288 COLE 
SPECIMEN EXAMINED. 


Lot. Locality. No. of specimens. Date. Source. 
Fe eel 
28 Dillon’s Beach, FO (2) Noy. 26, 1898 Univ. of Calif. 
Sonoma Co., Calif. 


Remarks.—This single specimen was in a vial with Lecythorhynchus 
marginatus and Ammothella tuberculata. No data as to depth were 
given, but they were probably all taken in shallow water. It has the 
general appearance of a Phoxichilidium-like form, but is distinguished by 
its short, stout body and crowded lateral processes. 
Genus Anoplodactylus Wilson (’784). 
Phoxichilidium (in part). 
Trunk rather slender, with the first segment constricted anteriorly and 
extending forward some distance beyond the base of the proboscis, thus 
producing a long narrow neck. Lateral processes comparatively long 
and well separated. Proboscis projecting obliquely downward from ven- 
tral side of first trunk segment. Eye tubercle at extreme forward 
end of the segment. Chelifori comparatively feeble. Ovigera slender, 
6-jointed; terminal joint very small. Egg-masses several, globular (A. 
petiolatus et erectus), or one or two, loose and more or less irregular in 
shape (A. Zentus). Legs long, slender; first tarsal joint very short; ven- 
tral margin of second tarsal joint projecting at the base (the heel) and 
there armed with strong spines; auxiliary claws minute.) 
Remarks.—This genus can readily be distinguished from Phoxichilidium, 
which it much resembles in general appearance, by the long, projecting 
neck, the feebler chelifori, and the 6-jointed ovigera with the ultimate 
joint very much smaller than the penultimate. 
Hoek (’98) lists the species which he considers as properly belonging 
to this genus. Besides the new species described below, I think the 
following should be added to his list: 1 
A. gestiens (Ortmann) = Phoxichilidium gestiens Ortmann, ’9I. Japan. 
A. plumularia (von Lendenfeld) = Phoxichilidium plumularie von 
Lendenfeld, ’83. Port Philip, Australia. 
A. tubiferus (Haswell) = Phoxichilidium tubiferum Taswell, 85. 
Port Jackson, New South Wales. 
1JIn a recent paper Mébius (:02) has referred two new species to the genus Anoplo- 
dactylus, viz., A. aculeatus and A. spinosus. The latter differs from the established 
genus in having 9-jointed ovigera, but in this connection Mébius says (p. 187): 
“‘Tch stelle fiir Anoplodactylus spinosus mit 9-gliedrigen Brutbeinen keinen neuen Gat- 
tungsbegriff auf, sondern scheide aus dem WiLson’schen Begriff Anoplodactylus das 
Merkmal einer bestimmten Gliederzahl der Brutbeine aus.” 
