C.OI'l'.I'OnA — I.IHl'.OC.KIA, MKCYNOC.KKA 67 



LUBBOCKIA SQUILLIMANA (Claus). 



1898 March: 29^ N. 35'' W. 



Temperature: 19 i. 

 Salinity : :*>(). ^5. 



Plankton-type. Noted from the tropical Pacilic, .Mediterranean 

 and the region of Ascension. — S. ? 



MECYNOCERA CLAUSII (.1. C. Thomps). 



1897 Devciiihi'i' and 



1898 January: 34° N. 30^ W. to 4«= N. 11° W.; 23° N. 42' W.; 



16° N. 48° W.; 32° N. 74° W. 

 February: 48°— 50° N. 40°— 31° W.; 16° N. 71° W. to 34° 



N. 74° W. 

 March: area between 23° N. 28° W., 28° X. 38° W. and the 



Azores; area between the Azores, 48° N. 6° W. and 49° N. 



33° W.; 49° N. 33° W. to 40° N. 64° W.; 9° N. 53°— 59° W.; 



15° N. 49° W.; 32° N. 74° W. 

 April: 41° N. 19° W.; 45° X. 16° W.; 47° X. 29° W.; 47° X. 



39° W. 

 May: 38° X. 21. W.; 41° N. 16° W.; 45° X. i3° W.; 43° X. 



45° W. 

 . June: Azores; 39° X. 39° W.; 45° N. 41° W.; 48° N. 33° W. 

 July and August: Azores. 

 September: 46° X. 39° W.; 43° N. 48° W. 

 November: 33° X. 10° W.; Azores; area between 51° N. 20° 



W., 5n X. 31° W., 40° N. 67° W. and 47° X. 41° W. 

 December: Azores; 49° X. 30° W.; 42°-43° N. 62°— 57° W. 



1899 January: 33° X. 15° W. 



March: 30° X. 34° W. to the Azores; 46^ X. 11^ W. 

 April: 35° X. 74° W. 

 April: 25°— 30° S. 7°— IT E. 



Temperature: 16 8, mean of 79 ohs., max. 2S, iiiin 10. 



Salinity: 35.77, mean of 1-9 obs., max. 37. o.-,, min. 32. s?. 



Plankton-type. This species is noted from the tropical Paci- 

 lic, tlic Mediterranean and the Canaries. The distribution of this 

 species in the Atlantic is very interesting in several respects. It is 

 arkremiiMc that it was so abundant in 1S9S and scarce in 1899. 



