370 Mr. T. D. A. Cocktixll on Australian Sluf/s. 



51. Pandalus^ sp. 



One pair (the female ovigerous) from Station 1 1 2, 

 561 fathoms. 



Colour in life light pink. 



One ovigerous female from Station 115, lSS-220 fathoms. 



One ovigerous female from Station 116, 405 fathoms. 



Colour in life pink. 



A small sjjeeies, allied to some European forms, of \vhie!i 

 ■\ve have no specimens for comparison. 



[To be continued.] 



LIT I. — Remarhs on Australian Slags. 

 By T. D. A. COCKERELL, F.Z.S., Institute of Janjaica. 



As my own idea of " courteous criticism " is very different 

 from Mr. Iledley's, I shall not attempt to reply to the 

 (il)inions regarding my conduct expressed in this Magazine, 

 pp. 16'J-171 (Feb. 1892). 



With regard to matters of fact it is not quite the same, 

 as, if IMr. Iledley's statements were not contradicted, tliey 

 might pass as valid among those not specially acquainted 

 Avith slug-literature. I will therefore discuss them one by 

 one. 



(1). Limax megahdontes. — Any one may see by reference 

 to my paper that I expressed much doubt as to its being an 

 Aneitea. It seemed to me very unlikely that L.jiavus could 

 have been in Australia at such an early date ; but later, 

 liaving read some observations by i\Ir. Musson, I expressed 

 the 0])inion that it might be L. jiavus after all (Brit. Nat. 

 1891, p. 120). 



(2). "The conclusion has forced itself upon me," says 

 Mr. Iledley, that all the Australian Limaces have been intro- 

 duced from Europe. 1 have said nothing to the contrary, 

 except that 1 provisionally regard the .1 ///«//« as endemic, it 

 may be gagatts, but writers have usually considered it distinct, 

 and nobody has satisfactorily proved the supposed identity. 

 It was Mr. Iledley himself who named an Australian species 

 Limax quecnslandicHSy and regartled it as distinct until 

 Dr. Sinuotli said it was hrcis. 



(.')). I think anybody reading my [)aper will see that when 



