On the Polagio Auaolida of Japan. 3 



Body transparent, entirely colourless except the red eyes and 

 the deep-brownish side-glands. It consists of 62 segments, 

 measuring 98 mm. in total length, 5.5 mm. in breadth. Segment 

 3-3| times as broad as long. 



Prostomium with 2 pairs of short tentacles and with a still 

 shorter median tentacle on dorsal surface of prostomium. Eyes 

 two, each provided with a large lens, attached to antero-lateral 

 sides of prostomium and directed antero-ventrally. 



Tentacular cirri present in ?> pairs; those of first pair simple, 

 all the others bifurcated. 



Parapodium elongated, conical in shape; provided with an 

 aciculum, which extends a little beyond tip of parapodium, and 

 with a tuft of long simple seta?. Dorsal cirrus broad, arising from 

 base of parapodium. Ventral cirrus leaf-like, arising from the 

 proximal half of the ventral border of parapodium. Near base of 

 parapodium there lies a large deep-brownish side-gland (or 

 segmental gland). 



Proboscis (PI I, fig. 9) short and broad, with a pair of short 

 lateral papilla? at the anterior end in the protruded state; teeth 

 absent. 



Habitat: — Misaki; Heda in Pro v. Izu; Miho in Prov. 

 Suruga. 



Genus Asterope Claparède. 



Prostomium not prolonged anteriorly beyond eyes. Proboscis 

 provided with teeth. Parapodium without eirriform appendage; 

 setse compound. 



ALaterope Candida (dells Ghiaje). 



PL I, fig. 10. 



1845. Alciopa Candida, delle Chiaje, Anim. invertebr. dolla Sicilia, Tom. Ill, p. 98. 

 1850. Alc.iope Candida, Grube, Die Familien d. Annel., p. 305. 



1868. Asterope candidj, Claparède, Annél. chitop. du golfe de Xaplea. — Suppl., p. 108. 

 (p. 472). 



