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ACHELIA sp. 

 EECOED OF COLLECTIONS 



Station 234, 2 juveniles. 



These specimens are too immature for determination, although they 

 may be Achelia hrucei Caiman. 



Genus AUSTRORAPTUS Hodgson, 1907 



AUSTRORAPTUS POLARIS Hodgson 



Austroraptus polaris Hodgson, 1907, p. 54, pi. 8, figs. 2. — Gordon, 1932b, p. 114. 



There is one male specimen from South Georgia in the U.S.N.M. 

 collections. 



Genus AUSTRODECUS Hodgson, 1907 



AUSTRODECUS GLACIALE Hodsson 



Austrodecus glaciale Hodgson, 1907, pp. 53-54, pi. 8, fig. 1. — Gordon, 1944, pp. 

 62-66, fig^. 24a-f, 25a-e. 



BECOBD OF COLLECTIONS 



Station 43, 1 female ; station 234, 1 male, 1 female ; station 238, 1 male ; case 

 No. 1, 1 male, 1 female. 



Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, collected by W. L. Scbmitt : 



No. 92. South of municipal jetty, March 16, 1927; 1 specimen (A. M. N. H.) 



No. 97. 8-10 fathoms ; March 20, 1927 ; 2 specimens. 



No. 105. Port William, oyster dredge off lighthouse, 14-15 fathoms ; April 9, 



1927 ; 1 specimen. 

 No. 107. Clam rake, from under side of the Great Britain, April 14, 1927, from 

 1 fathom to surface ; 1 specimen. 



The specimen from Station 43 (lat. 65°25' S., long. 101°13' E.) 

 agrees with Gordon's variety /3 described from this general region in 

 its generally more extended proportions and longer eye tubercle. Evi- 

 dently this is a true geographical race if not a distinct variety. 



AUSTRODECUS BREVICEPS Gordon 



Austrodecus breviceps Gokdon, 1938, pp. 25-26, figs. 7-8. 



eecobd of collections 



station 192, 1 male. 



This is the second record for this species, extending the known range 

 from Macquarie Island to the western side of the Palmer Peninsula. 



