666 SIR c. ELIOT ON NUDiBRANCHS [June 19, 



Hancock's observations on D. miniata ("Anatomy of Doridopsis" 

 p. 193) agree on the whole with mine. He says nothing about 

 salivary or ptyaline glands. 



The following Dorids, described and figured by Kelaart, cannot 

 be referred with certainty to any of the modern genera, but if 

 rediscovered will perhaps be recognisable : — 



Doris elizahetliina (Kelaart, 1. c. II. p. 267) (PL XLIII. fig. 3) 

 has the appearance of a Ghromodoris in most respects, but the 

 fairly wide bipinnate branchiae would be abnormal in the genus. 



Boris papulosa (Kelaart, 1. c. I. p. 297) (PI. XLY. fig. 3)_ is 

 coriaceous and bears large papillae. The back is covered with 

 reddish spots and markings, but the rhinophores are green or 

 blue. The three anterior branchiae are white, the three posterior 

 reddish. In the plate the anterior plumes are hardly visible. 



Doris corritgata (Kelaart, 1. c. I. p. 303). The very poor 

 drawing, which is not worth reproduction, represents a flat 

 greenish-grey tuberculate dorid, with no spots. The erect, simply 

 pinnate branchiae are conspicuous. It may be either a SplicRvo- 

 doris or a /Staurodoris, and it will perhaps be possible to identify 

 it by the greenish coloration of the upper surface and the black 

 spots on the lower. 



Doris lockyerana (Kelaart, 1. c. II. p. 268) (PI. XLVI. fig. 1). 

 This "splendid species" looks as if it might be sm Asteronotus, 

 but has evidently no resemblance to the D. exanthemata which 

 Kelaart disliked so much. It may be an Orodoris. 



Doris viperina. ] These large handsome species are pi-obably 

 Doris picta, j- Platydorids or Discodorids. The drawings of 

 Doris hellicosa. J the under sides are not reproduced. 



D. viperina (Kel. 1. c. I. p. 299) (PI. XLVI. fig. 2) is " coriaceous 

 .... covered with short spinous tubercles." The drawing of the 

 under side repi'esents the oral tentacles as very large. Both 

 the foot and the under side of the mantle are white and spotted 

 with reddish brown. 



D. picta (Kel. 1. c. I. p. 303) (PL XLIV. fig. 4) is said to be 

 " coriaceous .... granular .... sheaths of rhinophores large, 

 granular." The drawing of the under side represents the oral 

 tentacles as moderately large ; the foot as white ; the mantle-edge 

 as white with a broad red border round the foot. 



D. hellicosa (Kel. 1. c. I. p. 303) (PL XLIY. fig. 3) is " coriaceous 

 .... granular, and covered with small spines." The figure of the 

 under surface represents the oral tentacles as white and mode- 

 rately large ; the foot of a deep brick-red ; the mantle white, but 

 largely covered with brick-red spots and blotches, especially near 

 the foot. 



Doris variabilis (Kelaart, 1. c. I. p. 300). The drawing is very 



