396 Dr. N. Annandale on the 



upper extremity protuberant and slij!;htly introverted towards 

 the base of the aj)erture. Subcarlnal httus sniall^ iirc<^uhirly 

 lozeng^e-shapcd. 



Peduncle about half as long as capitulum, stout, refjularly 

 cylindrical, armed on the sides with a variable number of 

 slanting vertical rows of small plates, each plate separated 

 from its neighbour horizontally. Tiie rows on each side meet 

 in the middle line of the occludcnt surface of the peduncle, 

 the carinal surface being devoid of plates, 



Apptiidayes iyc. — First cirrus elongate, slender, not very 

 widely separated from the second, the two rami subequal. 

 Kemaining cirri elongate and slender. Anal appendages 

 sausage-shaped, constricted at the base, short, consisting of 

 a single apparent joint, with a bunch of long and rather 

 stout bristles at the apex ; the appendage, apart from the 

 bristles, reaching slightly beyond the junction of the rami of 

 the sixth cirrus. Penis long, slender, tapering, not distinctly 

 ringed, covered with fine scattered hairs. 



Mouth. — Labrum conical, rather large. Maxilla well 

 developed, with biting-edge distinctly bilobcd, armed with 

 numerous stout bristles, of which those towards the outer 

 extremity are slightly larger than the remainder. Mandible 

 boldly arched, Avith 4 teeth; the outeruiost largest, widely 

 sipaiated from the others; the innermost not quite at the 

 extremity of the margin, with a distinct notch at its base 

 within ; the base of the three smaller teeth densely covered 

 with fine haiis, which also form a fringe on the inner edge of 

 the mandible. 

 Dimensions. — 



mm. 



Length of capitulum 10 



Breadth „ o 



Length of peduncle 5 



Locality. — Bay of Bengal, off Ganjam coast^ 'J8-10.2 falh 

 Eight specimens on a dead Gorgoniid. 



Scalpellum irood-Masoni, sp. n. 



Cajjitulum irregularly quadrilateral, compressed, covered 

 with a very fine, smooth, hairless, transparent membrane ; 

 the occludcnt edge straight, almost vertical. Fourteen thick, 

 Mhite, striated plates, wich the lines of growth well marked 

 upon their surface. Carina bowed in a moderate arc, not 

 riaehiug tlie carinal margin of the tei'ga ; umbo subterminal ; 

 dorsal surface flat or feebly concave, with a V-shaped ridge 

 across the base, without definite borders ; lateral surface for 



