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have slight!}^ everted distal dorsal edges, which appear as minute 

 sharp subterminal tubercles in lateral view, on the last few segments 

 becoming a submedian transverse ridge, not resolving into a spine; 

 the opposing spine is blunt, forked, or represented by a short trans- 

 verse ridge. The dorsal pole of the centrodorsal is flat, rather large, 

 2.5 mm. in diameter. The other specimen is similar. 



These are part of Miiller's type material; his other specimens are 

 at Stockholm. 



COMANTHUS ANNULATA (Bell). 

 [For the synonymy, see The Crinoids of the Indian Ocean.] 



1. Friedrich-Wilhelms-Haven, New Gumea; Herr H. Schode. — One 

 large specimen with 40 arms. 



2. St. Mathias Island; Herr H. Schode. — ^Three specimens, each 

 with about 40 arms; as m the preceding the centrodorsal is much 

 reduced; all three have nearly all of the division series 2 instead of 

 4(3+4). 



3. Batjan; Prof. E. von Martens; Cat. No. 1351. — One specimen 

 with 41 arms about 100 mm. long; three cirri remam. 



4. Western Australia. — Five specimens. (See Die Fauna Siidwest- 

 AustraUens, vol. 3, Lief. 13, p. 457.) 



COMANTHUS PARVICIRRA (J. MUlIer). 

 [For the synonymy, see Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 40, p. 18.] 



1. Amoy, China; Cat. No. 5352. — Five specimens; one has 15 arms 

 about 80 mm. long, three have 12 arms, 95 mm., 90 mm., and 45 mm. 

 long, respectively, and the fifth has 10 arms 35 mm. long. 



2. Ovalao, Fiji; Herr Arkona; Cat. No. 2405. — Oiie specimen. 



3. Amboina; Dr. J. Brock; Cat. No. 5248. — One specimen with 28 

 arms about 100 mm. long; six of the IIBr series are 2, and four are 

 4(3 + 4); five of the IIIBr series are 2, and three are 4(3 + 4); only 

 small rudimentary cirri remain. This specimen has already been 

 recorded by Hartlaub. (See Die Comatulidenfauna des Indischen 

 Archipels, p. 97.) 



4. Friedrich-Wilhelms-Haven, New Guinea; Herr H. Schode. — 

 Three specimens; two are of medium size with about 20 arms, and 

 one is rather larger with about 27 arms; all three have a few cirri 

 remaining. 



5. Atapupu, Timor; Prof. E. von Martens; Cat. No. 1647. — Two 

 specimens, one with one, the other with no cirri; both have about 20 

 arms; one has four IIBr series in place, three 2, and one 4(3 + 4); 

 the other has five in place, two 2, and three 4(3+4). 



6. Batjan; Prof. E. von Martens; Cat. No. 1351. — One specimen 

 with 41 arms about 100 mm. long; three cirri remain. 



7. No locality. — ^Two specimens. 



