174 Mr. W. Small on A^inelida PoJychcBta 



of small echinoderms, bristles of Nephthys cceca, and remnants 

 of other annelids. 



liarmothoe antilopis, M'Intosh, 1876. 



Only two fragments, each about 13 mm. long, were obtained ; 

 one is an anterior, the other a posterior part of the annelid. 

 Tiiis form ranges over a wide area, but always occurs in 

 small numbers. Usually no more than a single specimen is 

 taken in any one haul. 



Identification of the fragments was not easy because of the 

 bad state of preservation of the material. The anterior 

 fragment is devoid of head-appendages. Tiie posterior pair 

 of eyes is visible from the dorsum, and the peaks of the head 

 are rounded in front. Tiie seta^, however, are those of 

 //. antilopi's, and the scales, a few of which are present on 

 the posterior fragment, correspond to description. 



Neither of the fragments has ova, though they were taken 

 during the supposed spawning-season of the species. 



Uarmothoe (^Polynoe) setosissima, Savigny, 1820. 



This species seems to be an especially irritable one, for no 

 complete specimens are present. One of the largest frag- 

 ments is 33 mm. long. The species is both a littoral and a 

 deep-water form. 



Brown is the characteristic colour of the annelid, and it is 

 found not only on the dorsum but on the tentacles &c. Tiie 

 dorsal cirri are also occasionally coloured brown. The close- 

 set silky bristles give the animal a characteristic appearance. 



Genus EvAKNE, Malmgren, 1865. 



Evarne impar^ Johnstone, 1839. 



The smallest examples of this species were taken in 

 December. The complete specimens measure 8 mm. in 

 length. None of them are ripe, though smaller examples 

 (6 mm.) have been found with ova at the same time of the 

 year. 



Malmgren (1865, p. 71) mentions 35 as the number of 

 segments, and !St. Joseph (1888, p. 162, liarmothoe impar) 

 gives 38, including the buccal and anal segments. Tiie 

 number seems to be very variable. 



While the head agrees generally with the published 

 descrijjtions of it, the peaks of the lateral eminences are more 

 prominent, the palps are larger and taper more gradually, 



