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ECHINODERMA. 



As the Assistant in charge worked out, some years since, 

 the Echinoderm fauna of South Africa, it has been of great 

 interest to obtain from the Natal Museum a collection from 

 German East Africa. Though this collection includes nothing 

 new, interesting forms such as Astropyga radiata, Echino- 

 metra ohlonga, Tripneustes gratilla, Echinoneus cyclostomus, 

 may be mentioned. 



The presentation, by Captain A. Morrell, of a Pentacrinus 

 from off St. Thomas, W.I., deserves to be recorded, as well as 

 four specimens of the little-known Porocidaris elegans from 

 deep water off Sydney; presented by Prof.' W. A. Hasivell, 

 F.R.S. 



Worms. 



Among the Earthworms, attention should be called to the 

 co-types of Beddardiella dalzieli, presented by Dr. J. H. 

 Ashworth ; to Dichogaster itoliensis, irom Uganda, presented 

 by Sir F. J. Jackson, K.C.M.G. ; to the types of Pheretima 

 hendersoniana, described by Dr. Cognetti di Martiis, from 

 Henderson Island, presented, by the late Sir John Murray, 

 K.C.B. ; and of Parapheretima outakwana, collected in Dutch 

 New Guinea, shortly to be described by Dr. di Martiis. 



Of the Leeches, mention should be made of Helodrilus 

 lacustris and Criodrilus lacuum, from the edge of Lake 

 Tiberias ; presented by Dr. N. Annandale. Dina quadri- 

 striata was obtained by purchase from Sardinia ; Hcemopis 

 sanguisuga was taken from the mouth of a buffalo ; and 

 Whitmannia acranatula, from Central China, was presented 

 by Dr. Maxwell. 



The widely - spread Placocephalus kewensis has been 

 obtained from the Azores. 



Two sets of Rotifers, containing respectively 24 and 21 

 slides, were purchased during the year from Mr. C. F. 

 Rousselet. 



Brachiopoda. 



Only one specimen was added to the collection during the 

 year, viz., an example of the rare form Macandrevia diaonen- 

 tina,, obtained in Coates Land, Antarctica ; presented by J. W. 

 Jackson, Esq. 



POLYZOA. 



The following fresh-water polyzoa, rare or from interesting 

 localities, were added viz. : — Pottsiella erecta, from Penn- 

 sylvania, presented by C. F. Rousselet, Esq. ; Victorella 

 continentalis Braem, from Lake Issyk Kul, Central Asia, 

 presented by Dr. D. Pedaschenko ; Fredericella sultana, var. 

 jordanica, from Lake Tiheri&s, presented by Dr. N. Annandale. 



