BULLETIN Illinois ^tate Laboratory NATURAL HISTORY. Urbana, Illinois. VOLUME V. ARTICLE II.— A COXTKIBUTION TO A KNOWLEDGE OF XOA' TLI AMEKICAX FRESH- \VA TER CYCLOPID. K. By ERNEST 1^. EORBES, B. S. Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, LK15AXA, ILLINOIS, 1897. State Laboratory of Natural History. LABORATORY STAFF. Professor Stkimikx Ai.kukd Fokbes, Ph. D., Director of State Laboratory and Statf Entomokxjist. Chaklks Arthur Hart, Stistematic Entomoloijist and Curator of Collections. Frank Smith. A. M., Assistant Zoologist. Ciiari.es Atwuod KokoU), Ph. D., Zoologist, and Superintendent of Biological Station. Charles Christopher Ai)a:ms, B. S., Entomological Assistant. Ralph Waldo Braicher, B. S. Entomological Assistant. Mary Jane Snyder, Secretary. Henry Clinton Forbes, noisiness Agent and Librarian. Lydia Moore Hart, Artist. ERRATA. Page 136, line 2, and jiage 182, line 17 from bottom, f(jr 'g^a read 'gj. Page 226, line 2, page 263, line 17 from bottom, and page 267, lines 2 and 15, for 'g8, read 'g6. Page 233, line 15 from bottom, for '82 read '82a. Page 355, line 2 from bottom, for C. F. Hudson read C. T. Hudson. Page 389, foot-note, for Vol. V. read Vol. IV. Page 457, line 5, for Genera read Genus. { Article IL—.4 Contribution to iilr]iclltl.s, aij/itdtils, and strciniKs. During the present year Dr. Schmeil has sent specimens of (_'i/cl(>j)>; Jnsciis, ri, and jiltalcyatHs, while Prof. Sars has sent to Dr. Forbes examples of the species of the follow- ing list : Cyclops viridi.s, ikdiiis, robustiis, }tf/(iliiiiis, oitlt.oiioidcs, (tUi'uJiiH, t^scus, vcDutliH, })i((cnii-i(ii, (/if/dii, IcKckarti, 'nisifpiia, liisctosiiH, jiiithridtus, })ici(>i])is and Hoinoci/rloj)^, for the two American species C. iiiodcstiis and C. ((fci-. The descriptions are incomplete, however, because of the lack of knowledge concerning the males of these two species. Certain characters used by some of our American investi- gators for specific distinction have proven unreliable, and a 30 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. brief discussion of their comparative values may be of service to beginners in the study of this genus. The number of antennal segments may be depended upon as fairly constant. It never varies in adult specimens by more than a single segment, and then only in the case of a very few species. The length of the antennae, while constant in some species, is remarkably variable in others, notably in C. soTuhttits. The proportionate length of antennal seg- ments does not always remain the same in species in which the antenna is variable as to length. Sensory structures and the hyaline plates of the distal antennal segments are reliable characters. In certain species, C. phalcratus for instance, the propor- tions of the stylets are quite constant, but in C. virtdts, scrrii- latus, and hicuspidatus, the range of variation is very great ; consequently such measurements are not of the highest spe- cific value. The apical bristles of the stylets are not very variable as to comparative lengths, but the minute details of their structure are not constant. This fact is illustrated by the variation in the shape of the outer apical spine of C. viridis var. hrevlspinosus (PI. XI., Fig. 1). The armature of the swimming feet is of considerable value in certain cases, and is constant as a rule. Sometimes, however, the presence or absence of a spine or seta is not accompanied by other perceptible differences. The general character of the armature with regard to strength, etc., may usually be relied upon ; but I have often seen in a single specimen all of the gradations betAveen spines and setfe, and it would be impossible from this character to say which of the two names should be applied. Of the easily observable structures, the fifth foot is the most valuable for specific distinction. Slight variations sometimes occur in the shape of the segments and in the comparative lengths of spines and setfe, but, as a rule, characters drawn from this appendage are quite constant. Of all the specific characters, the most valuable are those derivable from the recej^taculwm scminis. Unfortunately, it is often very difficult to see this organ distinctly, especially if North American FrcsJi-ivater Cyclopidce. 31 the specimens have been killed in alcohol ; but this difficulty is readily avoided by the use of formalin as a preservative. A l*'o solution is amply strong, and the osmosis of fluids is not rapid enough to rupture the reeeptaculum, as is the case when strong alcohol is used. Some slight differences in the appearance of the reeeptaculum are due to stage of sexual activity of the animal. In the case of t\ rhidis var. insectus such a difference is noticeable. In Fig. 3, PL XI., the solid line represents the outline of the empty reeeptaculum ; the dotted line, the shape when fully distended. Through the generosity of Prof. G. 0. Sars and Dr. Otto Schmeil, I have received much valuable material from Europe, by means of which I have been able to compare American and European forms. I wish also to acknowledge the assistance received from my co-laborers, Messrs. E. W. Sharpe and F. \V. Schacht, and also to thank Prof. L. S. Eoss, of Drake University, and Mr. Adolph Hempel, now of the Museu Paulista, Brazil, for the courtesies shown me in the loan and collection of material. A very great part of the credit for such portions of this paper as may be of value is due to my instructor, Dr. S. A. Forbes, whose kind supervision and encouragement have constantly guided and aided me in this work. Genus Cyclops 0. F, Muller. Subgenus Cyclops s. str. Glaus. Cyclops leuckarti Glaus. (PI. YIIL, Fig. 1-3.) Cyclops leilckarti, Claus, '57. p. 35, PI. I., Fig. 4; PJ. II.. Fig. 13, U. Cyclops leuckarti, Schmeil. *92, pp. 57-64, PI. III., Fig. 1-8. Cyclops leuckarti, Herrick and Turner, '95, pp. 96-98, PI, XVI.; XVIII., Fig. 1, A-J : XXIV., Fig. 2-6. This species is of medium size, but is rather more slender than usual (PI. YIIL, Fig. 1). The cephalothorax is broadest at the first segment and tapers conspicuously toward the posterior end. The length as compared to the breadth is about as eleven to six. The abdomen is long and slender, but the stylets are short, being one third or one fourth as broad as long. They are 32 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. not markedly divergent, and there is no conspicuously In'oad space between their points of attachment. The outer apical seta is delicate and as long as the stylet. Of the remaining three, all of Avhicli are "well developed, the middle one is the longest and the innermost the shoiiest. The first antennae are long and slender, terminating at the middle or end of the third cephalothoracic segment. The last two segments are both long, but the sixteenth (penultimate) is the longer of the two. These two segments bear broad hyaline plates (PI. YIII., Fig. 2). The margin of the one borne by the sixteenth segment is entire, Init the one on the following segment besides being finely serrate its whole length is deeply notched near its distal end. This notch is very characteristic of the species. On the twelfth segment is the usual sense-club. The posterior border of the second segment of the outer maxillipeds usually bears a series of rounded transverse ridges, which extend in a series from the proximal end of the segment nearly to the other end. The presence of this structure seems characteristic of the European form, but may rarely be entirely absent in American specimens. The setse and spines of the swimming feet are conspicuously long and strong. The margin of the connecting lamella of the fourth pair of feet bears a pair of sharp teeth. The feet are armed as follows :—First pair : outer ramus, two spines, four sette ; inner ramus, one seta, one spine, four setcie. Second and third pairs : outer ramus, three spines, three setfe ; inner ramus, one seta, one spine, four set?e. Fourth pair : outer ramus, three spines, four set* ; inner ramus, one seta, two spines, two setae. The rudimentary foot (PI. A7II., Fig. 3) is two-segmented. The basal segment is short and roughly quadrate, with a long plumose seta borne on its outer angle. The distal segment is long and slender. On the middle of the inner side is borne a long pectinate spine, and at the tip a seta of about equal length. The receptaculiim seminis is large and elliptical, and the anterior part, from which proceed the canals, is laterally expanded. Xorth American I-'rcs/i-icatcr Cyclopidcc. 33 The egg-sacs are carried at a broad angle from the abdomen. In length the female varies, in American specimens, from .95 to l.o mm. The color is always inconspicuous and may l)e light Itlue or gray. This is in general a very rare species in America. I liave_ never, until recently, found it in collections in any great numbers, but in twos or threes at long intervals. I lately found it, however, in immense numbers in a collection made in August, 1896, from Fox Paver, Illinois. It is found in just such situations as is L' . ctht-r, but usually in very much smaller numbers. I have seen this species in collections from Lake Harriet, Minnesota ; Delavan Lake, AVisconsin ; and from Quiver, Flag, and Dogfish lakes, and the Sangamon and Fox rivers—all in Illinois. It is widely distributed in the lakes and rivers of America, but has not been reported from temporary pools. Cyclops edax Fokbes. (PI. IX., Fig. 1-3.) Cyclops edax. Forbes, '90a, p. 709, PI. III.. Fio;. 15; IV.. Fig. lG-19. Cyclops annulatus, Wierzejski, "92, pp. 237. 238, PI. Yf., Fig. 14-lS. Cyclops leuckarti. Marsh, "93, pp. 209-211, PI. IV.. Fig. 17: V., Fig. 2-(;. SYNONYMY .VND COMPARISON. This form has been confounded with C. Iciichdiii Claus, from which, however, it is very easily separated by a careful comparison of specimens. The original description of this species was incomplete in that no mention was made of the sense-club on the twelfth antennal segment, or of the hyaline plates of the sixteenth and seventeenth segments. As in C. Icnchnvt'i (PI. VIII. , Fig. 2), the plate of the sixteenth segment has an entire edge, though the plate itself is much narrower. The plate of the seventeenth segment (PI. IX., Fig. 2) differs markedly from the corresponding structure in C. leuckarti. In ('. cddr the edge of the plate is cut by a series of deep oblicpie notches, forming teeth which point strongly backward. These notches 34 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. are deepest near the distal end and thence diminish in both directions. Tlie segment itself is deeply excavated within and the plate merely completes its usual outline, while in (', Iriicl,(trti the segment is but slightly excavated and the broad plate projects far beyond the outline of the segment. In C. eda.f the last tAVO segments are equal, while in C. leiK'liart'i the sixteenth segment is a fourth longer than the last. The two pointed teeth of the connecting lamella of the fourth feet, which are characteristic of C. leurkarti, may sometimes be present in C. edax, though they are in this species not so sharp as in the other and are placed farther apart. The transverse ridges of the outer maxillipeds, which Schmeil describes as characteristic of C. letirkdrti, are usually absent in C. c(htx and when present are quite inconspicuous. They begin, as in C. Iciickayti, at the proximal end of the seg- ment, but soon fade away. The abdominal stylets in C. cdax are more divergent than in C. leuchiirt'i, and are inserted farther apart. The fifth feet (PL IX., Fig. 3) are markedly different. In C. (')h(x the two sette of the distal segment are parallel and the surfaces to which they are attached are at right angles to the long axis of the segment. In C. lenclcarti the surface of attachment of the loAver seta is at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the long axis of the segment. Furthermore, the whole distal segment is broader in C. exlax. There are differences in general proportions and appear- ances which make it veiy easy for one well acquainted with these species to distinguish them at a glance, but these differences can only be demonstrated by a long series of measurements. The structure of the receptacnltim seiulnis is identical in the two species, so far as I can tell ; but though the species are undeniably closely related, I think that on account of the al)Ove-mentioned differences they should be kept distinct. Ciidops i'dax may possibly be the same as C. leeuicenJioekii Hoek, which Schmeil has made synonymous with C. leuckarti. North American Fresh-water Cyclopidce. 35 If the figures as published by Hoek are correct, C. vdax differs from ('. leeKweiiJiockii in the following particulars : In cdftr the labrum has eleven teeth; in leeidrcnhoekii it has but ten. In <i^. 10. 1 1 . Cijclops gijrinus, Forbes, "OUa, pp. 707-709, PI. II.. Fig. 9; I J I.. V'lg. 14. Cyclops sujnatus viir.tenuicornis,llevT'ick and Tnrner,'9o. pp. 106, 107, PI. XV.. Fiir. 5-7: XX.. Fig. 1-7; XXXIII.. Fig. 1, 2. Cyclops albidus, Schmeil, "92, pp. 128-132, PJ. I., Fig. S-14b; PJ. IV., Fig. n. 48 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. SYNONYMY. Since the description of C. (jijrinus by Dr. Forbes in 1890, more careful descriptions of C. alhidus in Europe and fur- ther studies in America have established the identity of the two forms. The original description of C. (/i/riniis was in- complete in that the presence of the sense-club and hyaline plates was not observed. SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION. This is a stout, heavy species, with a strongly arched cephalothorax, which, as a whole, is usually quite elliptical, with the lateral angles of the segments almost invisible ; but in specimens from Manitoba I find the cephalothorax shaped much as in C. rirldls. The first segment in these is subspherical, narrowing posteriorly, and the posterior end of the second segment is much broader than the anterior end. All of the lateral angles are prominent. The breadth of the first segment compared with its length is as ten or eleven to twelve. The dorsum of the fifth segment in this species is or- namented by three or four transverse rows of spinules, the posterior one of which borders the segment. The abdomen is thick and heavy. The first segment in the female is but slightly enlarged and tapers very little. The re- maining segments are cylindrical. The stylets are short and slightly divergent. The proportion of the length to the breadth of the stylet varies but slightly. The usual ratio is two and one half to one. The apical bristles are all well developed, the third from without being the longest, and the innermost three times as long as the outermost. The first antennae of the female are seventeen-segmented, and reach to the first abdominal segment. The distal three segments bear hyaline plates, entire, except for minute ser- rations on the distal half of the plate of the seventeenth seg- ment. The twelfth segment bears an unusually large sense- club. The swimming feet are armed as follows :—First pair : outer ramus, four spines, four set?e ; inner ramus, one seta. NortJi American Fresh-water Cyclopidee. 49 one spine, four setfe. Second and third pairs : outer ramus, four spines, five setie ; inner ramus, one seta, one spine, four setae. Fourth pair : outer ramus, three spines, five setae ; inner ramus, one seta, two spines (inner naked and movable), two seta; (distal one minute). The fifth foot is two-segmented. The basal segment is two thirds as wide as long, its outer margin straight, its inner, convex and minutely hairy. The distal end is truncate, with a very long seta at the outer distal angle. The second seg- ment is about as long as the preceding is wide, lobed in the middle and trisetose, the outer seta shorter than the inner, and the latter about half as long as the median. The anterior portion of the rccej>t(tci(Ii(iii scniiiiis is kidney- shaped and the posterior is two-lobed. The lateral canals are attached to the low'er portion. The usual length of the female in America is from 1.26-1.4 mm,, but it seems to be much greater (2.5 mm.) in the European representatives of the species. The color, which is blue or green, is distributed in dark bands with nearly colorless intervals on the thorax, the last abdominal segment and stylets, and on the second, third, ninth, and tenth antennal segments. This species is very generally distributed, having been found in all the localities in America from which collections have been examined. It is not common in temporary ponds, but I have several times noted its occurrence in wells. Subgenus Homocyclops n. subgen. Cephalothorax very robust. Antennae seventeen-segmented. Rami of swimming feet three-segmented. Fifth feet one- segmented, bearing one spine and two setae. Cyclops ater Herrick. (PI. XIY., and PI. XY., Fig. 1-3.) Cyclops ater, Herrick, "823, p. -228. P], III.. Fig. 9-12. Cyclops atf>r, Marsh, '95. pp. 13, 1-1, PI. VI., Fig. 1-4, 6, 12. Cyclops ater, Herrick and Turner, '95. pp. 89, 90, PI. VII.. Fig. 11, 12: XII., Fig. 9-12; XXI., Fig. 13-15, 17, 18. The cephalothorax is peculiarly short and broad. Its first 50 Illinois 'State Laboratory of Natural History. segment is very large and is twice as long as the remaining segments together. The posterior edges of all the segments are smooth. The ahdomen is relatively small, but is broad in proportion to its length. It tapers but little and the first segment is scarcely at all enlarged. The segments, except the last, are finely and irregularly notched posteriorly. The caudal stylets are short, the length to the breadth being about as three to one. They are not ciliate within. In the small number of specimens which I have had an opporj;unity to examine there is no outer lateral spine, but at the usual place for this spine, a little behind the middle, is a shallow scar where a spine might at some time have been attached. I do not think, however, that this is probable. The terminal setae are all well developed, but the median pair is much longer than the lateral ones. The innermost seta is slightly longer than the outermost. Of the four, the second from the inside is the longest. The fu'st antennse of the female are seventeen-segmented and reach to the middle or end of the second cephalothoracic segment. The twelfth segment bears the usual seta and sense-club, though the latter organ is unusually small. The fourteenth segment bears an especially long, strong seta. The last two segments (PI, XV., Fig. 1) bear a narrow hyaline lamella which projects some distance beyond the end of the seventeenth segment. The edge of this plate is entire. Of the last three segments, the middle one (sixteenth) is the longest. The setae of the swimming feet are short and stout. The armature is as follows :—First pair : outer ramus, three spines, five setae ; inner ramus, one seta, one spine, four setae. Second and third pairs : outer ramus, four spines, five setae ; inner ramus, one seta, one spine, four setae. Fourth pair : outer ramus, three spines, five setae ; inner ramus, one seta, two spines, two setae. The fifth feet (PI. XY., Fig. 2) are one-segmented and bear one strong spine and two setae each. The spine is about one third the length of the setae. The inner seta, that is the one next the spine, is borne on a conical projection from the North Auicrican FrcsJi-watcr Cyclopidw. 51 body of the segment. Neither the setaj nor the spine seem to be provided with hairs or spinules. The irceptdcidiim seiiiinifi (PL XY., Fig. 3) is of an unusual and very characteristic shape. The anterior part is small, and its outline is marked by two anterior and two lateral rounded prominences. The posterior part consists of a median lobe, partially divided posteriorly, and two curved lateral lobes from which lead the lateral canals. The poms is in the median part connecting the upper and lower divisions. The egg-sacs are of the usual size and shape. In length the female varies from 1.77 to 2.88 mm. The color is unusually variable. It is commonly dark blue or green but may be gray or red. The deep color and large size make this a conspicuous species. Herrick says that it is widely but sparingly distributed over the Mississippi Valley. ^Marsh reports it from Paish, Eound, St. Clair, Intermediate, Twenty-sixth, and Susan lakes in Wisconsin. I have noted its occurence in collections from Thompson's, Quiver, Flag, Phelps, and Dogfish lakes near Havana, Illinois. Sul)genus Orthocyclops n. subgen. Antenna; sixteen-segmented. Eami of swimming feet, three- segmented. Fifth feet three-segmented, distal segment bear- ing two apical setae. Cyclops modestus Hereick. (PI. XV., Fig. 4, and PL XVI., Fig. 1-3.) Cyclops modestus, Herrick, '83a, p. 500. Cyclops modestus, Herrick and Turner, "Oj, pp. lOS, 109, Pi. XXI., Vhr. 1-5. Cyclops modestxis, IHarPli, '93, pp. 213, 214, Pi. V., Fi^. 10-13. Cyclops capilli/erus, Forbe.s, '93. pp. 248, 249, Pi. XL., Fig. 14-17: XLI., Fi^. IS. SYNONYMY AND DISTRIBUTION. By a study of the type specimens of Ci/eJojis (itpiUifcriiii I find that they agree almost completely with Herrick's descrip- tion of C. modestus. The descriptions differ with respect to 52 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. the position of certain spines of the feet, hut this is really a difference in description rather than in characters. I find also that specimens collected in Wyoming agree exactly with the Illinois representatives of the species. I have noted its occurrence in collections from Quiver, Dog- fish, and Thompson's lakes, and from the Illinois Eiver, near Havana, 111. ; from the Sangamon Eiver, in Champaign county, Illinois ; and from Grebe Lake in Yellowstone Park. Marsh reports it from Eush Lake, Wisconsin, and Herrick finds it in Cullman county, Alabama, and in Minnesota lakes. I have never found it in temporary ponds nor in any of the Great Lakes. From the situations in which it occurs I judge that this species seeks shallow, weedy water rather than pelagic situations. It is not an especially rare species, but I have never found more than a very few individuals in a single collection. SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION. The cephalothoracic segments are closely articulated and the sides regularly convex. The first segment is longer than usual and the fourth is semicircularly excavate behind. The posterior edges of the first three segments are irregularly notched and the fourth is smooth. The length of the cepha- lothorax is to its breadth as two to one. The abdomen is long, slender, and cylindrical, and is pecu- liar in lacking the usual fringe of spines on the posterior edge of the last segment. The posterior edges of the other seg- ments are likewise smooth. The anterior end of the first segment is but little enlarged. The segments diminish regu- larly in length from first to last. The caudal stylets are about twice the length of the last segment and four times as long as broad. The lateral seta is placed a trifle beyond the middle of the ramus. Behind the lateral spine the stylet is pecu- liarly excavate. The outer terminal bristle, which is set farther forward than in most species, is a short, sparsely plumose seta, but the other three setae are well developed. Of these three the middle one is considerably the longest and the inner one slightly shorter than the outer. North American Fresh-ivater Cyc'opidce. 53 The antennae are regularly sixteen-segmented, though Herrick mentions having notes on a similar form in which the antennie are seventeen-segmented. They reach to the middle of the second cephalothoracic segment. On the third, tenth, and thirteenth segments are remarkably long, heavy setcT. The antenna (PL XYL, Fig. 1) is given a characteristic appearance by the conspicuous seta on the third segment and a sharp change in direction betw-een the third and fourth segments. The last segment is much shorter than the one preceding. The settle of the three-segmented legs are long and slender. The distal segments of the third and fourth pairs of legs turn inward in a way peculiar to this species. The legs are armed as follows :—First pair : outer ramus, four spines, four setae ; inner ramus, six setae. Second pair : outer ramus, four spines, five setae ; inner ramus, six setae. Third pair : outer ramus, three spines, five setae ; inner ramus, six seta3. Fourth pair : outer ramus, three spines, five setae ; inner ramus, one seta, two spines, two setae. The fifth foot (PL XYI., Fig. 2) has three freely movable segments, though the basal one is small. The second seg- ment bears one seta without, and the third segment bears two setae—both at the tip. The outer seta is apt to be bent inward across the inner one. These feet are usually large and placed very close together. The n'ccj)taci(liiin scmliiis (PL XYL, Fig. 3) is very much as in Cijcloi)s bicuspidatiis Glaus. It is nearly elliptical in outline, and only a small part of the anterior end extends farther forward than the suture in which the porus is situated. The lateral canals lead from the anterior part. The egg-sacs are long and narrow and lie close to the abdomen. In length this species does not vary to any marked degree from an average of 1.2 mm. The coloring is most beautiful, varying from violet to purple. It is evenly distributed, and is quite persistent in specimens preserved in formalin. 54 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. Subgenus Evicyclops Claus. Cyclops serrulatus Fischer. (PI. XYII., and PI. XVIII., Fig. 1-3.) Cyclops serrulatus and (J. serriilatus VAy. mo7Uanus, Brad}', "78. Vol. I., pp. 109-111, PI. XXII.. Fij)s ])€}•(( nil id(iti(s was the predominating form, hut it soon disappeared entirely, its place heing taken by viridis var. insectiis. From this time throughout the summer /nsccfjts was hy far the most abundant form. Eda.v, rlrtdis var. brerisphiosKS, Icucharti, prasinns, serrulatus, aw^varlcans yfere . common in the collections, \\\\\\e fimhr'uitns xav.poppel, viridis, modestiis, hicolor, cdhidiis, and pludcnttiis were of rare occur- rence. LIST OF NOETH AMERICAN SPECIES. Below is a list of the fresh-water CyclopidaB reported from America. I have myself seen all of the species of this list except those herein credited to lierrick. Genus CYCLOPS. I. Subgenus Cyclops s. str. Glaus. 1. Cjidops h'lickarti Glaus. This is a rare species throughout the north central States. 2. Cyclops insignis Glaus, /z^/c Herrick. Herrick has found at Long Island a form Avhich he identi- fies as this species. 3. Cyclops edax Forbes. This is a very common species in the Great Lakes and in the waters of the north central States, Florida, and Wyoming. It occurs in Argentina, South America. 4. Cyclops oitJionoidcs ^Sivs, Jide Herrick. I regard the occurrence of this species in America as very doubtful. 5. Cyclops dyhoicskii Lande. A rare species found only in the small mountain lakes of Wyoming and in a temporary pond at Urbana, Illinois. 64 Illinois State Laboratory of NatJiral History. 6. C!/cI<)j>s vir'idis Jurine. Either the typical form or its varieties occur everywhere in the fresh waters of the United States. It is the commonest form of the temporary ponds. a. var. hrevlspinosiis Herrick. h. var, insectns Forbes. 7. Cyclops hicuspidatus Claus. This species is of the widest range and greatest abundance. It is the commonest Cyclops in the Great Lakes. 8. Cyclops vernalis Fischer. Occurs in small numbers in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. II. Subgenus Macrocyclops Claus. 9. Cyclops fusciis Jurine. Occurs sparingly in the ponds and lakes of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Massachusetts. 10. Cyclops albidus Jurine. Eather a common species throughout the whole range of the genus. III. Subgenus Homocyclops n. subgen. 11. Cyclops ater Herrick. Very rare throughout the Mississippi Valley. Also in Lake St. Clair (Kofoid). IV. Subgenus Orthocyclops n. subgen. 12. Cyclops modestus Herrick. An uncommon species in the lakes and streams of Wyo- ming, Alabama, and the north central States. V. Subgenus Microcyclops Claus. 13. Cyclops hicolor Sars. Eare in Wyoming, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Min- nesota. 14. Cyclops varicans Sars. A fairly common species throughout the range of Cyclops in North America. North American FresJi-i^'atcr Cyclopidie. 05 YI. Subgenus Eiiciirli)p>i Claus. 15. Cyclops serridatKS Fischer. Very common everywhere. 16. Ci/clops jirasDiKS Fischer. Abundant in all sorts of Avaters in the Mississippi Valley, Massachusetts, and Florida. VII. 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