MARINE WOOD-BORING ANIMALS. 219 



(Nat. Hist.) Economic Ser. No. 10, 1919, p. 17; id., Coiiimittee 

 on Structures in Sea-water, Inst. Civ. Engineers, 1st Rep. 1920, 

 p. 68, pi. i. fig. 4. 



Localities. — Leith. Specimens forwarded , by J. Dalgleish 

 Easton, Deputy Superintendent, Porb of Leitli. From Jetties, 

 in Wiiite Pine and Pitch Pine. Many specimens. 



Southampton. Specimens forwarded by F. E. Wentwortli 

 Shields, Docks Engineer, L.& S.W. Kailwaj'. From Outer Dock, 

 ill American Ehu. Few specimens. 



Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope. Specimens forwarded by 

 Lieut. L. H. A. Shadwell, R.N.Y.R., Officer in charge of works, 

 H.M. Dockyard. From creosoted Danzig timber. No. 3 slip. 

 Few specimens. 



Auckland, New Zealand. Specimens forwarded by Mr. W. H. 

 Hamer, Engineer to the Auckland Harbour Board. ■ From 

 Totara timber. Many specimens. 



Remarks. — As the European L. lignorum has already been 

 recorded from S. Africa (Port Elizabeth) and Auckland, the 

 records given above do not extend its known range. 



In stating that " in Europe . . . Limnoria lignorum seems to 

 be constantly associated with Chelura terebrans " Chilton (1. c. 

 1919, p. 6) is repeating a statement frequently made, but cer- 

 tainly erroneous. At Leith, and elsewhere on the east coast of 

 Scotland and England, while Limnoria is abundant, there seems 

 to be no I'ecord of Chelura. 



Order AMPHIPODA. 

 - Suborder G A m M A R i D e A. 



Chelura terebrans Philippi. 



C. terebrans Philippi, Arch. Naturgesch. li. 1839, p. 120, pi. iii. 

 fig. 5; Stebbing, Das Tierreich, xxi., Gammaridea, 1906, p. 693 

 (with references) ; Chilton, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, (8) xiii. 1914, 

 p. 380; zcZ., N.Z. Journ. Sci. TechnoL ii. 1919, p. 6. fig.; Cai- 

 man, Marine Boring Animals, Bj-it. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Economic 

 Ser. No. 10, 1919, p. 20; id.. Committee on Structures in Sea- 

 water, Inst. Civ. Engineers, 1st Ptej^. 1920, p. 71, pi. i. fig. 6. 



Localities. — Southampton. Specimens forwarded by F. E. 

 Wentwortli Shields, Docks Engineer, L. & S.AV. Railway. From 

 Outer Dock, in American Elm. Few specimens. 



Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope. Specimens forwarded by 

 Lieut. L. H. A. Shadwell, R.N.A^.R., Officer in charge of works, 

 H.M. Dockyard. From creosoted Danzig timber. No. 3 slip. 

 Many specimens. 



Remarks. — This species has been recorded by Chilton (I. c.) as 

 destructive in Auckland Harbour, but specimens forwarded from 

 Auckland as Chelura proved to be Corophium contractwm G. M. 

 Thomson, a species, no doubt harmless, also recorded by Chilton. 



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