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noticed another differently formed, and short ciliated lamella, 
fig. g. I moreover found three pairs of falcate palpi or foot- 
jaws with long cilia, fig. c. I did not, however, succeed in ob- 
serving the other cibarian organs. 
- Notwithstanding the imperfection of these observations, 
they still sufficiently prove the independence of this genus. 
It differs from Cypris; 1. by the incision of the shell; 2. 
by the existence of two eyes; 3. by the broad hook-bearing 
tail; 4. by having only two pairs of foliaceous feet ; 5. by pos- 
sessing peculiar organs for bearing the eggs, which function 
in Cypris is performed by the third pair of feet. Asterope is 
distinguished from Cypridina ; 1. by the incision of the shell ; 
2. by the presence of only two pairs of foliaceous feet ; 3. b 
its simple tail (in Cypridina it consists of two lamellz), &c. 
Cytherina differs from Asterope ; 1. by the want of the incision 
of the shell; 2. by the presence of four pairs of feet, as quite 
correctly stated by O. F. Miller; 3. by the tail consisting, as 
in Cypridina, of two lamelle. (I have observed about eight 
species of Cytherina near Naples.) 
The generic characters were accordingly as follows :— 
Testa bivalvis, corpus abscondens, antice subtusque incisa. dAn- 
tenne due simplices, apice penicillate. Oculi duo! Pedes 
quatuor compressi, subfoliacei. Fila peculiaria ad retinenda 
ova. Cauda compressa uncinis pluribus terminata. 
The species might be characterized in the following man- 
ner :— 
Asterope elliptica. A. testa exacte elliptica, nitida, sublente for- 
tiori, punctis opacis albis adspersa. 
Prare III. Fig. 9. Asterope elliptica, Phil. Magnified. 
A. Its natural size. 
Fig. 10. The left shell, inside view, moderately magnified. 
Fig. 11. The animal magnified sixty times. 
B. One of the four lamelle attached to the base of the feet, still 
more highly magnified. 
C. One of the three pair of lamellae, which are situated near the 
cibarian apparatus. 
g. The lamelle between the feet and tail. 
4. Short characteristic of several new Genera of the Family 
of the Copepoda. 
During the great heat of the summer months I have occu- 
pied myself in Sorrent in examining the minute animals which 
live among the small Algz. Here dwell, only to speak of the 
Crustacea, especially Caprelle, some Dynamene, Janira, Jassa, 
Juera, which latter three appear to be very rare; numerous 
