554 Transactions. 



Albunea microps Miers. 



Alhunea microps Miers, Jour. Linn. Soc, Zool., li, p. 328, pi. 5, figs. 12, 

 13, 1877 ; Henderson, Rep. Voy. '" Challenger," 17, p. 40, 1888 ; 

 Borradaile, Willey's Zool. Results, pt. 4, p. 426, 1900. 



One small specimen from Meyer Island (12 fathoms), agreeing well 

 with Miers's description. 



The species is recorded by Miers from Sooloo Island, and was taken 

 by the " Challenger " at Station 212 in the Celebes Sea ; more recently 

 Borradaile has recorded it from Blanche Bay, New Britain. 



Dromia unidentata Ruppell. 



Dromia unidentata Ruppell, 24 Krabben roth. Meer., p. 16, pi. 4, fig. 2 ; 

 pi. 6, fig. 9 ; 1830 : Alcock, Cat. Indian Dec. Crust., pt. 1, Brachyura, 

 p. 47, pi. 2, fig. 6, 1901. 



One specimen taken on coral below low-water mark, Meyer Island ; 

 the hinder portion of the carapace covered with what appears to be the 

 dried remains of a compound Ascidian. 



This agrees closely with the description and figure given by Alcock. 



The species is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Malay 

 Archipelago, but does not appear to have been recorded from Australian 

 seas. 



Ovalipes bipustulatus (Milne-Edwards). 



PlatyonicJius bipustulatus M. -Edwards, Hist. Nat., Crust., 1, p. 437, pi. 17, 

 figs. 7-10, 1834 ; Miers, Cat. N.Z. Crust., p. 32, 1876. Ovalipes 

 trimaculatus Stebbing, South African Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 13, 1902 ; 

 Doflein, Wiss. Ergebn. Deutschen Tiefsee Exped., 1898-99, p. 92, 

 pi. 32, fig. 6, 1904 ; Fulton and Grant, Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 

 19, pt. 1, p. 18, 1906. Ovalipes bipustulatus, M. J. Rathbun, Proc. 

 U.S. Nat. Mus., 38, p. 577, 1910. 



Several small specimens from Sunday Island, collected by Mr. Oliver, 

 and one by Captain BoUons. 



Mr. Oliver says that all the specimens collected were picked up dead 

 on the beaches, and that apparently they live just below low-water mark. 

 In connection with this, it is worth while mentioning that in March, 1888, 

 Mr. R. Helms, of Greymouth, sent me specimens of this species that he 

 had obtained at Greymouth whilst digging in the sand at low-water mark 

 during spring tides for pipis {Mesodesma spissa), and he stated that the 

 animal appeared to use the hind legs for digging in the sand more than 

 for swimming, and that it buried itself in a remarkably short time. He 

 added, " The colour of this animal is very fine ; the carapace is light grey, 

 almost lavender, and the joints of the arms bright red, tinging near the 

 claws to dark orange." 



The habits of Platyonichus ocellatus Herbst, as described by Verrill 

 and Smith, seem to be closely similar. (See Stebbing, Hist. Crustacea, 



The species is very widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere,, 

 and extends also to Japan. 



