182 DB. BAIED ON THE APHEOUITACEAN ANNELIDES. 



cephalic lobe ; 12 (-13 ?) pairs of elytra, covering the back wholly ; 

 body short. 



Sp. 1. Lepidonotus squamatus. 



Aphrodita squamata, LinncBus, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 655. 



The AphrocUta fionctata of Miiller, A. clavigera of Freminville, 

 and Polynoe scutellata of Eisso are either identical with or 

 mere varieties of this species. 



This well-known European species may be taken as the type 

 of the genus. 



Sab. Northern Seas, British coasts, coast of Erance and Me- 

 diterranean {M.US. Brit.'). 



Sp. 2. Lepidonotus clata. 



Aphrodita clava, Montagu^ Linn. Trans, ix. 108, tab. 7- fig- 3. 



This species was first made known by Montagu, and since then 

 has been more fully described by Dr. Johnston in his lately pub- 

 lished, posthumous " Catalogue of British non-parasitical Worms 

 in the Collection of the British Museum." 



Hah. Southern coasts of England — Devon, CornAvall, &c. 

 {Mus. Brit.). 



Sp. 3. Lepidonotus PoMAHEiE, Kinlerg, I. c. p. 383 ; and Fregatt. 

 Eugen. Besa, p. 10, tab. 3. figs. 9, 9 a-9h. 



Hob. Tahiti, Kinberg. 



This and the following nine species have been described by 

 Kinberg as belonging to the genus Lepidonotus, as restricted by 

 him. I have not had an opportunity of seeing any of them. 



Sp. 4. Lepidonotus socialis, Kinberg, I. c, and Fregatt. Fugen. 

 Besa, p. 10, tab. 3. figs. 10, IOb-Io a. 

 Sab. Island of Eimeo, in the Pacific Ocean, Kinberg. 



Sp. 5. Lepidonotus Jacksoni, Kinberg, I. c. and Fregatt. Fugen. 

 Besa, p. 11, tab. 3. figs. 11, 11 b-11 h. 

 Hab. Port Jackson, Kinberg. 



Sp. 6. Lepidonotus maegaeitaceus, Kinberg, I.e., and Fregatt. 

 Fugen. Besa, p. 11, tab. 3. figs. 12, 12 A-12 h, tab. 10. fig. 49. 

 Hab. Guayaquil, South America, Kinberg. 



Sp. 7. Lepidonotus Johnstoni, Kinberg, I. c. 384, and Fregatt, 

 Fugen. Besa, p. 12, tab. 4. figs. 13, 13 A-13 h, tab. 10. fig. 50. 

 Hab. Islands near to Panama, Kinberg. 



Sp. 8. Lepidonotus Wahlbeegi, Kinberg, I. c. and Fregatt. Fu- 

 gen. Besa, p. 12, tab. 4. figs. 14, 14 a-14 h. 

 Hab, Port Natal, Wahlberg. 



