MAEINE CRUSTACEANS. 



XIV. PAGURIDAE. 

 By Major Alcock, F.R.S., Director of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



(With Plate LXVIII.) 



The collection of Paguridae made by Mr Stanley Gardiner in the Maldives and ' at 

 Minikoi adds considerably to our knowledge, not only of the marine feuna of the islands 

 themselves, but also of that of the northern part of the Indian Ocean; for of the 26 species 

 and varieties obtained by Mr Gardiner no less than 9 have escaped the notice of the Indian 

 Marine Survey-ship "Investigator" and of other Indian collectors. 



From the island of Minikoi the following genera and species were obtained : 



1. Calcinus herbstii, de Man. 6. Pagurus fabimanus, Dana. 



2. „ elegans, Edw. 7. „ (?) scabrimanus, Dana. 



3. „ gaimardii, Edw. 8. „ guttatus, Oliv. 



4. „ terrae-reginae, Haswell. 9. „ de/ormis, Edw. 



5. Diogenes gardineri, n. sp. 



The following is the list of the collection from the Maldives : 



1. Paguristes, sp. 14. Pagurus (T) scabrimanus, Dana. 



2. Clibanarius humilis, Dana. 15. „ wood-masoni, Alcock. 



3. Calcinus herbstii, de Man. 16. „ de/ormis, Edw. 



17. ,, dearmatus. Hand. 



18. „ hessii, Miers. 



19. Eupagurus janitor, n. sp. 



20. Nematopagurus muricatus, Hend. 



21. „ gardineri, n. sp. 



22. Spiropagurus spiriger, De Haan. 



23. Anapagurus sp. 



24. Catapagurus ensifer, Hend. 



25. Cestopagurus olfaciens, n. sp. 



