found on the South Coast of Devonshire. 



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purpl8 streak down the middle of the back: segments about 

 seventjMour, furnished with as many peduncles and fasciculi on 

 each side, and a short filamentous appendage to each peduncle : 

 the fore part of the head is divided into three lobes, the two outer 

 ones are latest, and the end of each is furnished with a small tuber- 

 cle, which seems capable of some extension, and possibly may be 

 wholly retractile ; the middle lobe terminates in two short feelers ; 

 at the base of each of the outer lobes are four others, very similar : 

 the mouth is placed beneath, and is capable of being protruded, 

 armed with two dark coloured fangs; but these are not visible 

 when the mouth is contracted: at the base of the protruded 

 part of the mouth is a circle of numerous minute black spots: 

 round the fangs are five other series of the same, and two at the 

 upper part: at the extremity of the posterior end are two fila- 

 ments • the whole under part of the animal is paler than the 

 upper, and when examined by a lens exhibits a beautiful pearly 



s'loss 



' Length, five or six inches ; diameter, about one-eighth of an inch. 

 Inhabits the same place as the last, and is equally rare. 



^EREIS LINEATA. 



Body slender, depressed, yellow, with numerous fine purple 

 .pots disposed in six lines; two along the back, and two along 

 each side : segments about one hundred and twenty : tentacula 

 siK • two pairs in front scarce longer than the tubercles, and one 

 on each side the head of a superior length : posterior end fur- 

 nished with two short appendages. 



Length, one inch and a halt. o 



Taken by dredging in deep water: rare. 



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