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notes furnish a great mass of information upon the development of 
the species depicted in his plates; and even if the present difficulty 
should continue, his work will be indispensable to all students of 
the British Lepidoptera. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Deep-sea Fauna of the 
British Islands. By Dr. A. Ginruer, F.R.S. 
Tue Rey. W. 8. Green at the beginning of July devoted a few days 
to a dredging-excursion in the deep water off the south-western 
coast of Ireland. The results have amply justified the expectation 
of the rich harvest which is to be gathered by a methodical investi- 
gation of the fauna inhabiting the deep water surrounding the 
British Islands. The collections, which were made for the British 
Museum, are being examined by the staff of the Zoological Depart- 
ment, and will form the subject of a detailed report. In anticipation 
I may mention that the Sponges include Aphrocallistes Bocaget 
(Wright), the Hydroids Eudendrium rameum (Pall.), the Echino- 
derms some twenty-five species, among which are Phormosoma pla- 
centa (W. Th.), a new species of Nymphaster, and Brisinga coronata. 
Also the Crustaceans and Polyzoayield additions to the British Fauna, 
Ebalhia nux (Norman), Parapagurus pilosimanus (Smith), a new 
species of Hupagurus, and Arachnidium simplea (Hincks) being 
represented by several examples in the collection. 
The examination of the Fishes has been undertaken by myself ; 
they were taken at various depths between 150 and 350 fathoms. 
Of the ten species collected five are new to the British Fauna, viz. 
Hoplostethus mediterraneum (C. V.), Scorpana dactyloptera (de la 
Roche), Macrurus celorhynchus (Risso), Macrurus levis (Lowe), 
and Rhombus Boscit (Risso). One Flat-fish, a Sole (Solea Greenii), 
is new to science. The other species were previously known to 
occur in deep water of the British seas and are the Boar-fish (Capros 
aper), the Forked Beard (Phycis blennioides, Briinn.), the Variegated 
Sole (Solea variegata, Flem.), and the Black-mouthed Dog-fish (Pris- 
tiurus melanostomus, Raf.). 
The new species of Sole is readily recognized by having the elon- 
gate body, the small scales (L. lat. 144), and the numbers of fin- 
rays of the Common Sole, but the rudimentary pectoral fins of the 
Variegated Sole. D. 81, A. 65, P. dextr. 5, P. sin. 1. 
A Correction in British Spongology. 
By H. J. Carrer, F.R.S: &e. 
Influenced chiefly by the spiniferous ends of the tricurvate (tovite, 
R. et D.) I was persuaded that the British species of Microciona 
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