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anterior much the larger, directed ventrolaterally, on the anterior third 

 of the prostomium; the posterior smaller, nearer together, on the pos- 

 terior third of the prostomium. Facial tubercle conical, with blunt tip, 

 visible only in ventral view. 



Palpi and all cirriferous styles have minute papillations ; they taper 

 distally with only a slight, or no, subterminal enlargement. 



Elytra 15 pairs, the first pair subcircular (pi. 10, fig. 123), others 

 oval in shape. The margin is entire, without fringe, papillae or crenu- 

 lations. The surface is smooth, dark brown over most of the area, but 

 with a pale irregular circular area between the elytral scar and the 

 posterior margin, and a pale area where the preceding one overlaps the 

 anterior margin. A few minute, low, yellow microtubercles are dis- 

 tinguishable in the pale area. 



Parapodia subbiramous, the notopodium reduced, provided with a 

 yellow aciculum that projects some distance beyond the lobe, and 6 to 

 10 pale, serrated setae. Neuropodium obliquely truncate, with a small 

 fleshy, triangular, preacicular lobe at the dorsoectal edge (pi. 10, fig. 

 124). Dorsal cirrus long, the cirrophore extends laterally as far as, or 

 beyond, the notopodial lobe, the styles are dark at the base and extend 

 distally beyond the neuropodial setae. Ventral cirri pale, small, taper- 

 ing, inserted on the distal half of the ventral side of the neuropodium. 

 Ventral cirrus of second segment elongate (pi. 10, fig. 122). 



The notopodial setae are as thick as the neuropodials, distally blunt, 

 with serrated edge (pi. 10, fig. 125). The notopodium of segment two 

 has about 20 to 25 setae which resemble those in more posterior seg- 

 ments. The neuropodial setae are transversely serrated. They include 

 a superior fascicle of 6 to 10, with bifid tips, and a long serrated region 

 (pi. 10, fig. 127). The inferior fascicle contains 40 or more setae with 

 shorter, serrated edge and bifid tip (pi. 10, fig. 126). The neuropodium 

 of segment two has about 6 superior setae resembling those more pos- 

 teriorly but more tapering and with an obscure bifid tip, and a larger 

 inferior fascicle of 25 to 30 pointed, serrated setae. Notoacicula and 

 neuroacicula are pale yellow and project beyond the acicular lobes. 



Polynoe veleronis differs from P. antarctica Kinberg in that its noto- 

 podia are provided with numerous setae instead of only 2 to 5 smooth 

 setae, and the neuropodia are less oblique. Several other species of 

 Polynoe have been described from western South America, P. chilensis 

 and P. fasciculosa Blanchard (1849, pp. 15, 17) both from Chile, and 

 P. violacca Schmarda (1861, p. 154) from Chile. These are too in- 



