624 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



[Axinus incrassatus, Jeffreys.] 



iv. n. I. A. Exp., 1888, 345 fms. (Chaster, '98). Var. succisa, Jeffreys. 



"Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 370-722 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 816 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 



Distribution. — Both sides of North Atlantic. Mediterranean. Deep 

 water. 



Axinus crouUnensis (Jeffreys). 



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iv. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 90-722 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 422 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 



Distribution. — Loffoden I. to Mediterranean. Azores. Madeira. 

 Canaries. W. Africa, " Talisman." New England (Verrill & Bush). 

 Bermuda, " Challenger." 



Axinus ferruginosus (Eorhes). 



ii. Duhliu Bay (A. Macalister, f. Adams, '78). Probahly erroneous, 

 iv. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 90-722 fms. (Jeffreys, '81): R. I. A. 



Exp., 1885, 1886, 1888, 37i-345 fms. (Chaster, '98). 

 T, Off west coast of Ireland, 210 fms. (Hoskyns, f. Jeffreys, '63) : 



"Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 173-208 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 Distribution. — Arctic seas to Mediterranean. Azores. Madeira. 

 Off Sahara, " Talisman." Greenland to New England. 



\_Axinus subovattis, Jeffreys.] 



V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 816 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 Distribution. — North Atlantic. Deep water. 



Diplochnta rotundata (Montagu). 

 . . iii., iv., v., . 



iii. South coast of Ireland (Fleming in " AHistory of British Animals," 

 1828 ; Leach, '52) : Youghal (Ball, f. Eorbes & Hanley, '53) : 

 south of Ireland, not uncommon (Jeffreys, '63). 



iv. Pantry Bay (Brown, '18 ; &c.) : Ventry Harbour (More, '70). 



