NON-PARASITIC MARINE COPEPODA. 487 



Amongst weeds in tide pools at Whitley, Cullercoats, and 

 Sunderland, and in brackish water at Seaton Sluice. 



My specimens do not entirely agree with the figures and des- 

 criptions given by Claus, but I am unwilling, without a more 

 extended examination, to describe them as belonging to a distinct 

 species. 



2. Laophonte lamellifera (Claus). 



Cleta lamellifera, Cls., Die frei lebend. Copep., p. 123, PI. XV., 

 figs. 21-24. 



One specimen on frond of Laminaria saccharina at Roker. 



3. Laophonte Hodgii, nov. sp. PL XXI., figs. 1-9. 



Upper antennae six or seven-jointed, those of the male (?) 

 shorter and thicker than of the female, rather densely setose. 

 Lower footjaw of moderate size, with a very long and slender, 

 slightly curved claw. Outer branch of first foot three-jointed, 

 short. Fifth pair of feet foliaceous, larger in the male, the outer 

 branch elongated, having four or six long setae on the apex and 

 outer margin, the inner wider, and bearing internally four or 

 five marginal setae, those situated near the apex being very long. 

 Caudal segments in the female at least four times as long as 

 broad. 



Hub. — Off Seaham, dredged in twenty to thirty fathoms. 

 Several specimens were taken. I have a mournful pleasure in 

 naming this species after my late friend, Mr. George Hodge, it 

 having been taken during one of the last dredging excursions in 

 which I had the pleasure of his company. 



Genus CLETODES, nov. gen. 



Animal resembling Laophonte in general appearance. Upper 

 antenna? six -jointed. All the four pairs of swimming feet alike, 

 and having the outer branch three, the inner two -jointed. 

 Lower footjaw chelate. Lower antennas without a secondary 

 branch. 



