166 Transactions. 



Fani. NOTOMMATIDAE. 



Furcularia caeca Gosse. 



There is some doubt in my mind as to the correctness of this being caeca. 

 The body is cylindrical and the toes very much recurved, but the face is 

 oblique, as in gracilis. Length, 2 oo i^i- 



The single specimen, which is not well preserved, was sent to me in a 

 sample of water from Maheno by Mr. George Howes, F.E.8., F.L.S. 



Fam. R.ATTULIDAE. 



Rattulus longiseta Schrank. 



Common, to my knowledge, from Warrington to the Waitaki River. 

 Length, including foot, =1^; in. 



Rattulus rattus Ehrenberg. 



In water collected at Pukerau, near Waipahi, by Mr. Howes. One 

 specimen had the front portion of the lorica beset with five minute spines 

 of equal length, and closely resembled R. cornuta, which is described in 

 " Rotifera Supplement." Length, including foot, ^V in. 



Fam. DiNOC'HARIDAE. 



Dinocharis tetractis Ehrenberg. 



I obtained a single representative of this species in a large swamp at 

 the end of the Peebles Road, near the Waitaki River, on the 20th January^ 

 19n. It differs slightly from Hudson and Gosse's drawing, as, in addition 

 to the two large spurs, the first joint of the foot is covered with knobby 

 projections. It is certainly not D. inorvata Hilgendorf, as the faceted 

 lorica can be easily made out with careful lighting and a J in. objective. 

 Length, including foot, ^ in. 



Brachionus pala Ehrenberg. 



The largest and most interesting Brachionus I have seen. First brought 

 to my notice by Miss Lory. The long-lumbar-spine variety, B. amphiceros 

 of Ehrenberg. has of late become quite common here between May and 

 September. My New Zealand specimens measure from -rji^- ^o ih^^- ii'^^^ 

 toes to wreath. The aniphiceros var., ^rw "i- including spines. 



Brachionus bakeri Ehrenberg. 



Not common, by any means. Obtained once at Richnujnd's Crossing, 

 and on another occasion at Weston, in October and February. Length of 

 lorica, including spines, yto in. 



Brachionus angularis Gosse, 



Not common usually, but found recently in great numbers in a pond 

 near Enfield, where it was associated with B. pala. Hudson and Gosse have 

 remarked on the evident fancy those two species have for one another. 

 Length from wreath to toes, Jy in. ; lorica, yIo "^- 



