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Drornidia imidentata (Rupp). 



,, australiensis, Haswell. 

 Cnjptoilromia pentagonal^, Hilg. 

 Psi udodromia integrifi'ons, Hend. 

 linniiioitlrs scmttifronx, Hend. 

 Hippa asiatica, Milne-Edw. 

 Albwnea symnista (Linn.). 



* thurstoni, Hend. 

 *Coendbita rugosa, Milne-Edw. 

 *Diogemes diogenes (Herbst). 



* ,, iiifir/uiensis, de Man. 



* ,, miles (Herbst). 

 ,, cmtos (Fabr.). 



,, planimanus, Hend. 

 ava/rus, Heller. 



* ,, costatus, Hend. 

 *Pwjiiiii< pimctulattts (Oliv.). 



deforrms, Milne-Edw. 



Pagurus varipes, Heller. 



* setifer, Milne-Edw. 

 *Troglopagwus mtmaarensis, Hend. 

 *Aniculus aniculus (Fabr.). 



* strigatus (Herbst). 

 *Clibanarms padavensis, de Man. 



arethusa, de Man. 

 *Eupagwrus zebra, Hend. 

 Petrolisthes dentatus (Milne-Edw.). 

 bosrii (Aud.). 

 militaris (Heller). 

 Pwcellanella triloba, White. 

 *Polyonyx obesulus, Miers. 



,, tubercuiusis, de Man. 

 *Galathea elegans, White. 

 ,, spinosirostris, Dana. 

 Munida spintdifera, Miers. 



Of the above 35 species, Professor Herdman found the 16 marked with a star, and 

 also 32 additional species which were not obtained by Thurston. 



ANOMURA. 



HIPPIDEA. 



Family: HIPPID/E. 



Remipes testudinarius, Latreille. (See Miers, 10. )t 

 Galle, Station XXXVII. , depth 7 fathoms ; one specimen measuring 5 "5 centims. in 

 extreme length, and six smaller ones of 2 centims. Not previously recorded from 

 Ceylon. 



Mastigochirus gracilis (Stimpson). (See Miers, 10.) 



Galle, Station XL., depth 34 fathoms. Three small male specimens. Not previously 

 recorded from the Indian Ocean. 



Family: ALBUNEID^E. 

 Albunea thurstoni, Henderson (8). 



Localities : (1) Galle, Station XL., 34 fathoms ; (2) off Mutwal Island, 

 Station LXVL, 10 to 35 fathoms ; (3) west of Periya Paar, Station LV., 24 fathoms ; 

 (4) on Aripu coral reef, shallow water. One specimen from each locality. The 

 carapace of the largest specimen measures 1 - G centims. 



t These numbers refer to the literature cited at the end. 



