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opportunity of describing them. Those collected by Mr. Steel were 
submitted to me by Messrs. James Steel, of Glasgow, and Thomas 
Scott, of Greenock, to whom, as well as to Prof. Rupert Jones, my 
best thanks are due. I have had no opportunity of comparing these 
specimens with authenticated types of the species to which they are 
in some cases referred, but have had to depend entirely upon the 
published descriptions. The general likeness of these Australian 
Ostracoda to European freshwater forms is no more than might be 
expected ; it is, indeed, rather remarkable that in no case do they 
come so near to any known European species as to be difficult of 
discrimination. 
As the literature of the subject is not easily accessible, I give here 
a list of all the Australian freshwater Entomostraca which have 
been described up to the present time :-— 
PHYLLOPODA. 
Lepidurus viridis, Baird, P.Z. 8. 1850. Van Diemen’s Land. 
Lepidurus angasii, Baird, P. Z. 8. 1866. Adelaide, South Australia. 
Lepidurus viridulus, Tate, Proc. Roy. Soc. Austr. 1878-9. Adelaide, South 
Australia. 
Limnadia stanleyana, King, Papers & Proc. Roy. Soc. Van Diemen’s Land, 
vol. ili. pt. i. 1855. New South Wales. 
Limnadia sordida, King, ibidem. New South Wales. 
Linnetis macleayana, King, ibidem. New South Wales. 
Artemia proxima, King, ibidem. New South Wales. 
Estheria birchii, Baird, P. Z. 8. 1860. Wanoi River, Australia. 
It may be well to note that two New-Zealand Phyllopoda (Lepi- 
durus kirki and L. compressus) have been described by Prof. Thom- 
son in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, vol. xi. p- 260, 
pl. ii. fig. E, 4, 5. s 
The following Cladocera, found living in New South Wales, are 
described and figured by the Rev. R. L. King in the ‘ Papers and 
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen’s Land,’ vol. ii. 
pt. 2, 1853, and vol. iii. pt. 1, 1855 :— 
Daphnia carinata, King. 
elizabeth, King. 
honorata, King. 
mucronata, Miiller. 
Macrothrix spinosa, King. 
Moina lemne, King. 
macleayii, King. 
Eurycercus spinosa, King. 
— cookii, King. 
—— cunninghami, King. 
Chydorus leonardi, King. 
angustus, King. 
Alona bairdii, King. 
pulchella, King. 
diaphana, King. 
karua, King. 
mascula, King. 
Dunhevedia crassa, King. 
podagra, King. 
Also by the same writer the following Copepoda, from South 
Australia, are mentioned or briefly described, idid. vol. iii. pt. 1, 
1855 :— 
Cyclops australis, King. 
Diaptomus pollux, King. 
uxorius, King. 
maria, King. 
cookii, King. 
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