Mr, P. H. Gosse on the Lucernaria cyathiformis of Sars. 481 



Allmau has now given for Carduella are defective, each contain- 

 ing characters that belong to the particular species respectively. 

 The diagnoses of both genus and species may be corrected 

 thus : — 



Depastrum, Gosse. 



Corpus repente contractum, et supra et infra ahum. 



D. cyathiforme, Sars. 



Discus circularis ; tentacula monosticha, sequalia, intra margineni 

 disci salientia. 



D. stellifrons, Gosse. 



Discus octangularis ; tentacula di- tristicha, insequalia, ad margiuem 

 disci salientia, inter angulos. 



I am. Gentlemen, 



Your obedient Servant, 

 Torquay, April 7, I860. P. H. GosSE. 



Fig. 1. Depastrum stellifrons, natural size. 

 Fig. 2. The same, majruificd, lateral aspect. 

 Fig. '.^. The same, magnified, vertical aspect. 



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