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Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst). 



'rrufc~ia cymodoce Alcock, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 67. p. 219, 1898. 



The species is widely distributed througbout the Indian and Pacific 

 Oceans wherever there are coral reefs, ranging northward in the Pacific 

 to Hawaii. With other species of the genus it is associated with living 

 coral. Thirty-five specimens were collected at Palmyra Island. No collec- 

 tions of animals as.sociated with living coral were made at Fanning Island. 

 Hence there are in the Bishop Museum no representatives of Trapezia from 

 Fanning. 



Trapezia cymodoce ferruginea (Latreille). 



Trapezia feirugiiieiis Alcock, Jouni. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 67, p. 220, 1898. 



The range of the species is from the Chagos Archipelago, the Sey- 

 chelles and the Red Sea to Ceylon and through the Pacific to Hawaii, the 

 Tuamotus and Easter Island. It is also known from the shores of Mexico 

 and Panama Bay. It is associated with living coral. One hundred and 

 two specimens were collected at Palmyra Island. 



Trapezia cymodoce intermedia Miers. 



Trapcsia ferruginea var. iiitenncdia Miers, Vovage of tlie Cliallenger, vol. 17, 

 Brachyura, p. 168, pi. 12, fig 2, 1886. 



Previous records are from the Chagos Archipelago, from off the coast 

 of Burma, and from Hawaii where it is very common, associated with the 

 corals. Pocilhpora lignlata Dana, and PociUopora \neandrina var. nohilis. 

 Verrill. Four specimens were collected at Palmyra Island. 



Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst). 



Trapezia rufopunctata Alcock, Journ. .Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol, 67. p. 222, 1898. 



The range of the species is from the Red Sea, the Amirante Islands 

 and the Chagos Archipelago through the Indian and Pacific Oceans to the 

 Tuamotus and to Hawaii, It is associated with T. ferruginea. Eight 

 specimens are in the Bishop Museum from Palmvra Island. 



Trapezia digitalis (LatreilleJ. 



Trapezia digitalis Alcock, Journ. .Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 67, p. 222, 1898. 



Previous records of the .species are from Mauritius, Christmas Island, 

 the Chagos Archipelago and the Red Sea, also from localities in the east- 

 ern Indian Ocean, from Palk Strait, Ceylon, Funafuti and Hawaii. It is 

 also known from Cape St. Lucas. Mexico and Panama Bav, In Hawaii 



