Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 25 fathoms, sandy bottom. One specimen found. 47.-NATICA MAROCHIENSIS. Nerita marochana, Chem., Conch., vol. 5, p. 188, f. 1905, 1908. Natica marochiensis, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 13, sp. 52. Hab. Home Islands, off Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, Hall Sound, New Guinea, also Port Jackson, Solomon, Caroline, and Marshall Islands. Found on Sand flats at low water (Brazier). 48.-NATICA CHINENSIS. Natica chinensis, Lam. Anim., Sans Vert., tome 6, p. 204. Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 19, sp. 82, a,b. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 20, 30 fathoms. Thirteen specimens found. 49.-NATICA COLLIEI. Natica Colliei, Recluz., Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 207. Reeve, Conch., Icon., pl. 24, sp. 12a, 12 b. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 25, 30 fathoms, sandy bottom; Warrior Reef, west side, 8 fathoms, sandy mud bottom; Bet Island, Torres Straits, found on reefs. 50.-NATICA AREOLATA. Natica areolata, Recluz., Proc., Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 206. Hab. Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, 20 fathoms, sand and broken shell bottom; Cape York, North Australia, 11 fathoms, sand bottom; Bet Island, Torres Straits, 11 fathoms, bottom of broken shells and coral; found also at the Sow and Pigs bank, Port Jackson, 4 fathoms, sandy bottom, found under stones at Vaucluse Point, washed on shore after south-east gale at. Capes Banks and Solander, Botany Bay (Brazier.) 51.-NATICA SP. ? Hab. Katow, New Guinea, 7 fathoms, sandy mud bottom. One specimen found in an immature state. 52.-NATICA, SP.? Hab. Cape York, North Australia, 5 fathoms, sandy bottom. One immature specimen found. 53.-NATICA, SP. ? Hab. Cape York, North Australia, 5 fathoms, sandy bottom. One sea-worn specimen found. 54.-NATICA, SP.? Hab. Cape York, North Australia, 11 fathoms, sandy mud bottom. Specimens all sea-worn. 55.-LUNATIA RAYNOLDIANA. Natica Raynoldiana, Recluz., Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 212. Raynaudiana, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 13, sp. 56 a,b. Hab. Cape Grenville, North-east Australia, 15 fathoms, sandy mud bottom: Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 20, 30 fathoms, sandy bottom; also found at Ponope, Caroline Islands, Noumea, New Caledonia (Brazier). 56.-LUNATIA VARIABILIS. Natica variabilis, Recluz., M.S., Mus. Cuming in British Museum. Reeve, Conch., Icon., pl. 23, sp. 104 a,b. Hab. Princess Charlotte Bay, North-East Australia, 14 fathoms, rough sand and coral bottom; Cape York, North Australia, 5, 11 fathoms, sandy mud; Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 10, 15, 30 fathoms, white sand bottom; also, Noumea Harbour, New Caledonia, 5 fathoms, bottom of mud and weeds (Brazier). 57.-LUNATIA STRANGEI. Natica Strangei, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 18, sp. 81 a,b. Hab. Cape York, Mud Bay, North Australia; one living specimen was found on the sand flat at Mud Bay; found also at Moreton Bay and Port Denison, Queensland; sand-spit, Middle Harbour, Port Jackson (Brazier). 58.--NEVERITA ALBUMEN. Nerita albumen, Linn. Gmelin., p. 3671, No. 5. 196. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 30 fathoms, sand bottom. One fine living specimen was found at the above depth. 59.--NEVERITA PETEVERIANA. Neverita Peteve iana, Recluz., M.S., Mus. Cuming in British Museum. Natica Pitiveriana, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 5, sp. 17 a,b. Hab. Katow, New Guinea, found on the sands at low water. 60.-RUMA MAURA. Natica maura, Brug., Encyclop. Méthodique, pl. 453, fig. 4 a,b. Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 7, sp. f. 25 a,b. Hab. Daruley Island, Torres Straits, found on the reefs under coral. Six very fine specimens found. 61.-RUMA MELANOS TOMA. Natica melanostoma, Lam., Anim. Sans Vert., tome 6, P. 198. Natica filosa, Sowerby, M.S, Mus. Cuming in British Museum. Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 17, sp. 72, a,b. Hab. Low Island, Trinity Bay, North-East Australia, found on sand patches inside the reefs; Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, 15 fathoms, sandy mud bottom; Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 20, 30 fathoms, sandy bottom; also Port Stephens and Port Jackson, New South Wales (Brazier). 63.--RUMA MELANOSTOMOIDES. Natica melanostomoides, Quoy., Voy. de l'Astrolabe. Hab. Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, 30 fathoms, white sand bottom. Only two specimens of this rare species were found. 64.-MAMMA STRAMINEA. Natica straminea, Recluz., Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 211. Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 9, sp. 32, a,b. Hab. Home Islands, off Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, Darnley Island, Torres Straits, found on the sands inside the reefs. This species M. Recluz makes a variety of Natica aurantia, Lam., as Var. B. Lutea seu straminea. It differs from the true aurantia in being of a beautiful sulphur colour. 65.-MAMMA PYRINORMIS. Natica pyriformis, Recluz, Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 211. Reeve, Conch. Icon. pl. 5, sp. 16. Hab. Home Islands, off Cape Grenville, North-East Australia; Darnley and Warrior Islands, Torres Straits, on the sands at low water. 66.-MAMMA FLEMINGIANA. Natica Flemingiana, Recluz, Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 209. Reeve, Conch. Icon. pl. 18, sp. 80, a,b. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, found on sand flats. 67.-MAMMA DEIODOSA. Natica deidosa, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 9. sp. 35 a,b. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits. 68.-CATINUS PLANULATUS. Sigaretus planulatus, Recluz, Sowerby, in Reeve, Cohch. Icon., Sigaretus, pl. 2, sp. 7, a, b. Hab. Hall Sound, New Guinea, found on the sands; Bet Island, Torres Straits, 11 fathoms. 69.-SIGARETUS EXIMIUS. Sigaretus eximius, Sowerby, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 5, sp. 22, a, b. Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 20 fathoms, fine white sand; Evans Bay, Cape York, 7 fathoms, sandy mud. FAMILY LAMELLARIIDE. 70.-LAMELLARIA, SP.? Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 30 fathoms, sand bottom. The upper half of a specimen of this genus was obtained dead and sea-worn. On a new genus of Arachnidæ, by H. H. B. BRADLEY, ESQ. RHYNCHARACHNE. Nov. GENUS.-PLATE II. Cephalothorax to a considerable extent hidden by the projection of the abdomen; cephalic part, marked by a deep furrow, pointed, not elevated, and terminating in a tubercle which carries six eyes; this tubercle projects, and is lower than the hinder part of the cephalothorax. Eyes eight, unequal, round; six placed in two rows on the tubercle, two in the upper and four in the lower row; four intermediate eyes, directed forwards, forming a trapezium, narrowest at the upper part; eyes of the upper row larger than the other eyes o' these rows; laterals of the lower row smallest of a 1, as far from the intermediates of that row as are the eyes of the upper row, and placed on the side of the tubercle directed laterally; the other two eyes, placed in the angles of the cephalothorax, are largest of all, and are also directed laterally. Maxilla hatchet-shaped, short, inclined on the labium, straight on the outer edge, and rounded at the extremities. Labium a little broader than long, convex, and rounded at the anterior margin. Legs of two first pairs long and directed forwards; of two hinder pairs short and directed backwards-1, 2, 4, 3. Palpi moderately long. |