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our knowledge of the New Zealand Echinoderm fauna. In 1895^) 
he describes the new species Stichaster insignis, Siichaster littoralis 
and Tarsaster neozelanicus; the latter he recognizes in his next 
paper, 1897^) as identical with Stichaster polyplax Mull. & Trosch., 
Stichaster littoralis is stated to be the same as de Loriol’s Stich¬ 
aster Suteri, the description of the latter, published almost con- 
temporaneously with Farquhar’s paper being naturally unknown 
toFarquhar bythat time; fi n al ly Hu tton’s ^s/rog-on/wm pulchellum, 
Var. B. is referred to Åstrogonium abnormale Cray, In the same 
year, 1897, Farquhar describes^) the new species Cribrella 
lukinsii, while Hutton’s Henricia occulata is identified with Cribr. 
compacta Sladen. He also mentions a specimen of Cribrella ornata 
Perr. from the Snares Isl., different from the Cr. ornata of Filhol 
(= H. lukinsii). 
In the following publication, 1898^), Farquhar gives only a 
compilation of all the species of seastars (a. o. Echinoderms) known 
— or recorded — from New Zealand up to that time. In 1907 ^) 
he shows Hutton’s Åstrogonium rugosum to be the same as Gray’s 
Åstrog. miliare, in 1909®) he describes a new variety, reischeki, of 
Åst. calamaria, and finally in 1913^) be publishes the description 
of one of the finest starfishes in existence: Eurygonias hylacanthus, 
known till now only in one single specimen, found off Wellington. 
In his report on the Echinoderma collected by the New Zealand 
Governm. Trawling Expedition in 1907^) Ben ham increases our 
knowledge of the New Zealand Asteroid fauna very considerably; he 
describes two new species, Mediaster Sladeni and Echinaster Far- 
0 H. Farquhar. Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms. Trans. N. Z. Inst 
XXVII. 1894 (1895). 
") H. Farquhar. A contribution to the History of New Zealand Echino¬ 
derms. Journ. Linn. Soc. Zoology. XXVI. 1897. 
) H. Farquhar. Notes on New Zealand Starfishes. Trans. N Z Inst 
XXX. 1897. 
H. Farquhar. On the Echinoderm Fauna of New Zealand. Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N. S. Wales. 1898. 
) H. Farquhar. Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms; with description 
of a new species. Trans. N. Z. Inst. XXXIX. 
p H. Farquhar. Further Notes on New Zealand Starfishes. Ibidem. XLL 
') — On two new Echinoderms. Ibidem. XLV. 
*) Records of the Canterbury Museum. 1.2. 1909. 
