BY PROFESSOR T. THOMSON FLYNX, B.SC. (7 



Remark<. — The specimens were obtained by dredging 

 in Port Stephens, Now South Wales, but the depth is 

 not given. 



I have provisionally placed this specimen in the genus 

 Valhne. It does not agree with Hodgson "s definition of 

 this genus (1910 page 225) and just as little with that 

 given by Schimkewitsch (1909, pp. 8-9). The presence of 

 the four-jointed palp in the male is a feature in which the 

 piesent species resembles FdUtue fhniorplin , Hoek, with 

 which it also agrees in the following points — the independ- 

 ence of the posterior trunk segments, the forms of the 

 spines on the ovigers, the finely-toothed chelophores. and 

 the possession of auxiliarv claws. Pnlhne dimnr]>ha, 

 however, possesses a terminal claw on the oviger, which is 

 absent in /''. rrilida (see Lonuin, 1908, page 40). 



The presence of the palps, in mv opinion, would not 

 allow of this species being included in the genus Para- 

 [lalhne as proposed by Loman. 



If, as Thompson suggests (1909, p. 538) a new genus 

 sliould be created, founded upon Hoek s description of 

 Pallfiie dimorplui , then it is worthy of consideration that 

 the new genus should be so defined as to include the 

 species under discussion. 



PSEUDOPALLENE PACHYCHEIRA, Haswell. 



(PI. XIX., fig. 9; pi. XX., figs. 10-11.) 



1884, Pallene pachycheira, Haswell, 1884, p. 1030, pi. 57, 

 figs. 6-9. 



1908, Parapalletie poclii/c/ieira, Loman, 1908, p. 47. 



Specimen. — Australian Museum Collection, G5194, 

 holotypo ^ , Port Jackson. 



Dexrriptinn. — Bnr])/ is robust, smooth, with segments 

 distinct. 



(!ruri(/ers are separated by small interspaces. 



Cephalon is expanded, strongly cleft in front. 



Neck is short and wide. 



Ocular tuherch is low and rounded, placed on posterior 

 ])ortion of neck. 



Prohoxci^ is insei-tcd vcntrally into the cephalon, direct- 

 ed obliquely downwards, very short, cylindrical at the 

 base, conically pointed in front with a fringe of delicate 

 setae round the mouth. 



Abdomen is short, tapering posteriorly. 



Chelophoref: are strong and powerful. Scape is single, 

 palm greatly developed with fingers hanging in front of 



