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only, in the Indian Ocean, to the south-west of Ceylon, 
and further north in the Bay of Bengal. Its previously 
recorded range is the Mediterranean and Atlantic and 
Pacific Oceans. 
Sapphirina ngromaculata, Claus. 
1863. Sapphirina nigromaculata, Claus, Die Freileb. Cop., p. 152, 
Pl. VIII., figs. 5 and 6. 
This easily recognised species was found at 5, 6, 7, 8, 
11, 15, 17, 19, 20 Wyse stations, and 7, 8 Herdman, 
showing a general distribution over the regions traversed. 
Its previous records are the Mediterranean, Red Sea, 
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the new records being the 
Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. 
Sapphiuina gastrica, Giesbrecht. 
1891. Sapphirina gastrica, Giesbrecht, Atti Accad. Lincei Roma, | 
vol. VII., pp. 474—481. 
One specimen only of this apparently rare species was 
found at Wyse station No. 14, Bay of Bengal, its only 
previous record being the Pacific Ocean. 
Sapphirina stellata, Giesbrecht. 
1883. Sapphirina ovalis, Brady, ‘‘ Challenger” Cop., p. 123, PI. 
XLVIL, figs. 1—12. 
This species occurred at 1, 3, 4, 9, 10 Wyse stations, all 
in the Indian Ocean, its previous records being the 
Mediterranean and Pacific Ocean. 
Sapphirina serrata, Brady. 
1883. Sapphirina serrata, Brady, ‘‘Challenger” Cop., vol. VIII., 
p. 125, Pl. XLIX., figs. 1 and 2. 
One specimen only of this species was made out, though 
it is quite possible others may have been overlooked from 
its general resemblance to S. stellata. Giesbrecht con- 
siders S. serrata a doubtful species, but I am inclined to 
