298 CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. BA TE. CHAP, xv 



through the post. Sometimes there was only a mass 

 of debris to examine. In one batch there was a 

 new species of Leucothoe ; in another, part of an 

 Eusirus " the first British specimen." 



In one of his letters, Mr. Bate says : " There are two 

 minute specimens of a prawn which I do not recog- 

 nise. They are too much damaged for examination ; 

 but if you can find any perfect ones like these, I should 

 like you to send them to me. I will send you shortly 

 a paper that I have recently published in the Annals 

 of Natural History on the " Nest-Building Crustacea." 

 If you know or meet with any anecdotes relative to 

 these animals, I should be glad if you would com- 

 municate them to me, as I am endeavouring to collect 

 all of that kind that I can. I assure you that your 

 letters are always welcome, and much valued." 



In the midst of Edward's explorations, he dis- 

 covered a new Isopod, which he forwarded to Mr. 

 Bate. It was specifically named, in honour of the 

 discoverer, Praniza Edwardii* On subsequent exa- 

 mination, and after comparing it with the Anceus, 

 Messrs. Bate and Westwood changed the name into 

 Anceus Edwardii.-^ 



The Anceus is only about a sixth of an inch in 

 length. But, in Natural History, size goes for nothing. 

 The minutest animal is equal to the largest, in point 

 of value and interest. The Anceus creeps on the 



* Annals of Natural History, vol. ii. 

 t History of the British Sessile-eyed Crustacea, ii. 201. 



