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Platypodia eydouxi (A. M. Edwards). 



Lofihactaea e\donxi A. M. Edwards, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Nat. Hist. Paris, I, p. 248, 

 pi. 16, fig. 2. 1865. 



The species is apparently distributed from the SuKi Sea and the coast 

 of Japan through the Pacific to Tahiti, including Hawaii where is is com- 

 mon. Two specimens were taken at Palmyra Island. 



Platypodia digitalis Rathbun. 



Platypodia digitalis Rathbun, Mem. Mus. Conip. Zool., vol. 35, p. 38, pi. 1, fig. 6: 

 pi. 9, figs. 4, 4a, 1907. 



Previous records of the species include the Caroline Islands and Tahiti. 

 One specimen was collected at Palmyra Island. 



Platypodia fissa (Henderson). 



Lophactaea fissa Henderson, Trans. Linn. Soc. Zoology, Vol. 5, p. 355, pi. 36, 

 figs. 8, 8a, 1893. 



The type is recorded from Tuticorin, Bay of Bengal, by Henderson. 

 Alcock* says "It appears to me possible that this, which seems to be found- 

 ed on a single specimen, is onlj' an individual variation of Lophactaea 

 granidosa." 



After carefully comparing the specimen in the Bishop Museum with 

 Henderson's description and figure, I am inclined, however, to believe that 

 his species is a good one. One specimen was collected at Palmyra Island. 



Lophozozymus pulchellus A. M. Edwards. 



Lophncocymus pulchellus A. M. Edwards, Ann. Soc. Entom. France, (4), vol. 7, 

 p. 273, 1867; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, vol. 9, p. 205, pi. 7, fig. 3, 

 1873.— Rathbun, Trans. Linn. Soc, (2), vol. 14, p. 214, 1910-1912. 



Rathbun records the species from the Seychelles and the Chagos Archi- 

 pelago in the Indian Ocean. It probably occurs in many localities in the 

 Pacific. There are two specimens in the Bishop Museum from Hawaii. 

 One specimen was collected at Fanning Island. 



Xantho crassimanus A. M. Edwards. 



Xantho (Leptodius) crossiinainis Alcock, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 67. p. 

 120, 1898. 



Localities from which the species has previously been reported include 

 the Andamans, Karachi, Ceylon and Hawaii. There is a specimen in the 

 Bishop Museum from Australia which has a carapace 46 mm. in breadth. 

 Smaller specimens have frequently been taken on Waikiki reef, Oahu. 

 Two specimens were collected at Fanning Island. 



'Journ. Assiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 67, p. 103, 1898. 



