492 A COENISH FAUNA. 



assured that it only wants to be looked for on rocky coasts above 

 bigli-water to be found. 



Orghestia deshaysii. — Audouin, Explic. Savig7iy, Crust. Egtjpt, 

 p. Ixi., fig. 8. 

 Eare. Few specimens bave been taken in England, of these 

 most have been found on the rocky parts of Plymouth Sound. 



Genus, Allorchestes. — Dana. 



Like Orchestia, but the first pair antenufe are longer than the 

 peduncle of the second. 



Alloechestes nillsonii. — RathJce, Beit. %ur Fauna, Norw, xx, p. 

 264. 



This animal may generally be found nearer the sea than 

 Orchestia and lives between high-water mark of ordinary tides 

 and that of spring tides, in damp places, under weeds and 

 stones. 



Alloechestes imbeioatus. — Spence Bate. — Bate and Westwood 

 Sessile-eged Crust., vol. i, p. 43. 



GrENus, Nicea. — Nicolet. 



Both pairs of antennae shoi^t, subequal. First two pairs of 

 legs subchelate. Telson, or extremity of the tail, deeply cleft. 

 Nicea lubbockiana. — Spence Bate. — Bate and Westwood, Sessile-eyed 

 Crust., vol. i, p. 74. 



I have received specimens of this species from Falmouth and 

 Penzance. 



GAMMARID^. (Stegocephalides.) 

 Genus, Montagua — Spence Bate. 



Antennae subequal, first pair without a secondary appendage. 

 First two pairs of feet subchelate. 



Montagua monoculoides. — Montagu, Trans., Lin., vol. xi, pi. 11, 

 fig. 3. 

 I have received this from Falmouth, Penzance, and Plymouth. 

 Montagua maeina. — Spetice Bate. — Bate and Westivood, Sessile- 

 eyed Crust., vol. 1, p. 58. 

 I have found this species in the refuse of the trawlers, off the 

 Eddystone. Mr. Edward, of Banff, has sent it to me from the 



