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Sp. 1. Aeistenia CONSPTJRCATA. 



Aristenia conspurcata, Savigny, Syst. des Annelid, p. 64 ; Annelides 

 gravis, tab. ii. f. 3, 41-44; Blainville, Diet. Sc. Nat. art. Vers, 

 p. 453, Atlas, tab. viii. f. 2-2a (copied from Savigny) ; Audouin ^^ 

 M.-Edwards, Littoral de la France, p. 130. tab. iis. f. 13-14 ; Grube, 

 Fnmil. der Annel. p. 41 ; Quatrefages, Hist. Nat. Anneles, i. 412. 

 Hab. Red Sea, Savigny. 



Only one species of this genus has as yet been described. 

 Savigny considers the genus as belonging to the Amphinoma- 

 cea, and in this belief he is followed by Blainville, Cams, 

 Grube, Schmarda and Ehlers ; but Quatrefages only admits it a 

 place in this group provisionally. MM. Audouin and M.-Ed- 

 wards think it comes nearer to TropJionia (SipJionostomum) . 

 Its general appearance, as represented by Savigny in his plate, 

 with the existence of branchiae on its dorsal surface, might readily 

 enough bring it amongst the Amphinomidee. 



G-enus III. ZoTHEA. 

 Zothea, Risso, Audouin ^- M.-Edwards, Schmarda, Grube, Ehlers. 



Sp. 1. ZoTHEA MEEIDIONALIS. 



Zothea meridionalis, Risso, Hist. nat. Europ. merid. torn. iv. p. 425 ; 

 Audouin ^* M.-Edwards, Littoral de la France, ii. 130; Grube, 

 Famil. der Annelid, p. 41. 



Hob. Maritime Alps, PNice, Bisso. 



Audouin and Milne-Edwards, in noticing this genus, say they 

 cannot refer it to any portion of the Amphinomacea, as it is de- 

 scribed by Eisso as possessing horny mandibles. Though vaguely 

 described, it has been nevertheless placed in this group by 

 Schmarda and Ehlers. 



Family III. PALMTEID^ *. 



Palmyracea, Kinberg, Fregatt. Eugen. Resa, Annulaf. p. 1 ?, 1855 ; 



Carus, Handbuch ; Schmarda, Neue wirb. Thiere. 

 Palmyridse, Baird, Journ. of Linn. Soc. ix. 

 Palmyrea, Quatrefages, Hist. Nat. AnneUs. 



* This family, in Kinberg's arrangement., as set forth by him in the Voyage 

 of the Danish Frigate ' Eugenia,' was placed amongst the Aphroditacea, and 

 contained the genus Palmyra. Carus followed this arrangement, and placed 

 in the family the genera Palmyra, Pakonotus, and Bhawania. As far as re- 

 garded the name of the family and the genus Palmyra, T had adopted Kinberg's 

 arrangement in my contributions to the Aphroditacea in tlie 9th volume of this 



