134 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Habitat — Ireland. Phoenix Park, Dublin ; Pond near the Scalp, Co. 

 Wicklow ; K. Annalee, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan. 



Distrihution — England ; Europe ; North America. 



Vejdovskyella comata (Vejd.). 



1886. Nais hamata, Bolton in Midland Naturalist, July, p. 176. 



1891. Bohemilla comata Vejd., Bourne in Q. Journ. Micr. Sci., vol. xxxii., 

 p. 344. 



1893. B. ornata [misprint ?] Vejd., Hartog in Irish Nat., vol. ii., fig. 117. 



1903. Vejdovskyella comata (Vejd.), Michaelsen in Mit. Nat. Museum, 

 Hamburg, xix., p. 185. 



A single specimen of this well-marked species was obtained from a bog- 

 pool on Calary Bog, Co. Wicklow. It had a pair of conspicuous eyes. 

 The alimentary canal differs from Vejdovsky's description (28. taf. ii., fig. 2). 

 The cesophagus is a simple tube, without any such swelling as Vejdovsky 

 represents. 



Eebruary (im.). 



Hahitat — Ireland. Bog-pool, on Calary Bog, Co. Wicklow. 



Distrihution — Cork (Hartog rec.) ; England; Bohemia ; Germany ; France; 

 Eussia ; Denmark. 



Stylaria lacustris (L.). 



1865. S. I., Johnston in " Cat. Bri. Non-paras. Worms," p. 70. 

 April (im.), June (im.), July (im.), October (im.). 



Habitat — Ireland. Kerry lakes ; Co. Wicklow ; Co. Dublin ; Co. Meath 

 (E. Boyne) ; Donegal lakes. 

 Wales. Cwmbychan Lake, Merionethshire. 

 Distribution — British Isles ; Europe ; North America. 



Family TUBIFICIDiE. 



Branchiura Sowerbyi Beddard. 



1892. B.8., Beddard in Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci. (n. s.), vol. xxxiii., p. 325, 

 This interesting species occurs in large numbers in the Victoria Eegia 

 tank, and in the overflow tank, at the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. 

 There can be little doubt but that this worm has been introduced into the 

 British Isles, probably from South America. It is somewhat remarkable 

 that it has not been recorded from any of the Gardens on the Continent. 

 The Dublin specimens were much larger than those Beddard examined, the 



