 

 A. aurantiaca et pulchella, Joid. 



The following exotic species, figured by Mr. Dana in the Zoophytes 

 of the American Exploring Expedition, seem to be referable to this 

 genus, viz. A. Primula ; the beautiful decorata and Fuegensis, both 

 allied to our Bellis ; and Achates, reticulata and Paumotensis, which 

 are evidently allied to Dianthus. 



BuNODEs, Gosse, 



ActinicB sphserulis marginalibus nuUis ; corpus verrucosum ; cute coriacea, 

 Jilamentis T[\\s5\\\hus nvi\\\s;JiUs urticantibus longis simplicibus; ten- 

 taculis plerumque crassis, conicis, obtusis. 



Sp. Brit. — A. gemmacea, Thallia, clavata, crassicornis, monile (forte 

 crassicornis ]\x\nox)1 Chrysopleniuml, albal, miniatat 



Of exotic species A. Diadema, pluvia. Gemma, Artemisia of Dana's 

 Zoophytes, probably belong to this genus. 



Actinia, L. (pars). 



Sphcenila capsuUferce ad disci marginem seriatae ; corjms everrucosum, 



poris Jila7nentisque missilibus destitutum ; cute \sevi. 

 Sp, Brit. — A. Mesembryanthemum, margaritij'era, Chiococca. 



Of exotic species A, Tabella and graminea of Dana are here re- 

 ferable. 



