42 dbedgijto reports. 



joint of foot-jaws. Legs long, furnished with short spines, first 

 and third joints eqnal, second as long as both, fourth longer than 

 three first, fifth longer than fourth, sixth longer than fifth. 

 Tarsus as long or slightly longer than hand, with a strong spine 

 at joint on inner side. Hand slightly curved, with four large 

 spines and a few hairs along margin. Claw about half the length 

 of hand; auxiliary claws more than half the length of claw. 

 Colour of body bright red, banded with red of darker colour. 

 Durham coast ; a single specimen from deep water. 



Report on the Echinodermata, by George Hodge. 



The following tabular statement exhibits the result of the three 

 years' dreclgings. It contains 38 species, of which 



27 were obtained in 1862, viz., 21 from Northd. coast and 8 from Dogger Bank. 

 27 „ 1863, „ 21 „ „ „ 19 „ Durham coast. 



32 „ 1864, „ 31 „ „ „ 20 „ „ 



The result geographically may be thus stated : — 



Dogger Bank ... 8 species. 



Northumberland coast 36 ,, 



Durham coast 24 ,, 



It will be observed that the Durham coast bears an unfavour- 

 able comparison with that of Northumberland. Such comparison 

 is however scarcely fair, as much more time was spent on the 

 latter ; in fact, very little dredging was done on the Durham 

 coast, and that little under unfavourable circumstances. In each 

 case the wind and sea were so rough that the dredges could not 

 be satisfactorily worked ; but for this, the result would probably 

 have been scarcely inferior to the northern localities dredged. 



Five additional species were obtained in 1864, of which one, 

 Thyone flexus (Hodge), is new to science, and one Echinocardium 

 pennatifidum (Norman) is a great rarity. The latter species was 

 first made known as an inhabitant of the British seas, under the 

 name of Amphidotus giloosus, from a single specimen dredged in 

 Shetland several years ago by the late Mr. Barrett, and by him 

 considered identical with Amphidotus gibbosus of Agassiz. The 



