6 EDWARD T. BROWNE. 
‘Frangais’ Collection. (Bedot, 1908.) 
Wandelia charcoti, n.g. et n.sp. [= Eleutheria charcoti, Bedot.] 
About Lat. 65° S. Long. 66° W. (Paris). Off Wandel Island. 
‘Gauss’ Collection. (Vanhéffen, 1908.) 
Lucernaria australis, n.sp. 
About Lat. 66°. Long. 75° E. 385 metres. (One specimen.) 
Desmonema chierchiana, Vanhiffen. [= -Desmonema gaudichaudi, Maas. | 
About Lat. 66°S. Long. 89° E. North of Kaiser Wilhelm I. Land. 
Diplulmaris drygalski, n.g. et n.sp. [=Diplulmaris antarctica, Maas. ] 
About Lat. 66° S. Long. 89° E. (Several specimens.) 
On glancing at the Table given on page 7 to show the distribution of the 
Medusee in McMurdo Sound, it will at once be noticed that Solmundella was by far 
the commonest and most abundant Medusa. ‘The number of specimens taken on 
certain dates shows that it must have been in shoals under the ice. If a Medusa like 
Solmundella was so frequently found in the tow-net, there is no reason for supposing 
that the net would fail to catch some of the other small Medusz, if they were present. 
The regularity of the occurrence of Solmundella tends to show that the nets were being 
properly handled. The only conclusion which I can draw from the Table is that, with 
the exception of Solmundella, Medusee were very scarce in McMurdo Sound. It is 
unfortunate that there were not more records for 1902, but it was during that year 
that Mr. Hodgson was battling with the difficulty of erecting suitable shelters to the 
holes in the ice, and then he had not found out how to avoid ice crystals in the nets. 
The crystals played such havoc with the plankton as to practically stop tow-netting. 
The failure by Mr. Hodgson to catch Desmonema, though its tentacles were 
occasionally found entangled on the lines, was due to his not being able to use the 
right kind of net. For large Scyphomedusee an ordinary plankton tow-net is perfectly 
useless. A large mosquito net with a mouth at least six feet square or a small otter 
trawl] is required. With a net of that description one stands a chance of securing a 
specimen, or a bag full if a shoal is met with. 
Geographical Distribution.—As Dr. Maas (1906) has given lists of Meduse 
recorded for the Arctic and Antarctic regions, there is scarcely need for me to compile 
another. The conclusion which he arrived at, after fully discussing the distribution 
problem, is that, so far as Medusz are concerned, there is no proof that a single species 
is common to both the Polar regions. With that conclusion I quite agree. It is 
probable, however, that when we know more about the species of Solmundella, 
Periphylla and Atolla, one species belonging to each of those genera may be found 
to extend through the oceans from Pole to Pole. 
I now compare the Meduse collected by the ‘Discovery’ and ‘Southern Cross’ 
with those collected in Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands, by Mr. Rupert Vallentin. 
