336 Annals of the South African Mn^iciua. 



Gen. PHILYRA, Leach. 

 1817. Philyra, Leach, ZooL Miscell., vol iii., p. 18. 

 1902. P., Stebhing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 17. 



"•■' Philyra punctata. Bell. 



1855. Philyra j^nnctata, Bell, Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. xxi., p. 301, 

 pi. 33, fig. 2. 

 Bell says : " It was dredged in Simon's Bay, South Africa, 

 in sand, at the depth of from four to seven fathoms." 

 1902. P. 7J., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 17. 



No. 24, a specimen sent by Dr. Gilchrist, from Mossel Bay. 

 1904. P. 2^., Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 45, pi. 15, figs. 1-4. 



From Francis Bay, Algoa Bay, and Plettenberg Bay, all in 

 small depths. 



Gen. PERSEPHONA, Leach. 

 1817. Persephona, Leach, Zool. Miscell., vol. iii., pp. 18, 22. 

 1886. P., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, vol. xvii., Rep. 49, p. 311. 



1901. P., Rathbun, Bull. U.S. Fish. Comm. for 1900, vol. ii., p. 86. 



1902. P., Rathbun, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. xxvi., p. 30. 



Miss Rathbun here remarks: "I think that the genus 

 Myra, Leach, is not distinct from Pcrsephona, Leach." 

 Persivpliona has page precedence. 



Pehsephona punctata (Linn.). 



1758. Cancer punctatus (part), Linn., Systema Naturyo, ed. 10, 



p. 630. 

 1886. Persephona piinctata, Miers, Challenger Brachyura, vol. xvii.. 

 Rep. 49, p. 312, pi. 25, fig. 5. 

 Speaking of Persephona, Miers says : " This genus ap- 

 parently represents Myra. on the shores of the American 

 continent and islands adjacent," adding in a footnote: "Its 

 range may, however, extend over the whole Atlantic region, 

 since there is a specimen, perhaps not distinct from Persephona 

 punctata, from South Africa (Sir A. Smith), in the collection 

 of the British (Natural History) Museum." 



Persephona cupHiEus (Linn.). 

 1758. Cancer cuphceus, Linn., Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 628. 

 1788. C. c, Herbst, Krabben und' Krebse, vol. i., pt. 7, p. 213. 



Herbst says : " Its habitat is in India and at the Cape of 



