174 Mr. W. Small on Annelida Polychccta 



of small echinoderms, bristles of Nepldhys cceca, and remnants 

 of other tinnelids. 



IlarmotUoe antiJoplsj M'liitosli, 1876, 



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

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

 This 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. The posterior pair 

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

 are rounded in front. The seta3, however, are those of 

 //. antilopis, and the scales, a few of which are present on 

 the posterior fiagraent, correspond to description. 



Neither of the fragments has ova, though they were taken 

 during the supposed spawning-season of the species. 



Ilarmothoe (^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 on\y on the dorsum but on the tentacles &c. The 

 dorsal cirri are also occasionally coloured brown. The close- 

 set silky bristles give the animal a characteristic appearance. 



Genus EvARNE, Malmgren, 18G5. 



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, Harniotho'e impar) 

 gives 38, including the buccal and anal segments. The 

 number seems to be very variable. 



While the head agrees generally with the published 

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

 prominent, the palps are larger and taper more gradually. 



