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Figs. 1 — 2. 
— 3—4. 
Explanation of Plates. 
Plate XII. 
Astropecten primigenius n. sp.; 1. dorsal; 2. oral side. 
— dubiosus n. sp.; 3. oral; 4. dorsal side. 
— 5. Luidia neozelanica n. sp.; dorsal side. 
— 6—10. Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, various sizes ; 8. oral side, the 
— 11. 
others from the dorsal side. Showing the various development of 
the subterminal marginal plates 
Diplodontias dilatatus (Perrier); dorsal side. 
— 12—13. Peridontaster Benhami n. sp.; 12. dorsal; 13. oral side. 
— 14— \b. Åsterina (Asterinopsis) aucklandensis Koehler. 14. oral; 15. 
— 16. 
dorsal side. 
— (Patiriella) regularis Verrill. Specimen of perfectly 
pentagonal outline; dorsal side. 
— 17. 
— 18. 
Asterina (Patiriella) regularis, var. a.; dorsal side. 
— — — var. b.; — — 
All figures natural size. 
Figs. 1—2. 
— 3-4. 
— 5—6. 
— 7-8. 
— 9 — 10. 
— 11. 
— 12. 
Plate XIII. 
Henricia lukinsii Farquhar. 1. oral, 2. dorsal side. 
— compacta, var. aucklandiæ n. var. 3. oral, 4. dorsal side. 
Nectria pedicelligera n. sp. 5. dorsal, 6. oral side. 
Asterodon miliaris Cray. 7. dorsal, 8 oral side. 
Ophidiaster kermadecensis Benham. 9. dorsal, 10 oral side. 
S tegnas ter inflatus (Hutton). Side view. 
Calvasterias lævigata (Hutton). Specimen carrying its young 
on the mouth. 
13—14. Luidia varia n. sp. 13. the disk, 14. two rays, from the dorsal 
Figs. 1—2. 
— 3-10. 
and half from the oral side. 
All figures natural size. 
Plate XIV. 
Stichaster australis (Verrill). 1. dorsal, 2. oral side. 
Calvasterias lævigata (Hutton); various sizes. Showing various 
development of dorsal spines. 5. a four-rayed specimen ; 8—9. 
a very large specimen, from the dorsal and oral side. 
11 — 12. Åstrostole scabra (Hutton). 11. oral, 12. dorsal side. 
14. Sclerasterias mollis (Hutton). 13. dorsal side, 14. an arm from 
the oral side. 
All figures natural size. 
