Apodous Amphibian from India. 



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littoral slopo55 of Indian soas appear to be part of a sublittoral 

 fauna wliicli, tliouf^li sliowin<^ a certain circnnitropical 

 tendency, is concentrated at certain definite points in the 

 Northern Hemisphere and is cnrr(S|)ontlin;^ly deficient at 

 certain definite points in tiie Southern lieniis))here. The 

 striking points of concentration are (1) the West Indian 

 region, including to a less noticeable extent the Bay of 

 Panama, (2) that part of the North Atlantic that lies between 

 the Azores and Cape Verde and tliat washes tlie corresponding 

 shores of South-western Europe and North-western Africa, 

 and {'4) Oriental seas from India to tlie PhiUpj)iues (and 

 Ja])an); and the striking deficiencies are (1) t!ie coasts 

 bounding the South Atlantic, and (2) the south-western 

 C(»rner of the Indian Ocean. 



Table I. — Showing the Geographical Affinities of the Sublittoral Hermit-crabs 



of India. 



Name of Genus. 



1. Pi/locheles . . 



2. Chiroplatfca 



3. Catapcif/iirus 



4. Tom(fpat/uroj)sis , 



5. GlaiKof/me . . . . , 



6. Nematvpayurus . 



7. Payiirisles , . . , 



8. Si/mpa(/unis . . 



9. Spiropagiirus . . 



10. Atiapnyurua . . 



11. Canccllus . . . . 



12. Pdrajn/locheUs 



13. Payuropsis . . . , 



14. Payurodes . . . . 



15. Pylopayuropsis 



Total trenera . 



<^ 





^ 5 ci 



?=s<: 



III 



=i 0- s 



■^ S P 



^ (^ 



o 



o 





1 



^ 



1 sp. 



(Cape) (G.Adon) 



1 sp. 

 (Cape) 



2(2 6p.) 



1 (1 sp.) 



* 

 * 

 * 

 * 

 * 



15 



Remark? 



Not elsowht.-re. 

 Not elsewhere. 

 Also N.\\'. Atlantic 



and I'acilic. 

 Nut elsewhere. 

 Also PaciHc. 

 Also Mediterranean. 

 Also Mediterranean 



and I'acitie. 

 Also N.W. Atlantic 



and Pacific. 

 Also I'aciHc. 



Also Mediterranean. 



Also Pacific. 

 Not elsewhere. 

 Not elsewhere. 

 Also W. Pacific. 



Not elsewhere. 



