NEW RECORDS OF SCOLELEPIS (POLYCHAETA: SPIONIDAE) FROM THE SANDY BEACHES OF MADAGASCAR, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES

摘要

Three species of the genus Scoelepis (Polychaeta, Spionidae) are reported from inter- tidal beaches in Madagascar. A new speices, Scoelepis (Scolelepis) vazaha n.sp., is de- scribed from Cap Est (type locality) and Fort Dauphin. This species is unique among spionids in possessing at least one large, curved hook in each notopodium of setiger 4.