310 ECHINODERM FAUNA OF XEW ZEALAND, 



Distribution. — New Zealand; Australia; Admiral tj^ and 

 Fiji Islands; Japan; China; Ceylon; Andaman Islands; B. of 

 Bengal; Mauritius; Red Sea. 



21. PSILASTER ACUMINATUS. 



P. acuminatus, Sladen, 1889, "Challenger" Rpt., Vol. xxx., p. 

 225. 



Distribution — Off the west coast North Island; Australia; 

 South Africa; 150-950 fms. 



PENTAGON ASTERIDffi. 

 22. ASTROGONIUM PULCHELLUM. 



Pentagonaster pulchellus, Gray, 18-10, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 Vol. vi., p. 280; 1866, Synopsis of Starfish, p. 11; Hutton, 1872, 

 Cat. Ech. N.Z. p. 8; P. (Borigona) pulchellus, Tenison-Woods, 

 1879, Trans. Phil. Soc. Adelaide, p. 91; St eph an aster elegnns, 

 Ayres, 1854, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. iv., p. 119; 

 Astrogonium crassimanv.m, Mobius, 1859, Neue Seesterne Ham- 

 burger und Kieler Mus., p. 8; Astrogonium pulclielJum, Sladen, 

 1889, "Challenger" Rpt., Vol. xxx., p. 748; Farquhar, 1895, 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. xxvii., p. 200. 



Distribution. — Dunedin; Foveaux Strait; Chatham Islands; 

 Australia; Tasmania; East Indies; China. 



23. Astrogonium abnormale. 



Astrogonium abnormale. Gray, 1866, Synopsis of Starfish, p. 11; 

 A. pulcJiellum var. B., Hutton, 1872, Cat. Ech. N.Z., p. 8; 

 Farquhar, 1895, Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. xxvii., p. 200; Astrogo- 

 nium sp., Farquhar, 1897, Journ. Linn. Soc. (ZooL), Vol. xxvi, 

 p. 194. 



Distributio n. — Nelson; Wellington; Dunedin. 



24. Gnathaster miliarts. 



Astrogonium miliare, Gray, 1847, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 80; 1866, 

 Synopsis of Starfish, p. 10; Hutton, 1872, Cat. Ech. N.Z., p. 7; 

 Pentagonaster (astrogonium) miliaris, Perrier, 1876, Revis. Stell. 



