430 messes, meltill and staxdex ox [June IS, 



COXI'S (CoROXAXIS) MINIMUS L. 



P.G. HiDdarabi Island. 

 M.C. No particular lot-ality. 



I. Karachi. 

 Found usually at low tide on mud-eorered rocks. 



L'OX US (COEOXAXIS) T.ENIATU8 Brug. 



P.G. Ja^k. Lar^re and fine. 



M.C. Though widely distributed, nowhere exactly common. 

 Is found at extreme low tide, on rocks, amongst Alga; and in mud. 



CoXUS (Dr.XDROCOXUS) BETULIXUS L. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, near Jask. 

 Coxus (Dexdrocoxus) quercinus Brug. 

 P.G. Gulf of Oman, Maskat. 



Found in 3 to 20 fathoms among coral-sand and loose rock. 

 Not met with east of Jask. One banded variety occurred. 



Coots CDexdrocoxus) spueius Gmel. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, Maskat. 



Found from 7 to 20 fathoms, coral-sand and stony ground. 



Coxus (Lithooohub) flayie-us Lam. 



M.C. Charbar. On mud-covered rocks at low tide but rarely. 



COXUS (LlTHOi.'ON US) XESSEELATUS Born. 



P.G. Henjam I. Alaskat. Found at 5 to 20 fathoms on 

 sandy mud and amongst loose rocks and coral-sand. Not yet 

 found east of Jask, on borders of Gulf of OmaD, and Mekran 

 Coast. 



Coxus (Leptocoxus) acutaxg-ulus Chemn. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman. A single dried specimen only at 

 20 fathoms off Jask. 



I. About 125 miles W.S.W. of Bumbay, lat. 18° 43' N., 

 long. 71° 30' to 71° 45' E., adhering to the cable of the Eastern 

 Telegraph Co. at 45 fathoms ; abundantly, but dead. 



Coxus (Leptocoxus) clytospiea Mel v. & Stand. 1 (Plate XXI. 

 fig. 12.) 



I. With the preceding, adhering to the cable of the Eastern 



1 Since this paper was read. Mr. H. B. Preston informs us that an inspection 

 of the unique type in Dr. Jouaaeaatne'a private collection of C. voardti 



Jouss. (Bull. Soc. Philomath. Ti. p. 99, 1694) convinces him that it is specifically 

 identical with C. chftotpira, the main differences being in size and in the greater 

 tenuity of the larger species, the measurements being 2 as against h\ inches. 

 Not having ourselves vet had the opportunity to examine Dr. Jonsa oa n 

 type, we have read the description carefully, this tending in some measure to 

 corroborate Mr. Preston's opinion; and it maybe thai Era is, after 



all, a deep-water gigantic variety of the small, and more solid, Adenese C. milnc- 

 edwardsi, in which case our form hurl bf-st be varietally described as b. clytospira. 

 Captain Shopland's specimen from Aden, which we ha\e seeu, is a somewhat 

 incrassate juvenile example. 



