THE FAUNA OF THE SALCOMBE ESTUARY. 191 



Lepidasthenia ARGUS, Hodgson. Found in the tubes of Amphitrite 

 Edwardsi, on the shore between Salcombe town and Sandhill Point 

 (under Marine Hotel). For details of this new species see p. 250 of the 

 present number of this Journal. 



Sthenelais boa {Johnston). All the specimens had brown elytra. 

 The species was met with on the Salstone and near the mouth of 

 the harbour, between the Ferry House and Millbay. It was never 

 numerous. Specimens were also dredged in the channel between the 

 Salstone and Snape's Point, 



Marphysa sanguinea {Montagu). A specimen was met with on the 

 south-east shore of the Salstone ; a few specimens were found at the 

 north-east end of Salcombe Harbour, on the eastern shore, and it was 

 also taken on the same side of the harbour between the Ferry House 

 and Millbay. 



Marphysa Bellii {Aud. ct Edw.). Three specimens from the north- 

 east side of the Salstone, one from the south-east side, and one from 

 near the mouth of Salcombe Harbour (under Marine Hotel). The gills 

 begin on the seventeenth segment and occur on 23 segments in the 

 specimens from the Salstone. In the one from under the Marine Hotel 

 they begin on the eighteenth and occur on 29 segments. The species 

 has previously been found on the north coast of France and in the 

 Mediterranean (Audouin et Edwards, Marenzeller, de Saint-Joseph). 



Akabella (Maclovia) iricolor {Montagu). (For the synonymy of 

 this species see Willey, Joiirn. Mar. Biol. Assoc, vol. vi. p. 98.) Obtained 

 by digging in the muddy gravel on the west side of the Salstone and 

 in the sand near the mouth of the harbour. One or two specimens 

 only w^ere found in each locality. 



LuMBRiGONEREis Latrkilli, Aud. et Edw. (This is the name adopted 

 by de Saint-Joseph. It seems likely, however, that L. fragilis (Miill) 

 is the same species.) A number of specimens were found on the 

 west side of Salcombe Harbour, under the Marine Hotel. The species 

 was also met with on the zostera banks at the north-east end of 

 Salcombe Harbour, in the Kingsbridge estuary opposite Halwell Point, 

 and on the west side of the Salstone. 



Nereis (Praxithea) irrorata {Mahngren). (For the synonymy of 

 this species see Saint-Joseph, Ann. Pol. Dinard. Ann. Sci. Nat. S. VII. 

 V. p. 263). 



At Salcombe N. irrorata was most plentiful in the muddy gravel 

 on the west side of the harbour, near the mouth (under Marine Hotel), 

 where a number of specimens were found. Two specimens were also 

 taken on the east side of the harbour, and a single one in the 

 Kingsbridge estuary, south of Halwell Point. In all cases but one 

 the ground was muddy gravel. The animals were always found in- 



