ACTINOPODOÜS HOLOTHUEIOIDEA. 215 



49. Enypniastes exhnia Théel. 

 (PI. VII., figs. 59, 60). 



Enypniastes eximia Théel 1882Z^, p. 56, PI. YIU., figs. 6, 7, — Lampert 

 1885, p. 193.— LüDWirx1889— '92, p. 342.— Sluiter 1901/>, p. 77, Tai. H., 

 Fig. 8, 9, Taf. X., Fig. 5.— Peeeier 1902, p. 433.— Hüttox 1904, p. 286. 



Specimens examined : — 14 individuals examined fresli and mostly preserved 

 in formalin or alcohol- water-gljcerine mixture ; from the northern parts of 

 Smiiga Bay at a depth of 600 — 750 Idro, collected by Mitsukuri and Aoki. 

 May— June, 1905 (Spec. Nos. 1565—1578). 



Thanks to the liberality of Dr. B. Dean, I was enabled to 

 send our veteran collector Aoki to Surnga Bay during the latter 

 part of May, 1905. He soon reported that ho had caught a beau- 

 tiful holothurian at about GOO /^/yo's depth, not far from Numazu. 

 The specimens, which were sent preserved, showed that they 

 belonged to a soft and delicate species very hard to preserve. 

 Accordingly, I went with the laboratory artist ]Mr. Saküma to 

 Nnmazu to study the species in the fresh condition. Aoki brought 

 up several specimens for us to study. The figures (PI. VIL, figs. 

 59, 60) are made from the sketch and notes made by the artist on 

 the spot. The study of the specimens convinced me that in spite 

 of several not insignificant differences, the species is Enypniastes 

 eximia of Theel. The occurrence of the species at two localities 

 as distant as New Zealand and Japan seems remarkable enough, 

 but 1 do not think they can be referred to a different species, 

 and the wonder is somewhat lessened, when it is remembered 

 that the " Siboga " obtained the species at an intermediate spot, 

 i.e., near the island of Ceram in the Moluccas. 



