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radius). Outside this again, brown spots at bases of papilla) 

 may be more or less in a line, marking the outer boundary of the 

 clear space ; but this seems never so regular as the lino first 

 referred to. All the tubercles, excepting those referred to above, 

 are of tlie light ground color, and, as they are devoid of brown 

 spots, look like whitisli patches on the general brown surface of 

 the dorsum. When fully expanded, it is seen that the tip of the 

 cone as well as the base of the surmounting papilla is colored dark 

 brown. All the papilla) have their rather bhmtly ending tip 

 tinged slightly yellow. 



The cloaca is surrounded ])y a circle of small papilla!, and 

 tlie mouth by an oral membrane fringed with papilla?. 



Tables among calcareous deposits sometimes with regular 

 (Marenzeller Fig. 12, A) and sometimes witli irregular or 

 incomplete base (I.e., Fig. 12, B). Spire with one cross-beam. 

 Crown witli 13 — 20 teeth. Ventral tables plumper than dorsal. 

 Buttons mostly with three pairs of holes, but sometimes with 

 4 — 7 pairs. They are often irregular, being deficient in parts or 

 having more holes on one side than on the other. 



The species Kvos under ledges of rock. They are found in 

 all depths from the shore to 25 — 125 fatlioms. it is not cured 

 to any extent into trepangs, nor is it eaten. 



Localiljj : — Qiieriraba (.Semper 'G9) ; Zauzihav (Selknka '67); Bani 

 (Lampert '96) ; Insel Bueui (Lampert '96) ; Kokotoni, Zanzibar (Ludwig 

 '99); Maiu-itins (H.ucke 'SO, Ludwig '83, Theel '86); AFalie, Soyclielles 

 (Ludwig '99) ; Ceylon (Ludwig '87) ; Tuticoriu (Bell '88) ; Bay of Bcngjil 

 (Bell '88) ; Andaman Is. (Bell '87); Gnlf of Maiiiuar (Thurston '90); 

 Nicobar Is. (Semper '67—8); Pulo Tikul (Semper '67—8); Bulo Edam 

 (Ludwig 'SS) ; Xoordwachtcr Eiland (Ludwig '88) ; Batavia (Sluiter '87, 

 '95) ; SimcLi Is. (Koehixr '95) ; Lmnu-Luran, Borneo B;uik (Sluii'er : 01) ; 



