216 " THETIS " SCIENTIFIC RESULTS. 



Tribe II.— F LABELLIFERA. 

 Family ANTHURID^. 



ANTHURA, Leach. 

 ANTHURA AFFINIS, Chilton. 



Anthui'a affinis, Chilton, Trans. New Zeal. Institute, xv., 1882, 

 p. 72, pi. 1, fig. 4. 



Station 37. 



One example of this species was obtained off Botany Bay in 50- 

 52 fathoms. 



Total length of body, 10 mm. The specimen agrees exactly 

 with Chilton's description and figures. The eyes are subreniform 

 and of a dark brown colour ; the body and limbs exhibit very 

 numerous discoidal bodies under the integument. 



PARANTHURA, Bate and Westwood. 

 PARANTHURA CILIATA, sp. nov. 



(Figs. 17«-/.) 



Station 57. 



Body elongate, very slender ; cephalon one-fifth longer than 

 broad ; sides straight, narrowed and rounded in advance of the 

 eyes. Front with a short distinct rostriform process. First 

 segment of the peraeon one-fourth longer than the cephalon, and 

 twice as long as broad in the middle. Second segment much 

 longer than the first, very narrow posteriorly ; third, fourth and 

 fifth segments subequal in length, each slightly increasing in 

 width ; sixth segment equal in length to the first, and nearly as 

 broad as the cephalon is long ; seventh segment broader than 

 long ; upper siirface of cephalon and two following segments 

 convex from side to side ; the remaining five segments are some- 

 what flattened and bounded at the sides by a raised marginal 

 pigmented line. Inferior surface of second peraeon segment 



