Barnacles of the Genus Scalpellum. 



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the Indian Museum in 1906 a specimen labelled " Ganjam 

 Coast, 98-102 fathoms, Station 106, Marine Survey," and, 

 although it is not so stated on the label, there can be little 

 doubt that it is one of the eight syntypes. This specimen 



Fier. 1. 



Scalpettu m bengalense. 



A. Syntype. Outline of body, from the side, to show the dorsal fila- 

 mentary appendages. B. Carina, C. Scutum, of male specimen. 



measures only 9 mm. in length of capitulum, but it carries 

 a mass of about 40 eggs in the mantle cavity ; it is, there- 

 fore, sexually mature, although it has by no means attained 



