1(S86.] ENTOMOSTRACA FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA, S3 



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 viriclis, Baird, P.Z. S. 1850. Van Diemen's Land. 

 Lepidurus angcmi, Baird, P. Z. S. 186(). Adelaide, South Australia. 

 Lepidurus viridulus, Tate, Proc. Eoy. Soc. Austr. 1878-9. Adelaide, South 



Australia. 

 Limnadia stanleyana, King, Papers & Proc. Eoy. Soc. Van Diemeu's Land, 



vol. iii. pt. i. 1855. New South Wales. 

 Limnadia sordida, King, ibidetn. New South Wales. 

 Linnefis macleayana, King, ibidem. New South Wales. 

 Artemia proxima, King, ibidem. New South Wales. 

 Estheria birchii, Baird, P. Z. S. 1860. Wanoi Eiver, Australia. 



It may be well to note that two New-Zealand Phyllopoda (Lepi- 

 durus kirli and L. compressus) have been described by Prof. Thom- 

 son in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, vol. xi. p. 260, 

 pi. ii. fig. E, 4, 5. 



The following Cladocera, found living in New South Wales, are 

 described and figured by the llev. R. L. King in the ' Papers and 

 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Laud,' vol. ii. 

 pt. 2, 18.53, and vol. iii. pt. 1, 1855 : — 



Daphnia carinata. King. 



elizabeth;^, King. 



honorata. King. 



mucronata, Milllcr. 



Maerothrix spinosa, King. 

 Moina lemnse. King. 



macleayii, King. 



Eiirycercus spinosa, King. 



cootii. 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, ibid. vol. iii. pt. ], 



1855:— 



Cyclops australis, King. 

 Diaptomus pollus, King. 



uxorius. King. 



maria, King. 



cookii, King. 



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