162 NATURAL HISTORY OP 



Hab. : Lundy Island (TF. Brodrick). Height 1 in., 

 diam, 4 — 1 in. 



Colour. Epidermis drab, dense. Column white. Disc 

 drab, with chocolate-coloured radii. Tentacles white, 

 " crossed by four transverse bars of dusky, the whole 

 (except the lowest one) connected by three longitudinal 

 lines of the same colour, which impart a latticed or 

 window-like pattern to the tentacle.^'' 



The tentacles number 96 in five rows. 



Genus II. Octophellia, Andres. 

 Tentacles in rows of eight. 



1. 0. GAUSAPATA, Gosse. ''The Warted Corklet/' 



Phellia gausapata (P. H. G.). 



Hab. : Wick Bay (0. W. P.). Height f in., diam. 

 \ in. 



Colour. Epidermis pale yellow with darker warts, 

 "resembling, when contracted, a straw beehive '' (0. 

 W. P.). Column white. Tentacles drab, 16 arranged 

 in two rows. 



This species was received by Mr. Gosse from Mr. 

 Peach by post on the same day that he discovered the 

 preceding species. He thinks it possible that the two 

 may be identical. 



Genus III. Chitonactis, Pisc/ier. (^i^ircoy, a garment.) 

 Phellidce with a distinct parapet. Column covered 



with warts arranged in series. Epidermis deciduous. 



Te'>'>tacles in rows of twelve. 



This genus was founded by Fischer (who is followed 



by Dr. Andres) for Bunodes coronata, Gosse, which is 



clearly a member of the Phellidce rather than of the 



Bimodidce. 



1. C. CORONATA, Gosse. 



