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2. M. conifera. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 72, PI. v., Fig. 2. 

 Pond on Captain Heath's estate, Norman Creek, Brisbane ; 

 and fresh-water pool, mainland, Gloucester Passage, near Bowen. 



Genus Limnias. 



1. L. ceratophtjlli, Schrank. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 75, PL vi., Fig. 1, 

 Acclimatisation Gardens, Brisbane. 



2. L. annulatus, Bailey. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 77, PI. vi., Fig. 2. 

 Acclimatisation Gardens, Brisbane. 



Genus Trochosphjerv. 



1. P. cequatorialis, Semper. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 88, PI. d., Fig. 11. 



Fern Island Pond, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, amongst large 

 numbers of Vol vox globator. Only hitherto found in ditches in 

 the rice-fields of Zamboanga, in the Philippine I-lands (Prof. 

 Semper) I have also had the good fortune to discover the mile, 

 hitherto unknown. 



Order II. — Bdelloida. 



Family III. — Piiilodinad.e. 

 Genus Philodina. 



1. P. citrina Ehrenberg. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 100, PI. ix, Fig. 6. 

 Fern Island pond, Botanical Gardens, Brisbane. 



Genus Rotifer. 



1. R. vulgaris, Schrank. 



Op. Cit., Vol. I., p. 104, PI x, Fig. 2. 



Fresh water gullies on Whitsunday Island, and other islands 

 off the coast. 



