292 ORTMANN — DISTRIBUTION OF DECAPODS [Aprils, 



Doubtful species : ai/s^raliensis (WL.-E.). Sydney.^ 



2. Genus Astacopsis Huxl. 

 Species : 



1. franklini (Gr.). N. S. Wales and Tasmania. 



2. serratus (Shaw). N. S. Wales : Murray river, Murrumbidgee 



river, Richmond river, Brisbane Water and Paramatta river 

 near Sydney. 



The following species represent probably young stages of A. 

 serratus : paramattensis Bate and sydneyensis Bate, both from 

 Sydney. 



Doubtful species : fasf?tamcus Er. Tasmania. 



3. Genus Engceus Er. 

 Species : 



1. fossor Er. Tasmania. 



2. cunicularius Er. Tasmania. 



4. Genus Paranephrops White. 

 Species : 



1. planifrons White. New Zealand, North Island and northern 



part of South Island. 



2. zealandicus (White). New Zealand, South Island: Dunedin, 

 Oamaru (Otago). 



3. setosus Hutt. New Zealand, South Island : Canterbury. 



This genus possibly is also represented in the Fiji Islands 

 (Huxley). 



A doubtful genus, which perhaps belongs in this neighborhood, 

 is genus Astaconephrops Nobili. 



Species : 

 I. albertisi^o\y\)\. Southern New Guinea : Katau. 



5. Genus Parastacus Huxl. 

 Species : 



I. pilimanus (Mrts.). Southern Brazil : Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Northern Argentina : Provinces Corientes, Entrerios, Cata- 

 marca. 



1 By Nobili (1899, p. 246) this species is classified with Astacopsis, and is 

 recorded from the Island of Sorong, west end of New Guinea. It is very doubt- 

 ful whether this is correct. 



