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Pedicellaster chirophorus, new species. 



Diagnosis. — Rays 5. R=27 mm., r=4 mm., R=7r±; breadth of ray 

 at base, 4.5 mm. Rays slender, tapering, disk small; plates cruciform, 

 in regular series, each bearing a short thorny spinelet and 1 to 3 ovoid 

 forcipiform pedicellariae. Adambulacral armature: a transverse row of 

 3, then 2 spinelets 2 or 3 times longer than those of the adjacent actinal 

 and marginal plates, and here and there along the ray a large unguiculate 

 pedicellaria usually borne on or near the furrow margin; these are 1 to 

 1.2 mm. long, have usually 3 curved claws or teeth, and resemble 2 

 minute clasped hands (with 3 short fingers). 



Type.— Cat. No. 37,030, U. S. N. M. 



Type locality.— "Albatross" station 5656, Gulf of Boni, Celebes (3° 17' 

 40" S., 12° 36' 45" E. ), 484 fathoms, gray mud, bottom temperature 41.2° 

 Fahr. 



Odinia magister, new species. 



Diagnosis. — Differing from 0. pacifica Fisher in having a perfectly 

 smooth integument on the genital region, in having more numerous, 

 stouter and shorter spines (6 or 7) on the largest lateral fans beyond the 

 genital region, and in having a differently formed articulating surface to 

 the first pair of ambulacral plates of the ray. Disk and number of rays 

 unknown. Rays 350 to 360 mm. ; breadth at base measured at fifth ad- 

 ambulacral plate (the first one which is not joined to its vis-a-vis of the 

 adjacent ray) 10 mm. Size very large; genital region occupying about 

 one-fourth total length of ray, and crossed by about 10 costae, the first 4 

 or 5 being very irregular and hard to distinguish ; lateral spines 5 to 7, 4 

 and 3 distally; only 1 subambulacral spine, proximally flattened and 

 grooved at tip ; pedicellariae all small ; none on the integument of genital 

 region ; no integumentary prickles or spinelets. 



Type.— Cat. No. 37,026, U. S. N. M. 



Type locality. — "Albatross" station 5258, off southern Panay, 10° 27' 

 45" N., 122° 12' 30" E.); marked intermediate haul in list of dredging 

 stations. 



