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these last records marking the extreme southern limit of its 

 known distribution. 



The actual records are as follows. The measurements refer 

 to the length of the carapace. 



Helga, 



S. 45.— 12 II '02. — Lambay Deep, 40-GO fms., sand. Trawl. 



— One, $ 9-5 mm. 

 S. R. 118.— 13 V '04.-55° 20' N., 6° 8' W., 103 fms., rocks 



and sand. Dredge. — Twelve, all quite small. 

 S. R. 118«.— 13.V '04.-55° 19' 45'' N., 6° 10' W., 115 fms., rock. 



Dredge. — Seventeen, all quite small. 

 S. R. 188.— 3 II '05.-51° 53' N., 11° 59' W., 320-372 fms., 



mud. Trawl. — One ? (ovigerous), 14 mm., 

 S. 265.-23 II '05.— 61 mis., off Howth Head, 24^-25 fms. 



sand. Trawl. — Two, $ and $ (ovigerous), 6 mm. 

 S. R. 233—21 V '05.-55° 20' N., 6° 11' W., 110-130 fms., 



rock. Dredge. — Two $ , 4-5 mm. 

 S. 287.-30 V '05.— 6J mis., oii Howth Head, 22 fms., fine 



shelly sand. Trawl. Temperature 9-7° C. — One 



$ , 11 mm. 

 S. R. 277—15 XI '05.-54° 17' 30" N., 11° 34' W., 550 fms., 



gravel and shells. Dredge. — Three, two $ one 

 $ , Q5 — 9 mm. 

 S. R. 321.-1 V '06.-50° 56'— 51° 0' 30" N., 11° 17' W., 



480-208 fms., fine sand. Trawl.— One <^ , 20-5 



mm. 

 S. 476.-19 X '06.-6 mis. E.S.E. of Baily Light, 23 fms., 



shelly sand. Trawl. Temperature 12-6° C. — One 

 <^ , 10-5 mm. 

 S. 514.— 25 IV '07.— 7 mis. E. \ S. of Baily Light, 22-24 fms., 



sand. Trawl. — One ? , 10-5 mm. 

 S. R. 440.-16 V '07.-51° 45' N., 11° 49' W., 350-389 fms. 



Trawl. — Two, $ and ? , 8-20 mm. 

 S. 597.-6 II '11.— Ballyvaldon Oyster Beds, off Norris Castle 



C.G.S., Wexford, 7-8 fms. Dredge.— Three $ 6-5- 



9-5 mm. 

 S. R. 1242.-14 VIII '11.-51° 27' N., 11° 55' W., 550-590 



fms., Sprat net on trawl. — Four, two $ , two 



$ , 5-7 mm. 

 S. R. 1454.— 24 VIII '12.-51° 32' N., 11° 56' W., 509-493 fms., 



fine gravel and sand. Trawl. — One ^ , 7-5 mm. 

 S. R. 1848.-22 V. '14.-51° 41' N., 11° 53' W., 434 fms., coarse 



sand. Dredge. — One ^ , 8 mm. 



Specimens of Peltogaster sp. were found at S. R. 277 and 

 at S. 597, in each case on males from 9 to 10 mm. long (carapace 

 only). 



After examining all the specimens taken by the Helga, I 

 quite agree with Hansen. (1908) that it is impossible to divide 

 this species into two, E. pubescens and E. Kroyeri, as has 



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