<tr)2 MYt. G. M. THOMSON OX THE NE"\V ZEALAND 



2. Nkmatocarcinis gracilis, Bate. 



1888. Hate, ' Clialk'iigcr ' Macrura, p. 815, pi. l;52. tig. 8. 



Habitat. North of the Kermadcc Islands, 600 fathoms. 

 Disti-il)iitloii. Fiji Islands, 610 fathoms. 



J}. NeMATOCAKCINLS SERKATU.S, Bate. 



1888. Bate, ' Challenger' Macrura, p. 819, pi. 1.32. fig. 11. 



Habitat. Off East Cape, 700 fathoms. 



This species is described from a solitary specimen. Bate says {I.e. p. S20), " associated 

 with Acanthephyra imrimrea " ; hut this is evidently a slip instead of A. sica, as the 

 former species is found only in the Atlantic Ocean, Avhereas A. sica was traAvled at 

 tlie above localitj^ 



1- Nematocarcinus hiatus, Bate. 

 1888. Bate, ' Challenger' Macrura, p. 821, pi. 132. tig. 12. 



This species Mas constituted on a fragmentary specimen. 

 Habitat. Olf East Cape, 700 fathoms. 



Family STYLODACTYLID.E. 



Genus 1. Stylodactylus, A. Milne-Edwards, 18S3. 



1. Stylodactylus discissipes, Bate. 



1888. Bate, 'Challenger' Macrura, p. 851, pi. 138. fig. 1. 



Habitat. North of the Kermadec Islands, 600 fathoms. Described from two 

 specimens. 



2. SXYLODACTYLUS ORIENTALIS, Bate. 



1888. Bate, 'Challenger' Maerura, p. 85-1, pi. 138. fig. 2. 



Habitat. North of the Kermadec Islands, 600 fathoms. Described from a solitary 

 specimen. 



It is worth recording in this paper that, in 1894,. the Otago Acclimatisation Society 

 liberated specimens of Peno'us canalicntatus, Oliv. (obtained from Sydney), in Dnnedin 

 Harbour. I made a protest at the time, using as my strongest argument to a utilitarian 

 and unscientific body the waste of money involved in attempting to introduce a troj)ical 

 species into our cold waters, for the south-east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, 

 as far north as Banks Peninsula, is washed by a cold southerly current. But some 

 fifty specimens were brought over and set free. 



Nothing more has been seen of these Prawns, and it is very improbable that any of 

 them have survived. But should this species hereafter be found in New Zealand waters, 

 the fact of tiieir having been introduced will have to be taken into account. 



