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Geograpsus crinipes (Dana). 



Geograpsus crinipes Alcock. Journ. Asial. Soc. Bengal, vol. 69, p. 396, 1900. 



The species is well known through the central and eastern sections of 

 tlie Indian Ocean, and also from the Caroline and Marshall Islands, from 

 Funafuti, the Tuamotus, Tahiti and northward to Hawaii and Marcus 

 Island. Streets previously reported it from the Fanning Group. It is 

 commonly found on rocky shore lines where it is associated with the pre- 

 ceding subspecies within the common range. Eight specimens were col- 

 lected at Palmyra and 7 at Fanning Island. 



Paohygrapsus plicatus (Milne Edwards). 



Pachygyapsus plicatus Kingsley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.. 1880. p. 200. 



The species is known from the southeastern coast of Africa, the Chagos 

 Archipelago, the Liu Kiu Islands, New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands 

 and eastward to the Paumotus and northward to Hawaii and Marcus 

 Island. One specimen was taken at Palmyra and i at Fanning Island. 



Pachygrapsus minutus A. M. Edwards. 



Pachygrapsus minutus Alcock, Jouni. .Asiat. Soc. Bengal., vol. 69. p. 399, 1900. 



Previous records of the species are from the Chagos and Mergui Archi- 

 pelagoes, New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands, Fiji and Hawaii. Twenty 

 specimens were taken at Palmyra and 3 at Fanning Island. 



Metopograpsus messor (Forskal). 



Mctopograpsus messor Alcock, Journ. .Xsiat. Soc. Bengal, vol, 69. p. 397, 1900. 



The species ranges from the African coast and the Red Sea through 

 the Indian and Pacific Oceans to Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, and Hawaii. It is 

 common in Hawaii. It has also been recorded from the west shore of 

 Africa. Seven specimens were collected at Fanning Island. 



Cyclograpsus audouinii (Milne Edwards). 



Cyclograpsus audouinii Dana. U. S. Expl. Rxped.. vol. 13. Crust., p. 359, 1852: 

 pi. 23, fig. 2, 1855. 



Edwards lists the species from New Guinea. Dana was in doubt about 

 the locality of his material as he says "Fiji Islands or New Zealand, jjrob- 

 ably the latter." Stimpson records it from Port Jackson, Australia. 



Two specimens were taken at ?\a]myra and 5 at Fanning Island. 



