BY PROFESSOR T. THOMSON FLYNN, B.SC. 77 



Eemarhi^. — The specimens were obtained by dredging 

 in Port Stephens, New South Wales, but the depth is 

 not given. 



I have provisionally placed this specimen in the genus 

 Pallene. It does not agree with Hodgson's definition of 

 this genus (1910 page 225) and just as little with that 

 given by Schimkewitsch (1909, pp. 8-9). The presence of 

 the four-jointed palp in the male is a feature in which the 

 presc'nt species resembles PaUene dimor-plia, Hoek, with 

 which it also agrees in the following points — the independ- 

 ence of the posterior trunk segments, the forms of the 

 spines on the ovigers, the finely-toothed chelophores, and 

 the possession of auxiliary claws. Pallene damor'pha, 

 however, possesses a terminal claw on the oviger, which is 

 absent in P . valida (see Loman, 1908, page 40). 



The presence of the palps, in mv opinion, would not 

 allow of this species being included in the genus Para- 

 yallene as proposed by Loman. 



If, as Thompson suggests (1909, p. 538) a new genus 

 shoiuld be created, fo'unded upon Hoek's description of 

 Pallene dimorjoha, then it is worthy of consideration that 

 the new genus should be so defined as to include the 

 species under discussion. 



PSEUDOPALLENE PACHYCHEIRA, Haswell. 



(PI. XIX., fig. 9; pi. XX., figs. 10-11.) 



1884, Pallene pachycheira, Haswell, 1884, p. 1030, pi. 57, 



figs. 6-9. 

 1908, Parapallene jx^chycheira, Loman, 1908, p. 47. 



Specimen. — Australian Museum Collection, G5194, 

 holotype $ , Port Jackson. 



Desci'iiJtion. — Body is robust, smooth, with segments 

 distinct. 



Crurigers are separated by small interspaces. 



CepTialon is expanded, strongly cleft in front. 



Neclc is short and wide. 



Ocular tubercle is low and rounded, placed on posterior 

 portion of neck. 



Proboscis is inserted ventrally into the cephalon, direct- 

 ed obliquely downwards, very short, cylindrical at the 

 base, conically pointed in front with a fringe of delicate 

 «etae round the mouth. 



Abdomen is short, tapering posteriorly. 



Chelophores are strong and powerful. Scape isi single, 

 palm greatly developed with fingers hanging in front of 



