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gelbbraiiii und trägt ;uif dein Rücken zwei Längsreihen dunkel- 

 brauner Flecken, wodurch dieses Individuum auf den ersten 

 Anschein zu Hol. pardalis Sei. zu gehören scheint." (Ludwig 

 1874). " Scheibe der sehr grossen Stiihlchen fast stets mit 8 

 peripherischen Löchern. Stiel in zahlreiche Zacken auslaufend ; 

 sehr oft mit 2, manchmal mit 1 Querleiste ; da aber der Stiel 

 sehr plump, so ist, wenn auch eine Doppel Verbindung vorhanden 



ist, diese doch schwer zu sehen Haut rauh."' (Lampert 



1885). "The symmetrical buttons have always six holes 



Papilhe numerous, equally distributed all over the body, and 

 situated on rounded Avarts." (Thkel 1880«). "Body in exten- 

 sion elongate subcyhndrical, tapering anteriorly ; thickly beset 

 with wart-like elevations that represent the bases of the tactile 

 acetal)ula ; colour of the general surface of the body grey, that 

 of the wart-like papillne liglit yellow; oral tentacles, ventral 

 pedicels and tactile acetabula hght yellow."' (Kent). 



Remarks : — All the specimens I have examined are rather 

 small. The Sakibaru specimen is 5.7 l)y 2.3 cm. in its 

 present contracted state. The Inanze specimens are respectively 

 3.5, 4, 3.5, 3.7 cm. long in the contr;icted state. The Paumotu 

 specimens are respectively 3.7 and 2.4 cm. long. But when 

 living, they must have ])een twice or more than twice as long^ 

 as all the specimens are wrinkled transversely over the whole 

 l3ody. They are all rough and tough to the touch. 



The Sakibaru specimen is greyish lirown Avith dark-brown, 

 almost purplish, patches scattered over the dorsal surface, 

 especially near the anterior end ; dark brown spots are also 

 scattered mostly on the dorsum but some als() on the ventrum. 

 The tips of the ambulacral appendages are straw-yellow. The 

 Inanze specimens are also dark-brown, or almost purplish, and 



