DISTRIBUTION OF THE MELITODID.^ COLLECTED BY THE SIBOGA EXPEDITION 



List of Stations 



at which Melitodidae were collected by the Siboga Expedition 

 and a List of Species collected at each Station. 



Station ^^. Bay of Pidjot, Lombok. 22 meters, and less. Mud, coral and coral sand. Melitodes esperi. 



Station 50. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Up to 40 meters. Mud, sand and shells. Melitodes esperi. 



Station 53. Bay of Nangamessi, Sumbu. Up to 36 meters. Coral sand, mud near shore. Mopsella 

 clavigera. 



Station 60. Haingsisi, Samau Island near Timor. 23 meters. Lithothamnion in 3 meters and less. 

 Reef. Melitodes variabilis, M. esperi, Acabaria hicksoni. 



Station 71. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 meters. Mud, sand with mud, coral. Melitodes 

 ochracea, Mopsella stiideri. 



Station 80. 2°25'S., ii7°43'E. 50 to 40 meters. Fine coral sand. Melitodes esperi. 



Station 85. o°36'.5 S., 119° 29^5 E. 724 meters. Fine grey mud. Melitodes ochracea. 



Station 117. i°o'.5 N., I22°56'E. 80 meters. Sand and coral. Acabaria tenuis, Wrightella coccinea. 



Station 139. o°irS., 127° 25' E. 397 meters. Mud, stones and coral. Parisis minor. 



Station 144. Anchorage north of Salomakiee (Damar) Island. Coral bottom and Lithothamnion. 

 Melitodes esperi, Acabaria tenuis. 



Station 164. i°42'.5 E. i30°47'.5 E. 32 meters. Sand, small stones and shells. Melitodes flabellum, 

 M. esperi, M. modesta. 



Station 204. 4°2o'S., 122° 58' E. 75 to 94 meters. Sand with dead shells. Parisis fruticosa. 



Statton 234. Nalahia Bay, Nusa-Laut Island. 46 meters. Stony. Melitodes ochracea. 



Station 240. Banda Anchorage. 9 to 45 meters. Black sand, coral. Lithothamnion. Acabaria formosa, 

 Wrightella tongaensis. 



Station 244. 4°25'.7S., 130° 3.7 E. 2991 meters. Fine bluish green mud. Mopsella studeri. 



Station 257. In Duroa Strait, Kei Islands. Up to 52 meters. Coral. Melitodes esperi. 



Station 258. Tual Anchorage, Kei Islands. 22 meters. Lithothamnion, sand and coral. Wrightella 

 tongaensis, Birotulata splendens. 



Station 260. 5°36'.5S., I32°55'.2E. 90 meters. Sand, coral and shells. Acabaria triangulata, Parisis 

 fruticosa. 



Station 261. Elat, West coast of Great Kei Islands. 27 meters. Mud. Melitodes flabellum. 



Station 273. Anchorage off Fulu Jedan, East coast of Aru Islands. 13 meters. Sand and shells. 

 Melitodes flabellum, AI. esperi, M. modesta, Mopsella studeri, M. spongiosa. 



Station 274. 5° 28.2 S., I34°53'.9E. 57 meters. Sand and shells, stones. Melitodes variabilis, M. 

 modesta, Acabaria triangulata, Mopsella studeri, Parisis fruticosa. 



