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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Azores. Astropecten schenleinit, off the west coast of Africa. *Astro- 
pecten mesactus, off Tristan da Cunha. Astropecten capensis and 
Astropecten pontoporexus, off the Cape of Good Hope. 
On the western side: Astropecten vestita, off the eastern coast of 
the United States. Astropecten articulatus, from New Jersey to 
the West Indies (fide A. Agassiz).  Astropecten alligator and Astro- 
pecten duplicatus, off Florida, the latter extending to Mexico, the 
Antilles, and Brazil. Astropecten ciliatus, off the coast of Venezuela. 
Astropecten richardt, off French Guiana. Astropecten antillensis and 
* Astropecten brasiliensis, off the Antilles, the latter extending to 
Brazil, as far south as Rio de Janeiro. *Astropecten cingulatus, off 
the coast of Brazil, south-east of Pernambuco. 
InprAN AND SouTHERN OcEANS: Six species between the parallels of 30° N. 
and 40° S. 
EASTERN 
PacirFic: 
Astropecten hemprichi and Astropecten polyacanthus, in the 
Red Sea and off Mauritius, the latter species extending to Ceylon, 
Japan, Admiralty Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. Astropecten 
mauritianus, from Mauritius. Astropecten petalodea (= Astropecten 
euryacanthus, Ltk.), from the Nicobar Islands. Astropecten preissir 
and Astropecten triseriatus, off South-West Australia. 
ARCHIPELAGO: Hight species between the parallels of 20° N. and 20° S. 
Astropecten javanicus and Astropecten longispinus, from Java. 
*Astropecten imbellis and *Astropecten monacanthus, off the Philip- 
pine Islands. *Astropecten zebra, from Torres Strait. *Astropecten 
acanthifer, in the Banda Sea. *Astropecten granulatus, in the Ara- 
fura Sea. *Astropecten velitaris, off Amboina, and extending to the 
Admiralty Islands and China. 
Thirteen species between the parallels of 40° N. and 40° S. 
On the western side: *Astropecten brevispinus, *Astropecten 
japonicus, Astropecten scoparius, Astropecten formosus, and *Astro- 
pecten polyacanthus, from Japan, the last species extending to 
China, the Fiji Islands, Admiralty Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. 
Astropecten velitaris, off China, and extending to Amboina and the 
Admiralty Islands. Astropecten samoensis, off the island of Samoa. 
*Astropecten pectinatus, off the south-east coast of Australia. Astro- 
pecten edwardsi, off New Zealand. 
On the eastern side: Astropecten regalis, extending from Mexico 
