4 CRUSTACEA FROM PORT CURTIS DISTRICT, QUEENSLAND, 



Beyond the reef the water sinks rapidly to a plateau, having 

 a depth varying from 10 to "25 fathoms, from which the islands 

 of the group rise. By dredging much interesting material was 

 taken, including a new species of Cryptocnernus, which is here 

 described. 



On the reef the most conspicuous and numerous crabs were 

 Atergatis Jloridus Linn., with its brilliant green and gold carapace, 

 Ei^hia Icevimana Latr., with bright red sealing-wax-like eyes 

 and purple carapace, several species of Actcea, Thalamita, Metopto- 

 yrapsus, &c; while of the hermit crabs, Pagurus punctulatus 

 Olivier, Clibanarius virescens Krauss, Calcinus latens Randall, 

 ■cfec, were common. Of the Macrura, Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 

 was to be found under almost every stone, and species of 

 Alphmidos were abundant. 



From the coral blocks in the lagoon Trapezia cymodoce Herbst, 

 Xanthodes atromanus Hasw., Chlorodopsis melanodactylus 

 A. M. Edw., and others were taken; and under stones at the 

 extreme high limit of the tide, Ozius truncatusM..~E 1 dw., Epnxan- 

 thus frontalis M. Edw., and <',hlorodius niger Forsk. The swift 

 running Ocypoda ceratophthalina Pallas, was dug from its 

 burrows on the lagoon beach. 



The following lists show comparatively the species taken at the 

 two collecting grounds. They must, however, be regarded in no 

 sense as complete, the time at our disposal being confined to the 

 limits of a summer vacation. Several species which appear to be 

 new records for the Australian coast were, however, taken, and 

 these are marked with an asterisk; a larger number are new 

 records for Queensland, and a few which are new to science are 

 hereafter described. Much more requires to be done on the 

 Queensland coast before our knowledge of its exceedingly rich 

 carcinological fauna can be regarded as even approximately 

 complete. 



A paper was recently published by Dr. Caiman* dealing with 

 a collection of Brachyura made by Prof. C. Haddon in Torres 



* Trans. Linn. Soc. London, (2) Zoo]. Vol.viii. p.l, 1900. 



