J. MURRAY 



processes over c a broad -based curved spine of 35 /j. over d triangular process 

 12 /a. long and 6 M across the base. 



There are no notes as to surface markings, fringe, or claws, and so the species 

 cannot be identified. 



Habitat. Among moss from the hills at Lyttelton, South Island. 



The animal has a certain resemblance to E. oihonncB. The relative proportions 

 of the processes a, c, d, and e are similar, and the dorsal processes correspond. It 

 differs in lacking process b and the small spicules at the angles of the plates. 



Milnesium tardigradum, Doyere (2) 



Found in several localities in the three principal Islands (North, South and 

 Stewart Island). The short claws of several examples which were studied had three 

 points each, except those of the first legs, which had two points each. The cyst was 

 found in Mount Cook district. It was of oblong form, with rounded ends, and 

 measured 230 ^ in length. The gullet and pharynx were present, but no claws or 

 other recognisable organs. 



One specimen from the Lyttelton Hills had the thick claws of the first legs 

 unbranched, those of the last legs three-pointed, and of the second and third legs 

 some with two and some with three points. 



Ascends to an altitude of 5000 feet on Mount Wakefield, Mount Cook district. 



Genus Macrobiotus, Schultze (42) 



A: SPECIES WHICH LAY ROUGH EGGS, FBEE 



Macrobiotus hufelandii, Schultze (42) 



The commonest species in New Zealand, as in most other countries. It occurred 

 in all three islands. 



Wherever I have recorded M. hufelandii it is on the authority of Professor 

 Richters, who has established Schultze's name for the water-bear which is commonest 

 in Europe, and apparently almost everywhere else. 



Schultze's own description is insufficient to allow of the identification of the 

 animal with any certainty. 



The characteristic egg has been regarded as the best character for identifying 

 Richters' hufelandii, but it is now known that other species have similar eggs 

 (M. hufelandioides, see p. 138). 



Macrobiotus furciger, Murray (15) 



Habitat. Near Auckland, North Island; shores of Lake Wakatipu, South 

 Island. Identified by the eggs. 



