NEW-ZEALAND ACTINIARIA. 529 



Tentacles long,tliiu, cyliadrical, pointed, equal, bicyclic, 16 (8 + 8). 

 Mouth elongate, raised on a prominent cone. CEsophagus 

 strongly ribbed. Physa pellucid white. The lower rough part 

 of the scapus rather dull chestnut-brown, the part clothed with 

 smooth epidermis pale yellowish orange, and the naked part 

 transparent pale reddish orange, with eight fine, double, longi- 

 tudinal, bright red lines. Capitulum madder-brown or orange, 

 with eight opaque white lenticular figures, which alternate with 

 eight longitudinal, double, white lines. Tentacles pellucid white, 

 tipped with opaque yellowish white. Disc pale madder-brown, 

 with eight radiating white lines, and white round the bases of 

 the tentacles, ffisophagus orange or white. Length of body 

 expanded about 75 mm. ; length of capitulum 3 mm., diameter 

 of capitulum 2'4 mm. ; length of tentacles 6 mm. 



Hah. Cook Strait, in the neighbourhood of Wellington ; not 

 uncommon on the undersides of stones, just below low-water 

 mark. 



The first specimen of this beautiful species was placed in my 

 bands by Mr. H. B. Kirk, 25th May, 1894. 



Edwaedsia neozelanica, n. sp. (PI. 36. fig. 3.) 

 Body long and vermiform, very variable; divided into three 

 distinct parts, physa, scapus, and capitulum. Physa rather 

 large, exceeding the scapus in diameter, bladder-like, furnished 

 with exceedingly minute suckers, retractile. Scapus long and 

 cylindrical, invested with a very thin, rather rough epidermis, 

 except a very short length above, which is naked ; traversed by 

 eight shallow, longitudinal furrows, which correspond to the inser- 

 tions of the mesenteries. Capitulum short, delicate, and smooth. 

 Tentacles very thin, long, cylindrical, equal, pointed, bicyclic, 

 16 to 24 (usually 16), the tips usually recurved. Disc, capitulum, 

 and upper part of scapus retractile. Length of body expanded 

 about 43 mm.; diameter of physa 3-2 mm.; diameter of 

 scapus 2*5 mm. ; length of tentacles 3"7 mm. Phy^a pellucid 

 white, with eight opaque white longitudinal lines. Scapus very 

 pale transparent orange, becoming buff or bright orange near 

 the capitulum, traversed by eight whitish longitudinal lines. 

 Capitulum, disc, and tentacles uniform pellucid white or pinkish 

 white, without any markings. 



Hah. Lyall Bay and Ohiro Bay, on the under^^ides of stones 

 and roots of Lessonia ; fairly abundant. 



