BY H. FARQUHAR. 311 



Mus., p. 220 (Archiv. Zool. Exper., Vol. v., p. 36); 1878, Nouv. 

 Archiv. Mus. Hist. Nat., 2^ Serie., Yol. i., p. 84 ; Gnatlaster 

 millaris, Sladen, 1889, "Challenger" Rpt., Vol. xxx., pp. 286, 750. 

 Distributio n. — Hawke's Bay; Cape Farewell. 



2-5. Gnathaster rugosus. 



Astrogonium rugosiim, Hutton, 1872, Cat. Ech. N.Z., p. 7 ; 

 Gnathaster rugosus, Farquhar, 1897, Journ. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 

 Vol. xxvi., p. 194. 



Distributio n. — Tasman Bay. 



26. Gnathaster dilatatus. 



Pentagonaster (Astrogonium) dilatatus, Perrier, 1876, Archiv. 

 Zool. Exper., Vol. v., p. 33; Gnathaster dilatatus, Sladen, 1889^ 

 "Challenger" Rpt, Vol. xxx., pp. 286, 750. 



Distributio n — New Zealand. 



PENTACEROTID.a;. 

 27. Choriaster graxulatus, 



€. granulatus, Liitken, 1869, Cat. Mus. Godeffroy, No. iv., p. 

 35; 1871, Videnskab Medd. naturh. Foren. i Kjobenhavn, p. 243; 

 Sladen, 1889, "Challenger" Rpt., Vol. xxx., p. 354. 



Distribution. — New Zealand?; Philippine, Pelew and 

 Fiji Islands. 



ASTERINID.a;. 



28. Nepanthia maculata. 



N. maculata, Gray, 1840, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. vi., p. 

 287; Sladen, 1889, "Challenger" Rpt., Vol. xxx , pp. 388, 772; 

 ChcBtaster maculatus, Miiller and Troschel, 1842, System der 

 Asteriden, p. 28; Hutton, 1878, Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. xi., p. 

 306; Chcet aster cylindratus, Mobius, 1859, Neue Seesterne des 

 Hamburger and Kieler Museums, p. 1 ; Asterina (Nepanthia) 

 maculata, Perrier, 1876, Revis. Stell. Mus., p. 322 (Archiv. Zool. 

 Exper., t. v., p. 242). 



Distribution. — Wellington ?; Arafura Sea; off New 

 Guinea; Migupou. 



