OSTRACODA FROM FUNAFUTI. 429 
Funafala, and the lagoon dredgings, Rocky Islet (Sollas coll.). 
Also obtained from the lagoon dredgings, sample 17, 84 miles 
from the Mission Church, 12 fathoms; and from dredgings off 
Tutanga, 50-60 fathoms (David coll.). 
XESTOLEBERIS GRACILIS, G. S. Brady. 
Xestoleberis gracilis, G.S. Brady, 1890, Trans. R. Soc. Edinb. vol. xxxv. 
p. 508, pl. iii. figs. 9, 10. 
Brady’s figured specimens came from Samoa. At Funafuti 
this species occurred in the lagoon dredgings, sample 18, 9 miles 
from the Mission Church, 73 fathoms, and from dredgings off 
Tutanga, at 200 fathoms (David, Halligan and Finckh coll.). 
XESTOLEBERIS ACUMINALIS, sp. nov. (Plate 37. figs. 4.a-c.) 
Carapace compressed ; in side view narrow and oblong, sides 
nearly straight; anteriorly produced into a pointed beak-like 
process; posterior extremity well-rounded; seen from below 
subquadrate, with sides compressed, especially in the middle; 
end view compressed ovate, with the ventral margin nearly flat, 
the dorsal arched. Length -26 mm. 
From the lagoon dredgings, sample 17, 83 miles from the 
Mission Church, 12 fathoms (David coll.). 
XESTOLEBERIS MARGARITEA, G. §. Brady. 
? Cytheridea margaritea, G. 8. Brady, 1866, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 
vol. v. p. 809. 
Xestoleberis margaritea, G. W. Miller, 1894, Fauna und Flora des 
Golfes von Neapel, Mon. xxi. (Ostracoden), p. 336, pl. 25. figs. 43, 44; 
pl. 26. figs. 2, 7. 
This species appears to be new to this area, and it is well 
distributed. It occurred in the beach-sand at Avalau Islet, and 
in the lagoon dredgings of Rocky Islet (Sollas coll.). Also in 
the soundings across the lagoon, sample 1, 3 mile from the 
Mission Church, 10 fathoms; sample 17, 8} miles from the 
Mission Ch., 12 fathoms; sample 18, 9 miles from the Mission 
Ch., 74 fathoms; and from dredgings north of Pava, 36 
fathoms (David coll.). 
XESTOLEBERIS VARIEGATA, G. S. Brady. 
Xestoleberis variegata, G. S. Brady, 1880, Rep. Chall. Exped., Zool. 
pt. iti. p. 129, pl. xxxi. figs, 8 a-g. 
The previously known localities in the Pacific for this species 
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