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Genus Ccenobita Latreille, 1826. 



2. CffiNOBixA spiNoscs H. M.-Edw., 1837. 



Cosnolita spinosa, H. Milne-Edwards, H. N. Crust, ii. p. 242 

 (1837). 



Coenohifa hrunnea, Dana, U.S. Expl. Exped., Crust, i. p. 470, 

 pi. xxix. fig. 10 (1852). 



Birgus hirsutiis, Hess, Decap. Ivreb. O.-Austral. p. 36, pi. vii. 

 fig. 16 (1865). 



Coenohita spinosus, Ortmann, Zool. Jahrb. vi. Syst. p. 318, pi. xii. 

 fig. 24 (1892). 



? Ccenobita olivieri, Owen, Voy. 'Blossom,' p. 84; Dana, U.8. 

 Expl. Exped., Crust, i. p. 470 (1852). 



One male and two female specimens from Kotuma, in nutshells 

 of Calophylliuw, inophyllwn Linn. Mr. Gardiner says : " All three 

 specimens were obtained between the stones of a built-up grave- 

 yard on the top of Sol-Hoi, Eotuma (about 600 feet above the 

 sea-level)." 



3. Ccenobita peelatus H. M.-Edw., 1837. 



Coenohita perlata, H. Milne-Edwards, H. N. Crust, ii. p. 242 

 (1837) ; Atlas to Cuvier's R. An. pi. xliv. fig. 1 (no date). 



Ccenobita purpurea, Stimpson, Proc. Ac. N. Sci. Philad. 1858, 

 p. 245. 



Coenohita perlatus, Ortmann, Zool. Jahrb. vi. Syst. p. 319 

 (1892). 



Two males from Eotuma. Two males from Funafuti, in shells 

 of Turho and Ranella. 



"With reference to this and the succeeding species, Mr. Gardiner 

 says : — " Coenohita perlatus and C. clypeatus are found in all the 

 islands of Funafuti, often on the Pandanus-trees. During the 

 daytime the}"- hide uuder the heaps of coconut-shells and in holes, 

 but at night they swarm in every direction. They are used by the 

 natives as bait for fishing. C. perlatus occurs also in Eotuma, 

 where it is found on the beach sand-flats, but is not very 

 numerous." 



4. Ccenobita clypeatus (Herbst), 1796. 



Cancer clypeatus, Herbst, Naturg. Krabb. u. Krebse, ii. p. 22, 

 pi. xxiii. fig.' 2 (1796). 



Pagurus clypeatus, Pabricius, Ent. Syst., Supp. p. 413 (1798). 



Coenohita clypeata, Latreille, Pam. Nat. E. An. p. 277 (1826) ; 

 H. Milne-Edwards, H. N. Cr. ii. p. 239 (1837); Dana, U.S. Expl. 

 Exped., Crust, i. p. 473, pi, xxx. fig. 4 (1852). 



Coenohita clypeatus, Ortmann, Zool. Jahrb. vi. Syst. pp. 315, 316, 

 pi. xii. fig. 20* (1892). 



Three males and one female from Punafuti, one in a Turho 

 shell. 



