1893.] A. Alcock — Account of the Deep Sea Collection. 177 



Of the other Crustacea taken, three appear to be new to the Indian 

 record. They are as follows : — 



Family Trapeziidse. 



Quadrella, Dana. 



2. Quadrella coronata, Dana. 



Quadrella coronata, Dana, XL S. Expl. Exped., Crust, Pt. I. p. 266, 

 PI. XVI. figs. 5 a-d. 

 A single female. 

 From the Coral Bank north of Madras, 88 fathoms. 



Family Parthenopidae. 



Parthenope, Fabr. 



3. Parthenope spinosissima, A. M.-Edw. 



Parthenope spinosissima, A. M.-Edw., Notes stir L' He de la Reunion 

 Annexe F, p. 8, PL XVII; 



A large ovigerous female and a small male. 

 Colour in life reported to be blood-red. 

 " From the Coral Bank north of Madras, 88 fathoms. 



Family Raninidse. 

 Raninoides, Milne-Edwards. 



4. Raninoides personatus, White MS., Henderson. 



Raninoides personatus, Henderson, Challenger Anomura, p. 27, PI. II. 

 fig. 5. 



Numerous specimens from the Bay of Bengal, 31 fathoms. 



Family Homolidae. 

 Hypsophrys, Wood-Mason. 



5. Hypsophrys super xiliosa, Wood-Mason, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 March 1891, p 269. 



Several beautiful specimens, both males and ovigerous females, 

 from the Lnccadive Sea, 865 fathoms, bottom Globigerina ooze, bottom 

 temperature 40° Fahr. 



VERTEBRATA. 



PISCES. 



ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Family, Trachinidae. 



Group Trachinina. 

 Bathypercis, n. gen. 

 Head large, depressed ; body cylindrical, elongate. Cleft of the 

 mouth wide, oblique, with the lower jaw projecting; villiform teeth in 

 J. n. 23. 



