
64 RECORDS OF THE S.A. MUSEUM 
Fawity BODOTRIUDAR, 
Suepammy BODOTRILNAF nov, 
Family Bodotriidae as formerly defined. 
Genus OYCLASPIS. 
This somewhat difficult and certainly now unwieldy genus embraces species 
exhibiting considerable differences in the shape and gseulpture of the carapace. 
The three-seore of species (including those described in this paper as new) can 
be regimented with a vertain degree of finality, but in too wany of them only one 
of the sexes is known, and a splitting at the present stage may lead to the prema- 
ture proposal of Tiumerous penera with one species or little more; C. longicaudata 
Sars, curinata Zimmer, coprella Hale and eingulata Calman, for instance, have 
outstanding distinctive features, On the other hand, the members of the levis 
evoup, with smooth exoskeleton, and large and prominent oewur lobe and lenses, 
seem gseareely conzenerie wilh the easculpla group; even 80, there are diffienl- 
ties in exact diagnosis and delimitation of the last-named. whieh, as at present 
known, is restricted to the Australian region, 
DISTRIBUTION, 
In fig. 1 the areas where Cyclaispis has beeu eollected are enclosed in cireles ; 
the numerals refer to the number of species taken therein, <A glance at this map 
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shows that much more comprehensive collecting is necessary in the Southern 




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Fig. 1. Distribution of the Genus Cyclaspis. 
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Hemisphere before detailed conclusions as fo distribution can be reached. Foxon 
(1923, p. 387), based his siggestions regarding the affinities of the Cumacea of 
north-eastern Queensland on material too limited to be of significance. 
Lt seems certain that (as noted by Calman, 1907, p, 6) Cyelaspis is predomi- 
nantly represented in the Indo-Pacifiv. Fig, 1 indieates, incidentally, the result 
wf special efforts to obtain Crmaces of the coast of Australia; although colleet- 
