352 IHE AMERICAN NATURALIST. [VOL.. XXXIV. 
Gastropods. — Fulgur carica, June, July; F. canaliculata ; 
Neverita duplicata, June, July ; Szgaretus perspectivus; Purpura 
hemastoma, eggs deposited in confinement, July; Strombus 
alatus; Fasciolaria tulipa, June, July ; Crepidula fornicata, 
June ; C. plana, June; /lyonassa obsoleta ; Urosalpinx cinerea, 
June; Oliva literata; Ovulum unzplicatum ; Fissurella alter- 
nata; Littorina irrorata; Chetopleura apiculata. 
Among the opisthobranchs, species of Aphysia, Æolis, 
Doris, Polycera, Scyllæa (on gulf weed), Ancula, occur. 
Among the pteropods, Styltola vitrea is occasionally abun- 
dant. Among the cephalopods, Loligo pealii is rarely taken, 
and a form of lighter color (sf.?) more commonly. Squid 
eggs are frequently dredged during summer, outside the 
inlet. 
Crustacea. — As has been mentioned, something over sixty 
decapods are recorded for the locality. Beaufort is far enough 
to the south for the crab fauna, in particular, to show something 
of that variety, which becomes so pronounced in the tropics. 
Decapods. — Panopeus herbstii, June, July ; Lupa sayi, July ; 
Sesarma reticulata; Menippe mercenaria (“stone crab"); Calli- 
nectes hastatus, June; Ocypoda arenaria; Libinia canaliculata ; 
Hepatus decorus; Gelasimus pugnax; Persephona punctata, Sep- 
tember; Platyonichus ocellatus ; Porcellana ocellata, Septem- 
ber; P. macrocheles, July, August (commensal in Chætopterus 
tubes); Pinnotheres ostreum ; Pinnixa chetopterana, August (a 
rarer commensal in Chzetopterus tubes) ; Hippa emerita; Eupa- 
gurus vittatus, June; E. longicarpus; E. pollicaris ; Penaeus 
setiferus (sold during latter part of August and September) ; 
Palemonetes vulgaris, July; Alpheus heterochelis, July to Sep- 
tember; Alpheus minus, September; Gebia affinis, June; To- 
seuma carolinensis, August ; Lucifer sp., summer. The taking 
of the curious “false hermit” (Hypoconcha arcuata) may be re- 
ferred to—the form has been recorded by Stimpson from South 
Carolina. 
Among the forms belonging to other groups of Crustacea 
may be mentioned: Squilla empusa, Lysiosquilla excavatrix, 
Diastylis sp. (this cumacean is regularly taken in the night tow 
throughout summer); a large isopod (Ligia sp.), very abundant 
