Miscellaneous. 249 



notes furnish a great mass of information upon the development of 

 the species depicted in his plates ; and even if the present difficulty 

 should continue, his work will be indispensable to all students of 

 the British Lepidoptera. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Deep-sea Fauna of the 

 British Islands. By Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S. 



The Rev. W. S. Green at the beginning of July devoted a few days 

 to a dredging-excursiou in the deep water off the sonth-western 

 coast of Ireland. The results have amply justified the expectation 

 of the rich harvest which is to be gathered by a methodical investi- 

 gation of the fauna inhabiting the deep water surrounding the 

 British Islands. The collections, which were made for the British 

 Museum, are being examined by the staff of the Zoological Depart- 

 ment, and will form the subject of a detailed report. In anticipation 

 I may mention that the Sponges include Aphrocallistes Bocagei 

 (Wright), the Hydroids Eudcndrium rameum (Pall.), the Echino- 

 derms some twenty-five species, among which are Phormosoma pla- 

 centa (W. Th.), a new species of Nymphaster, and Brisinga coronata. 

 Also the Crustaceans and Polyzoayield additions to the British Fauna, 

 Ebalia nux (Norman), Parapagurus pilosimamis (Smith), a new 

 species of Eupagurus, and Araclmidium simplex (Hincks) being 

 represented by several examples in the collection. 



The examination of the Fishes has been undertaken by myself ; 

 they were taken at various depths between 150 and 350 fathoms. 

 Of the ten species collected five are new to the British Fauna, viz. 

 Hoplostethus mediterraneum (C. V.), Scorpama dactyloptera (de la 

 Roche), Macrurtis coelorhynchus (Risso), Macrurus Icevis (Lowe), 

 and Rhombus Boscii (Risso). One Flat-fish, a Sole (Solea Oreenii), 

 is new to science. The other species were previously known to 

 occur in deep water of the British seas and are the Boar-fish ( Capros 

 aper), the Forked Beard (Phycisblennioides, Brurm.), the Variegated 

 Sole (Solea variegata, Flem.), and the Black-mouthed Dog-fish (Pris- 

 tiurus melanostomus, Raf.). 



The new species of Sole is readily recognized by having the elon- 

 gate body, the small scales (L. lat. 144), and the numbers of fin- 

 rays of the Common Sole, but the rudimentary pectoral fins of the 

 Variegated Sole. D. 81, A. 65, P. dextr. 5, P. sin. 1. 



A Correction in British Sponqology. 

 By H. J. Carter, F.R.S. &c. 



Infl.uenced chiefly by the spiniferous ends of the tricurvate (toxite, 

 R. et D.) I was persuaded that the British species of Mic7-ociona 

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