42 10 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Synchelidium haplocheles (Grube). 

 Clare Island, inside Portlea, 1 fath., one. Bonn Harbour, on eight 

 occasions in tow-nettings taken at night. 

 New to the district. 



Previous Irish Records : — Valentia (Walker) and W. of Ireland (Caiman). 

 Distribution : — North Atlantic and North Sea from Norway to the British 

 Isles, Mediterranean. 



Monoculodes carinatus (Bate). 



Blacksod Bay, 5-7£ faths., fine sand, three. Ballinakill Harbour, tow-net 

 at surface, at night, one. Bonn Harbour, tow-net at surface, at night, one- 

 Outside Bofin Harbour, 17 faths., fine sand, three. 



New to Ireland. 



Previous Irish Records: — Off Galley Head, Co. Cork, Valentia Harbour 

 and off Bull Eock (Walker). 



Distribution : — North Atlantic and North Sea from Norway to France, 

 Mediterranean. 



Family CALLIOPIIDAE. 



Calliopius rathkii (Zaddach). 



Feorinyeeo Bay, Blacksod Bay, shore, one. Killary Bay, 6 faths., one. 

 Bofin Harbour, tow-net at night, two. 



New to Ireland. 



Distribution : — Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic and North Sea from Norway 

 to France. 



Apherusa cirrus (Bate). 



Blacksod Bay, shores, common. Bofin Harbour, on two occasions. 



Previous Irish Records : — Valentia (Walker) ; Koundstone (Caiman) ; Sligo, 

 Bangor, Co. Down, and Belfast Lough (Bate). 



Distribution: Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic and North Sea from Norway 

 to France. 



Apherusa bispinosa (Bate). 



Blacksod Bay, shores, common. Inishgowla Harbour, Clew Bay, 

 1-4 faths., one. Clare Island, Portlea, common. 1| mile E.N.E. of Clara 

 Island light, 21 faths., one. Ballinakill and Bofin Harbours, very abundant 

 in tow-nettings taken at the surface at nights. 



Previous Irish Records : — Valentia (Walker) ; Ardbear Bay (Brady and 

 Bobertson); Belfast Lough and Bangor, Co. Down (Kinahan); Carrigaholt 

 (Walker) ; Kingstown Harbour (Tattersall). 



Distribution .-—.Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic and North Sea from Norway 

 to France, Mediterranean. 



