Genus Philomedes Lilljeborg, 1853

This genus is represented by 12 species in the study area: Philomedes assimilis Brady, 1907, P. orbicularis Brady, 1907, P. charcoti Daday, 1908, P. rotunda Skogsberg, 1920, P. eugeniae Skogsberg, 1920, P. c u bi t u m Kornicker, 1975, P. minys Kornicker, 1975, P. lofthousae Kornicker, 1975, P. ramus Kornicker, 1975, P. subantarcticus Kornicker, 1975, P. heptathrix Kornicker, 1975 and P. tetrathrix Kornicker, 1975 . P. fortax Kornicker, 1994, P.

pseudolofthousae Kornicker, 1994, P. p t y x Kornicker, 1994, P. sphinx Kornicker, 1994, P. thorax Kornicker, 1994 are all described from SE- Australia and have not been encountered in the Southern Ocean at present.

P. assimilis, P. orbicularis, P. charcoti, P. heptathrix, P. rotunda and P. tetrathrix were found in our material.