Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean ...

CRTJSTACEA. 181Port Denison. 4 fnis., rock and sand, May 1881 (Nos. Ill, 122).Fitzroy Island. 10 fms., mud and shells, 2Gtb May, 1881 (No. 113).Flinders, Clairmont. 11 fms., sand and mud, May 1881 (No. 108),Ofl' Clairmnnt. Coral-reef (No. 151).Ton-es Straits. 10 fms., sand (No. 158).Thursday Island, Torres Straits. Mang^i-ove-swamps, June 1881 (No.124) ; land-crabs from holes in the hills, July 1881 (No. 125)beach, June 1881 (No. 167) ; 3-4 fnia.,;sand, August 1881 (Nos.145, 175, 177) ; 4-5 fms., sand, July 1881 (No. I65) ; 4-6 fms.,rock and sand, June 1881 (No. 130).Friday Island, Torres Straits. Beach, September 1881 (No. 154) ; 10fms., sand, October 1881 (No. 153).Warrior Reef, Torres Straits. Crabs from the interior of pearl-shells,August 1881 (No. 137).Prince of Wales Channel. 7 fms., sand, September 1881 (Nos. 142,169) ;9 fms., sand, September 1881 (No. 157).West Island, Prince of Wales Channel. Beach, coral, September 1881(No. 149).Arafura Sea, N.W. Australia. 32-36 fms., mud, sand, and shells,October 1881 (No. 160).Dundas Straits, N. Australia. 17 fms., mud, October 1881 (No. 161).Port Darwin, N. Australia. Beach, mud and sand, October 1881 (No.176) ; 7-12 fins., saud and mud, October 1881 (No. 173).As will be seen from the foregoing list, the localities where themost abundant opportunities offered for collecting, and where, consequently,the largest number of species were obtained, are ThursdayIsland in Torres Straits and Ports Curtis and Molle on the Queenslandcoast ; but the dredgings of most scientific interest areunquestionably those made off the north coast in the Arafura Sea,and at Port Darwin and in Dundas Straits, not only on accountof the new and rare species therein obtained, but also because theselocalities had not previously been explored for Crustacea, Thedredging in the Arafura Sea was also the only one made in anyconsiderable depth of water (32-36 fms.), the next in point of depthbeing that at Dundas Straits, 17 fms. (No. 161). The collectionwas received in two distinct consignments, which are referred to asthe " first" and "second" collection.List of the Species^ shoiving their Geographical Range.[N.B. The species and varieties of Podoplithalmia and Edriophthalmia whichare distinguished by an asterisk are those nfit included in Mr. Haswell's Catalogue.The species placed within brackets are those which do not fcrm part ofthe collection made by Dr. Coppinger.]Achceus lacertosus, Stimpson.PODOPHTHALMIA.D E C A P D A.BEACnVTJRA.E. and N. Australia (Dundas Sraits).*affinis, sp. n. N., N.E., E., and W. Australia.Camposcia retusa, Latreille. N., N.E., and W. AustraUa; OrientalRegion.