Report on the Crustacea Schisopoda of Irclnml. 227 



The numerous specimens of St. 144 were taken while theS.S. "Harlequin" was 

 tending on some local boats engaged in experimental mackerel-fishing. Some 

 mackerel were caught, but their food was not examined. 



Marine Laboratory . — 4 miles west of High Island, Co. Galway, surface and bottom 

 tow-nets at night, 16th June, 1899, and very common in stomachs of mackerel 

 from surface drift-nets about tlie Bofin islands during the same month. 



No Previous Irish Record. 



Distribution.— Aberdeen ; Firth of Forth; Loch Seaforth (A. M. N.*) : off 

 Hebrides ; mouth of English Channel (Ortmann). 



Norway; Finmark; Siberia; N.K. America (A. M. N.*) : Bay of Biscay 

 (Caullcry)" 



Genus— NEMATOBACTYLUS, Caiman. 



Nematodactylus boopis, Caiman. 



Calman, Trans. R. I. Acad., xxxi., 1896, p. 17, PL ii. 



Off S.W. of Ireland, 1020 fathoms (Caiman). 



The species is not definitely British, as Norman's limit is the 1000 fathoms line. It is mentioned here 

 for purposes of conveuience. 



Genus— EUCOPIA, Dana. 



Eucopia australis, Dana. 



Calmax, Trans. R. I. Acad., xxxi., 1896, p. 1.5. 



Off S.W. of Ireland, 1020 fathoms (Caiman). 



This is a cosmopolitan species from the deep water of the oceans ; Caiman considers that its occurrence 

 at or near the surface must be regarded as exceptional. It has not yet been taken actually within the 

 limits of the British area. 



Family.— MYSID^. 



Sub-family. — Siriellin^. 

 Genus Siriella, Dana. 



Siriella Clausii, G. 0. Sars. 



Not in the Survey Collection. 



Marine Laboratory. — Blacksod Bay, 29th March, 1899, 6-8 fathoms; Inisbofin 

 Harbour, 4th to 18th August, 1899, very common in surface and midwater nets at 

 night, but not found, perhaps on account of abundance of drift-weed, during the 

 day. 



Previous Irish Record. — S.E. of Ferry pier, Valeutia Harbour (A. 0. W.*) 



Distribution.— Loch Fyne (A. M. N.*) : off Plymouth. f 



Mediterranean (A. M. N.*). 



f A Sirlulla of rather abnormal character, from Start Bay, is also probably referable to this species. 



