1908. H., Stebbing, South African Crustacea, pt. 4, in Gilchrist's Marine Investigations; Annals of the South African Museum, vol. vi., p. 5.

HALIMUS DIACANTHUS (de Haan).

1839. Pisa (Naxia) diacantha, de Haan, Crustacea of Siebold's Fauna Japonica, decas quarta, p. 96, pl. 24, fig. 1, and pl. G.

1908. Halimus diacanthus, Stebbing, S.A. Crust., pt. 4, p. 5.

Durban.

GEN. ACHEOPSIS, Stimpson.

1857. Achæopsis, Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol. ix., p. 219. 1879. A., Miers, Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. xiv., Zool., No. 79, p. 645.

1907. A., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix., p. 21.

ACHEOPSIS SPINULOSUS, Stimpson.

1857. Achæopsis spinulosus, Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol. ix., p. 219.

At Cape of Good Hope, in Simon's Bay, from 18 m. depth.

1886. A. s., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 18, pl. 1, fig. 4. Simon's Bay, 9-36 m. depth.

1907. A. s., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix. p. 21, pl. 3 facing p. 16, figs. 5, 5a.

ACHÆOPSIS Güntheri, Miers.

1879. Achæopsis güntheri, Miers, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 5, vol. iv., p. 2, pl. 4, fig. 1. Cape of Good Hope, in shallow water.

GEN. DORYNCHUS Norman.

1873. Dorynchus, Norman, Wyville-Thomson, Depths of the Sea, p. 174, fig. 34.

1880 (?1881). Lispognathus, A. Milne-Edwards, Études sur les Crustacés de la région Mexicaine, p. 349.

1897. D. or L., Rathbun, Pr. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. xi., p. 162.

1904. L., Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 75.

*DORYNCHUS THOMSONI, Norman.

1873. Dorynchus thomsoni, Norman, Depths of the Sea, p. 174, fig. 34.

1880. Lispognathus furcillatus, A. Milne-Edwards, Crust. Mexic., p. 349, pl. 31A, fig. 4.

1881. L. thomsoni, A. Milne-Edwards, Comptes rendus Ac. Sci. Paris, pp. 878, 932.

1886. L. t., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 28, pl. 5, fig. 2.

Agulhas Bank, off Cape Agulhas, from 274 m. depth.

1904. L. t., Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 75.

Off Cape Town, at 106 m.; in Francis Bay; in the Agulhas current, from 155 m.; at Cape of Good Hope, in 318 m. depth.

Dorynchus t. has been sent me by Dr. Péringuey, Nov., 1908, from Saldanha Bay. No. 14746a.

GEN. PLATYMAIA, Miers.

1886. Platymaia, Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 12. 1902. P., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 2.

1904. P., Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 59.

PLATYMAIA WYVILLE-THOMSONI, Miers.

1886. Platymaia wyville - thomsoni, Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 13, pl. 2, fig. 1.

1902. P. turbynei, Stebbing, S.A. Crust., pt. 2, p. 3, pl. 5.

Obtained by Dr. Gilchrist, No. 147. Cape Natal N. by E. (approx.) 24 miles, from 804 m. depth.

1904. P. wyville-thomsoni, Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 59, pls. 2, 20-23, 39, 43, figs. 5, 6; pl. 50, figs. 2, 5, 6; text-figs. 2-5.

1908. P. w., Stebbing, S.A. Crust., pt. 4, p. 4.

FAMILY ACANTHONYCHIDE.

1895. Acanthonychina, Alcock, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. lxiv., pt. 2, pp. 160, 164, 190.

* An asterisk prefixed to the name of a species implies that it has been supplied by the South African Museum.

GEN. ANTILIBINIA, McLeay.

1838. Antilibinia, McLeay, Illustrations of the Annulosa of South

Africa, p. 561.

1839. A., de Haan, Crust. Japonica, decas quarta, p. 85. 1843. A., Krauss, Die südafrikanischen Crustaceen, p. 49.

ANTILIBINIA SMITHII, McLeay.

1838. Antilibinia smithii, McLeay, Annulosa of S. Africa, p. 57, pl. 2. 1843. A. s., Krauss, Südafrik. Crust., pp. 15, 49, pl. 3, fig. 4.

Krauss says: "This species is never overgrown with marine organisms and is found only on the surf-lashed rocks of the Natal coast."

1893. A. s., Stebbing, A History of Crustacea, Recent Malacostraca, Internat. Sci. Ser., vol. lxxiv., p. 117.

GEN. DEHAANIUS, McLeay.

1838. Dehaanius, McLeay, Annulosa of S. Africa, p. 57. 1839. D., de Haan, Crust. Japonica, decas quarta, p. 83. 1900. D., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 1, p. 18.

DEHAANIUS DENTATUS, (Milne-Edwards).

1834. Acanthonyx dentatus, M.-Edw., Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, vol. i., p. 343.

From the Cape of Good Hope.

1838. Dehaanius acanthopus, McLeay, Annulosa of S. Africa, p. 58, pl. 3, figs. a, b, c.

1843. Acanthonyx dentatus, Krauss, Südafrik. Crust., p. 48.

Always found covered with young marine plants on the rocky coast of Natal.

1857. A. d., Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol. ix., p. 220 (26). At Cape of Good Hope, in Simon's Bay, 22 m. depth. 1886. Dehaanius d., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 39. Simon's Bay, 18-36 m.

1900. D. d., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 1, p. 19.

No. 17, dredged by Dr. Gilchrist in False Bay; No. 44, in Algoa Bay between Bird Island and the mainland, 18-29 m.

1907. D. d., Rathbun, footnote to Acanthonyx d., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix., p. 26.

Stimpson says: "Living specimens are of an olive colour."

DEHAANIUS MACLEAII (Krauss).

1843. Acanthonyx macleaii, Krauss, Südafrik. Crust., p. 47, pl. 3,

fig. 6.

On seaweed-covered rocks of the Natal coast.

1886. A. mac-leayii, Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 43. 1900. Dehaanius m., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 1, p. 20.

DEHAANIUS 4-DENTATUS (Krauss).

1813. Acanthonyx 4-dentatus Krauss, Südafrik. Crust., p. 49, pl. 3, fig. 7.

In the marine growths on the rocky coast of Natal. 1875. A. consobrinus, Paulson, Red Sea Crustacea, p. 7, pl. 3, fig. 1.

Paulson recognises the priority of Krauss's specific name, yet adopts the later one given by Alphonse Milne

Edwards.

1886. A. quadridentatus, Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 43. 1900. Dehaanius q., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 1, p. 20.

GEN. EPIALTUS, Milne-Edwards.

1834. Epialtus, Milne-Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., vol. i., p. 344.

EPIALTUS SCUTELLATUS (McLeay).

1838. Acanthonyx scutellatus, McLeay, Annulosa of S. Africa, p. 57. 1836. Epialtus s., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 43 footnote. Miers only says that this is perhaps a species of Epialtus.

FAMILY BLASTIDE.

1895. Pisina, Alcock, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. Ixiv., pt. 2, pp. 160, 165, 200.

1905. Blastidæ, Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 3, pp. 22, 25.

INCERTE SEDIS.

PISA FASCICULARIS, Krauss.

1813. Pisa fascicularis, Krauss, Südafrik. Crust., p. 50, pl. 3, fig. 5. "It is quite covered with Jania rubens, Lamarck, on the rocky coast of Natal."

1880. P. f., Richters, Decapoda of Mauritius and the Seychelles, p. 141, in Möbius's Mauritius.

1886. P. f., Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 56.

Miers, discussing a section of the genus Hyastenus, White, with H. seba, White, for its type, says: Pisa fascicularis, Krauss, from Natal, may be referable here, but the orbits are shown in the figure as entire above." Pisa is a synonym of Blastus, Leach, and Hyastenus of Halimus, Latreille.

GEN. EURYNOME, Leach.

1814. Eurynome, Leach, Edinb. Encycl., vol. vii., p. 431. 1815. E., Leach, Trans. Linn. Soc., vol. xi., p. 325.

*EURYNOME LONGIMANA, Stimpson.

1857. Eurynome longimana, Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol. x., p. 220 (26).

1907. E. l., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix., p. 27, pl. 4 (facing p. 28), fig. 2.

Dredged in 18 m., "on a rocky bottom, among Gorgonia, &c., in False Bay, Cape of Good Hope." No. 7, sent by Dr. Gilchrist, from False Bay.

GEN. SCYRAMATHIA, A. Milne-Edwards.

1880. Scyramathia, A. M.-Edw., Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, vol. viii., p. 311.

1902. S., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 5.

1904. S., Doflein, Valdivia Brachyura, p. 80.

The Rachinia of A. Milne-Edwards, Crust. Mexicains, pl. 18, fig. 1, Rochinia on p. 86 footnote, which Miers, Challenger Brachyura, p. 64, approximates to Notolopas, Stimpson, seems equally near to young forms of Scyramathia. See Alcock, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. lxiv., p. 165.

* SCYRAMATHIA HERTWIGI, Doflein.

1900. Scyramathia hertwigi, Doflein, in Chun's Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres, fig. on p. 497.

1902. S. h., Stebbing, S.A. Crustacea, pt. 2, p. 7, pl. 6.

No. 25, taken by Dr. Gilchrist, 28 miles off Lion's Head, from 256 m. depth.