116 Description of New and Little known Species of 



tip. Oral tentacles twice as long ; pellucid white through- 

 out; tapering, curved. Head small, rounded. Branchiae 

 medium sized ; narrow, acutely pointed ; white with a sub- 

 terminal orange red ring ; apex waxy white. They are set 

 in 6 or 7 small clusters, the anterior ones composed of 34 

 or more branchiae; the others of two, rarely of three; be- 

 coming smaller as they approach the tail. Foot linear : 

 white, transparent ; slightly expanded in front. 

 Found among sea weed in Back Bay, Trincomalie. 



Eolis Effulgens. Kel. 



Tentacles 4 ; 2 dorsal moderately long, laminated obliquely ; 

 dark orange, tipped white. The two anterior ones orange, 

 with a whitish spot in centre, and tipped white, a dark shade 

 behind dorsal tentacle. Branchiae in 5 or 6 clusters on each 

 side of back. The anterior clusters consisting of 12 or 15 

 narrow, obtusely pointed branchiae ; orange red at base, ring- 

 ed with white and orange, tip white; a bluish line running 

 longitudinally for nearly two-thirds of its length. 



Found in great number in Dutch Bay, and other parts of 

 the sea near Fort Frederick. Spaw ns in J une and July. Ova 

 white, in narrow thready coils. 



Eolis Paulina. Kel - 



Tentacles 4. 2 dorsal red, wrinkled. The two terminal 

 tentacles pinkish, tip red, base white. Branchiae reddish, 

 numerous, short ; anterior ones have a whitish central ring, 

 tipped red. Posterior ones of a redder colour, tips more 

 broadly tipped with red ; the central white ring less distinct. 

 Foot expanded, with a short, triangular -pointed process. 

 Length 3 J lines. 



