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and described by Coutiere in 1905, have perhaps been taken, for a part, between 30 and 

 50 fathoms. Some species have been obtained at a somewhat greater depth not exceeding, 

 however, 150 m., except 2 or 3 that are Hving in considerably deeper water. These are, in the 

 first place, A. Shearmei Ale. & Anders., the unique specimen of which was collected off the 

 Travancore coast at a depth of 430 fathoms. The second, A. macrosceles Ale. & Anders., has 

 been observed in the Bay of Bengal in water of 193, 145 — 250 and 270 fathoms and in the 

 Andaman Sea, at a depth of 188 — 220 fathoms: the egg-bearing female, which was taken at 

 Stat. 5 and referred with some doubt to this species, was obtained at a depth of 330 m., 

 the bottom being mud. At a depth of 289 m., Stat. 12, another ovigerous female was collected, 

 unfortunately in such a mutilated condition, that it remained doubtful whether it belongs to the 

 variety leptopus of A. malabariciis Fabr. or not. 



The other species taken in water deeper than 30 fathoms are the following : 



A. Hailstonei Cout. var. assimulans de Man, 90 m., 113 m. and less. 



A. Hailstonei Cout. var. lactabilis de Man, 34 m., 70 m., 73 m. and from 400 — 120 m. 



A. Amirantei Cout., between 25 and So fathoms. 



A. Providencei Cout., between 50 and 78 fathoms. 



A. paralcyone Cout., 8 m., 45 m., 70 m. and 113 m. 



A. spongiartim Cout., 8 m., 13m., 15 m. and 113 m. 



A. Eidimene de Man, 83 m. 



A. bide7is (Oliv.), 13m., 83 m. 



A. Percyi Cout., between 25 and 50 fathoms. 



A. dasycheles Cout., 37 fathoms. 



A. gracilipes Stimps., 32m., 83 m. 



A. tenuicarptis de Man, 75 m. and less. 



A. sp. de Man, between 54 and 90 m. ♦ 



A. temdpes de Man, between 75 and 94 m. 



A. lepidus de Man, 75 m. and between 54 m. and 90 m. 



A. Sibogae de Man, 70 m., 113 m. 



A. acutocarinattts de Man, 72 m. and less. 



A. proseuchirus de Man, 72m., 75 m. 



A. pareuchirtcs Cout., 32 m., 36 m., 57 m. and 90 m. 



A. pareuchirus Cout. var. Leucoihea de Man, 15m., 70 m. and 54 — 90 m. 



A. pareuchincs Cout. var. iiniiairix de Man, 18 m., 32 m., 113 m. and 141 m. 



A. lep toe kir aides de Man, 90 m. 



The new A. bieostatus de Man has been taken, besides on a bottom of coral, coralsand 

 and Lithothamnion, also, in Buton Strait, between floating seaweed. The other species were 

 taken in water, the bottom of which consisted of living or dead coral, coralsand, shells, 

 Halimeda, Lithothamnion, often of black sand or mud or mud with sand. 



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