290 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [584] 
Bay of Fundy, in 40 fathoms, mud. It was dredged near St. George’s 
Bank in 85, 110, and 150 fathoms, mud, by Dr. A. S. Packard, on the 
“Bache,” 1872. 
EUMIDIA AMERICANA Verrill, sp. nov. (p. 494.) 
Body long and slender. Head triangular, subcordate, broad and 
slightly emarginate posteriorly, the sides rapidly converging, the front 
end narrow and rounded, with four slender antennie, which are as long 
as the head; odd median antenna long and slender, tapering, as long as 
or longer than the head. Eyes moderately large, round, convex, near 
the posterior margin of the head. Tentacular cirri long and slender ; 
crowded. Proboscis elongated, subclavate, enlarging to the end, which 
is surrounded by about fourteen triangular papill ; the basal two-thirds 
covered with small, slender, prominent papille, which are not crowded, 
but arranged in ine gitudinal rows; this part of the proboscis is, in the 
preserved specimens, ionsaindinallis ridged and transversely sed 4 
the terminal third is nearly smooth, but usually minutely granulous, 
The lateral lamelli, or branchie, are ovate-lanceolate, leaf-like, with 
curved tips; posteriorly they are larger and more.acute. Length up to 
502" s breadth, 107. 
Viney ard Scone: 8 to 12 fathoms, among compound ascidians. 
EUMIDIA VIVIDA Verrill, sp. nov. 
Head relatively a little longer than in the preceding species, with the 
sides more convex, and the front rounded; antenn long and slender. 
Eyes brownish, very large, about twice as large as in the preceding 
species. Proboscis long, stender, clavate, nearly smooth, but with a 
few minute, distant papille ; the terminal orifice surrounded by about 
eighteen very small papilliform denticulations. Branchie of the ante- 
rior segments long and narrow lanceolate; of the middle segments 
ovate. Length up to 45™™; breadth, 1.5™™. 
Vineyard Sound, 8 to 12 fathoms, among ascidians. 
EUMIDIA PAPILLOSA Verrill, sp. nov. 
Head short, rounded, convex, emarginate posteriorly, the sides 
convex; antennwe not very slender; median odd one stout, tapering, 
acute, as long as the head. Eyes large; brown. Tentacular cirri 
rather stout, those of the two posterior pairs more than twice as long as 
the others. Proboscis long, clavate, densely covered with short, 
rounded papillxe, and with a circle of minute papille at the orifice. 
Length up to 40™; breadth, 2™™. 
Vineyard Sound, 6 to 10 fathoms, among compound ascidians. 
EULALIA PISTACIA Verrill, sp. nov. 
Body moderately slender, depressed. Head convex, shorter than 
broad ; in preserved specimens, sides well rounded, posterior margin 
slightly emarginate; median odd antenna small, slender, considerably 
