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posterior borders well rounded, and tbe side a little convex, narrowing 

 to an obtuse point at tbe anterior end; sometimes oblong or elliptical, 

 and but little narrowed anteriorly ; tbe posterior emargination is usually 

 very distinct, often deep, and sometimes in contraction bas a small pro- 

 jecting angular point in tbe middle, but at times tbe emargination nearly 

 disappears. Ocelli in four groups, near tbe anterior end; tbe two posterior 

 clusters are smaller tban tbe anterior and wider apart ; tbe anterior 

 clusters are very near tbe otbers, and close togetber, almost blending 

 on tbe median line, and are composed of numerous very minute crowded 

 ocelli, less distinct tban tbose of tbe otber clusters. Color pale yel- 

 lowisb flesb-color, veined witb dentritic lines of darker flesbcolor, or 

 witb wbitisb; an indistinct pale reddisb spot bebind tbe anterior 

 ocelli; an interrupted longitudinal wbitisb stripe in tbe middle, due to 

 tbe internal organs, and a small median wbitisb stripe posteriorly. 



Lengtb, 20'"™ to 25'""^; breadtb, 10'"'" to 15'""^. 



Off Watcb Hill, 4 to 6 fathoms, among rocks and alg?e; off Block 

 Island, in 29 fatboins ; off Buzzard's Bay, in 25 fatboms. 



Planaria grisea Yerrill, sp. nov. (p. 487.) 



Body elongated and usually oblong in extension, often long oval or 

 somewbat elliptical, obtusely pointed or rounded posteriorly ; bead sub- 

 truncate in front, often a little prominent in tbe middle ; tbe angles 

 are somewbat prominent, but not elongated. Ocelli two, black, eacb sur- 

 rounded by a reniform, wbite spot. Color yellowisb green or grayisb, 

 witb a central wbitisb stripe in tbe middle of tbe back, surrounded 

 by darker; bead margiaed witb wbitisb. 



Lengtb, in extension, 12'"'"; breadtb, 3'"™. 



Watcb Hill, Ehode Island, under stones, between tides. 



Procerodes Wheatlandii Girard. (p. 325.) 



Proceedings Boston Soc. Natural History, vol. iii, p. 251, 1351; Stimpsou, op. 

 cit., p. 6, 1857. rianaria frequens Leidy, Marine Invert. Fauna of Rhode Island 

 and New Jersey, p. 11, 1855. Procerodes frequens Stimpson, op. cit., p. 6 ; this 

 Report, p. 325. 



Xew Haven to Casco Bay. Point Juditb (Leidy). Mancbester, Mas- 

 sacbusetts (Girard). Abundant under stones, between tides. 



FoviA Warrenii Girard. (p. 480.) 



Proceediugs of the Boston Society of Natural History, vol. iv, p. 211, 1852 ; 

 Stirapson, Prodromus, p. 6, 1857. Vortex Warrenn Girard, op. cit., toI. iii, pp- 

 264 and 363, 1851 ; Diesing, op. cit., vol. xiv, p. 229, 1862. 



A small, narrow, oblong, red Planarian, apparently belonging to tbis 

 species, was collected at Wood's Hole, among eel-grass, and also in 

 Casco Ba}'. Clielsea, MavSsacbusetts (Girard). 



