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MKLIBE LEOXIXA {GOULD) 



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Doto. Von ^rarten's (1879) MeUhea does not seom to 

 come nndor either type, although from this author's 

 description certain characteristics are in common with 

 that of McUhe. For some time there was conoid, .rnhl(> 

 confusion in regard to these genera. I'cruii. isd;;, .md 

 again in 1871, makes this clear when he writes : 



Thn,s ro,ouuta (Hoininc) .,nl_.MHli .l!ln. , u 1 h, , .l^J'., 1 

 Kanir (Man., p. 129, pi. !. t Dm.. „u„ ( m m 1,.m „.~l ,„ m> M, ' 



The uvnus Trfln/s LiniK'. 1 77)8, the nearest relative of 



]hhln K\niU, I--"', U<M. .-lUn (•( .11 fllM.l uitli o\\u V t'onii^, 

 rjL. Aphisni. rilshry, 1S!).\ hns. li..uvv<.r, el.';!!-*.! up 

 Ihi^ poiiii. II,. .hoxv. that 111., x.nlou^ .p. riti.- ilium- 

 atta<-li('d to 7W////.S, such a. hmlmn, Inninn.ta. .-md 

 hporn/t/, are to be considered s\ii(mi\iiis. ImtuIi. 1^^i>^/. 

 and Ki'aiis(s 1885, do not record Mrlih, hi tlirir midi- 

 braiichiate collections from the north I'acitic. Likewisis 

 investigators in the north Atlantic, on both sides of the 

 ocean, including a number of explorers and independ- 

 ent workers such as Alder and Hancock, 1842 and 1845; 

 M,'X(M- and :\robius. 18i;5; :\r. Sar-^, 1^70: Aurivilliu-, 

 l^sV): Cai-t.iim. l^'>i»: Kimu^.-. l^'.C): nh.liiM-. 1!H)7; 

 Wallnn. 1MI.7: lluvl. I'M)-, and .loliM^m,. I'M:,. ,1., n-.t 

 nronl hfhu^ <.r M^hln ii, their mil, .(-t inn.. Tin m- 

 si.eci.- aiv. thctvfoiv, irsl rictcd to the uaniier sras. 

 AVheii the Pn-et S..un<l liiolou-ieal Station'- Nva> estal)- 



