628 E. J. ALLEN, 



SPIONIDJE. 



Nerine foliosa (Audouin and Edwards) : Mcintosh, Mon. Brit. Ann. 

 III. 1, 1915, p. 142. 



Plymouth. Wembury Bay (t.v.h.). In sand between tide- 

 marks on the east side of Drake's Island, on the eastern side of 

 the Sound, on Kingsand Beach (Cawsand Bay), Yeahn Sand-bank, 

 occasional specimens at each locality. 



Recorded in the former list as N. coniocephala Johnston. 



Salcombe. One specimen from the shore on the east side of 



the harbour (Joum. M.B.A., vol. 6, 1900, p. 194, as N. coniocefhala). 



Teignmouth. In sand in the estuary. 



ExMOUTH. Several specimens w^ere obtained in the sand west 

 of Salthouse Lake and in the hard clayey mud to the north of it 



(Joum. M.B.A., vol. 6, 1902, p. 320, as N. coniocepliala). 



Neeine cirratulus (Delle Chiaje) : Mcintosh, Mon. Brit. Ann. III. 1, 

 1915, p. 148. 



Plymouth. In fine gravel between tide-marks on the eastern 

 side of Plymouth Sound, occasional specimens only. 



Salcombe. One specimen was obtained on the shore on the 

 west side of the harbour, under the Marine Hotel (Joum. M.B.A., 

 vol. 6, 1910, p. 194). 



ExMOUTH. Bullhill Bank and Cocklesands (Joum. M.B.A., vol. 6, 

 1902, p. 321). 



Torquay. Tor Abbey Sands ; not numerous {Elwes, Joum. M.B.A., 

 vol. 9, 1910, p. 62). 



Scolecolepis vulgaris (Johnston) : Mcintosh, Mon. Brit. Ann. III. 

 1, 1915, p. 156 (=/S. Girardi Quatrefages). 



Plymouth. Occasional specimens only from Rum Bay. 



Recorded in the former list as Scoklepis Giardi (de Quatrefages), a 

 misprint for S. Girardi. 



Torquay. At the west end of Tor Abbey Sands ; rare {Ehves, 



Joum. M.B.A., vol. 9, 1910, p. 62). 



There is considerable difficulty as to the proper names to give to 

 this and the following species. I have in this list followed McIntosKs 

 monograph, though I feel some doubt as to whether the synonymy 



adopted by him is correct. Mesnil (Bull. Sci. France et Belg. XXIX. 1896) 



and de St. Joseph (Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. XVII. 1894, p. 77) were both 

 unable to satisfy themselves of the identity of S. vulgaris (Johnston) 

 with S. Girardi (Quatrefages). Johnston no doubt had before him 

 the common British species, inhabiting "the shore between tide- 

 marks, ascending tidal rivers as far as the water is made brackish." 

 Speaking of N. coniocephala he says, " This species inhabits our 

 shores at low-water mark, and is seldom found with the preceding 



