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CEYLON PEARL OYSTER REPORT. 



Family: Palaemonidse. 



BUhynis savignyi (Sp. Bate). 

 Urocaris longicaudata, Stimpson. 



Family: Latreutidae. 



Nimticaris futilirostris, Sp. Bate. 



,, unirecedens, Sp. Bate. 



,, grandirostris, n. sp. 

 Latreutes ceylonensis, n. sp. 



Family: Alpheid*. 



Alpheus idiocheles, Coutiere. 



phrygianus, Coutiere. 



paraeuleipes, Coutiere. 



parakyone, COUTIERE. 



miersi, Coutiere. 



pareudwirus, Coutiere. 



bis-intisus, var. malensis, Coutiere. 



stylirostris, Coutiere. 



audouini, Coutiere. 



inacrodadylus, Ortmann. 



spongiarum, Coutiere. 



Icevis, Randall. 

 Synalpheus gravieri, Coutiere. 



Synalpheus laticeps, Coutiere. 



biunguicalalus, Stimpson. 



comatukrum, Haswell. 



neomeris, de Man. 



carinatus, de Man. 

 Athanas nitescens, Leach. 

 orientalis, n. sp. 



Family : Crangonidee. 

 Mgmn cafaphradus (Olivier). 



Family : Processidse. 



Processa canaliculata, Leach. 



Tribe : Scyllaridea. 



Family: Scyllaridfe. 



ScyUarus tuberculatus (Sp. Bate). 

 sordidvs (Stimpson). 



Tribe : Thalassinidea. 



Family : Callianassidie. 



Callianassa rotundicavdaia, Stebbing. 

 ,, maldivensis, Borradaile. 



Upogebia intermedia (de Man). 



In addition to the above species, two fresh-water forms Biihynis Jar and Bithynis 

 granclimanus were obtained from the River Gin Ganga. They are not included in 

 this Report. 



List of Stations 



at which Macrura were obtained, with the species collected in each : 



STATION I. Five miles west and south-west of Negombo ; 1 2 to 20 fathoms ; 

 bottom coarse yellow sand with a few dead shells. 

 ParaperuBus mogiensis. 



STATION III. Two and a-half to four miles off Chilaw ; 9 to 14 fathoms ; bottom 

 coarse sand and small corals. 



Penceus canaliculatus, Parapenceus anchoralis, Parapenceus dalei, ParapencBUs 



mogiensis, Parapenceus acclivis, Pliilonicus pectinatus, Sicyonia lancifer, Anchistus 

 inermis, Perxclimenes dance, Alpheus miersi, Alpheus phrygianus, Alpheus audouini, 

 Synalpheus gravieri, Synalpheus neomeris, Processa canalictdata, Callianassa 

 maldivensis. 



STATION VI. Across Muttuvaratu Paar ; depth 6 to 9 fathoms ; bottom sand, with 

 hard patches of " rock " at intervals. 



Leucifer typus, Bitlujjiis savignyi, Alpheus idiocheles, Athanas orientalis, Processa 

 canaliculata, Upogebia intermedia. 



