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species my examples may perhaps belong. I may add 

 that the Clunio larva has only been recently described, 

 namely, by Carpenter (Ent. Month. Mag., 1894, p. 129) 

 and Chevreul (Archiv. Zool. Gen. et Exp., p. 583). 



" In conclusion, I wish to say that I am indebted to 

 Mr. H. C. Chadwick for much kind assistance throughout 

 my work." 



Sample tubes of Plankton specially rich in Diatoms 

 have been sent from time to time to Mr. T. Comber, 

 F.L.S., our well-known local authority on the Diatomacea?, 

 and we hope to have some notes from him on the subject 

 in a future report. 



Mr. Andrew Scott sends me the following Natural 

 History observations which he has made at Piel (Barrow 

 Channel) during the year : — 



" In my paper* published since the last Annual 

 Report, which included the species then recorded, the 

 following were given as new to the district: — Glugea 

 lophii, Doflein, a Protozoan from the brain of the Angler 

 fish ; Dactylocotyle pollachii, Van Ben. and Hesse, 

 Octobothrium merlangi (Kuhn), Phyllonella solece, Yan 

 Ben. and Hesse, ? Placunella pini, Yan Ben. and Hesse, 

 all Trematodes from the respective fishes, Pollack, 

 Whiting, Common Sole, and Yellow Gurnard ; Upogebia 

 dcltdura (Leach), a macrurid belonging to the Callian- 

 assidse ; Cytheropteron humile, Brady and Norman, an 

 Ostracod which occurred abundantly in waterlogged 

 wood ; and the following Copepod fish parasites : — C aligns 

 brevicaudatus n.sp. (recorded as Caligus sp. in the last 

 Report), from the mouth of the common Gurnard ; Or alien 

 asellinus (Linn.), from the gill rakers of the yellow 

 Gurnard ; C ho ndr acanthus solece, Kroyer, from the gills of 



* In Trans. Biol. Soc, vol. xv., p. 342. 



