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Asterina cepheus being probably tbe form in question. Asterina 

 squamata and Asterina marginata, off Senegal, the latter extending 

 across the Atlantic to Brazil. Asterina minuta (Gray), Asterina 

 lymani, Asterina pilosa, and '''Asterina folium, from the West 

 Indian area, the last-mentioned also off the coast of Florida (fide 

 Alexander Agassiz). Asterina granifera, Asterina coccinea, 

 Asterina gunnii, and '"Asterina exigua, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; Asterina coccinea extending into the Indian Ocean to 

 Mozambique, Asterina gunnii extending to Australia and Tas- 

 mania, and Asterina exigua extending through the Indian and 

 Southern Oceans into the Eastern Archipelago and Pacific. 



Indian and Southern Oceans : Seven (or eight ?) species between the parallels 

 of 30° N. and 40° S. 



'"Asterina cepheus, '''Asterina penicillaris, and Asterina xvega, 

 from tbe Red Sea ; Asterina cepheus is also found off Zanzibar and 

 Mozambique, and extends into the Eastern Archipelago and Pacific ; 

 Asterina penicillaris is also found off Port Natal, and extends 

 into the Eastern Archipelago and Pacific ; Asterina wega is also 

 found off Mauritius. Asterina gibhosa is reputed to occur in the 

 Red Sea, and at Mauritius and Madagascar, and to extend into the 

 Eastern Archipelago, but Asterina cepheus is probably the species 

 intended. Asterina coccinea and Asterina coronata, off Mozam- 

 bique, the former extending to the Cape of Good Hope, and the 

 latter into the Eastern Archipelago. As to the specific distinction 

 of Asterina coronata from Asterina cepheus I am somewhat doubtful. 

 Asterina fimbriata, off the Island of Bourbon. * Asterina exigua, 

 from Natal, Mauritius, Madagascar, St Paul Island, extending to 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and passing eastward into the Eastern 

 Archipelago and Pacific. 



Eastern Archipelago : Four (or five ?) species between the parallels of 20° N. 

 and 20° S. 



* Asterina cepheus, * Asterina exiguus, and '"Asterina penicillaris 

 from Java ; Asterina cepheus and Asterina exigua are also found off 

 the Philippines and extend into the Indian Ocean and Pacific, the 

 latter occurring at the Cape of Good Hope. Asterina exigua and 

 Asterina penicillaris are also found off the Moluccas, and the latter 

 at Flores, and extending into the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Aster- 

 ina coronata (the specific distinctness of which from Asterina cepheus 



