| OCR Text |
Show 1888.] FROM TUTICORIN, MADRAS. 389 V. HOLOTHURIOIDEA1 98. Synapta beselii, J'dyer. 99. grisea, Semp. 100. recta, Semp. 101. Chirodota rufescens, Brdt. 102. Haplodactyla australis, Semp. 103. Cucumaria assimilis, Bell. 104. forbesi, Bell. 105. Colochirus armatus, Marenz. 106. Ocnus javanicus, Sluiter. 107. • typicus, Theel. 108. Thyone sacellus, Sel. 109. Pseudocucumis acicula, Semp. 110. Actinopyga echinites, Jager. 111. lecanora, Jager. 112. mauritiana, Q. 8c G. 113. miliaria, Q. cf G. 114. Holothuria albida, Bell2. 115. Holothuria argus, Jager. 116. atra, Jager. 117. cadelli, Bell*. 118. caesarea, Ludwig. 119. fusco-cinerea, Jager. 120. imitans, Ludwig. 121. impatiens, Forsk. 122. maculata, Brdt. 123. marmorata, Jager. 124. monacaria, Zess. 125. onclaatjei, Bell. 126. papillata, Bell. 127. pardalis, Sel} 128. spinifera, Theel. 129. vagabunda, *Se^. 130. Stichopus chloronotus, Brdt. If we bear in mind that our know1l31e.d ge ofv atrhieeg aEtcuhs,i nSoedmeprerm.a ta of the Indian Ocean is still in a comparatively unsatisfactory condition, or, in other words, remember that some of the species, such as Fromia tumida, Pectinura intermedia, Holothuria ondaatjei, which are as yet known only from the Bengal Sea, may be found elsewhere when a search is made for them, we can at present only conclude that we have here to do with representatives of the intertropical fauna which extends across the Indo-Pacific area, and whose limits appear to be marked by thermal lines5. 1 Prof. Ludwig has lately published a list of the species of Holothurians collected at Ceylon by Dr. P. and Dr. F. Sarasin (SB. Akad. Berlin, 1887, pp. 1217-29). 2 Prof. Ludwig considers this to be a synonym of H. edulis, Lesson. 3 =H. scabra, Jager, teste Ludwig. 4 =H. insignis, Ludw., H. lineata, Ludw., H. peregrina, Ludw., teste Ludwig (I. c). 5 See ' Alert Report,' p. 174. Since this paper was read Dr. Herbert Carpenter and Mr. Sladen have read to the Linnean Society an account of the Crinoids, Asterids, and Echinoids collected at Mergui by Dr. Anderson. Dr. Carpenter informs m e that the Crinoids were:- Antedon elegans, andersoni (sp. n.), milberti, conjungens (' Challenger'), spicata. Actinometra notata (sp. n.). Mr. Sladen tells m e that the Asterids were :- Archaster typicus. Astropecten andersoni (sp. n.), hemprichii, notograptus, sp. n. Luidiaforficifer (Sladen, ' Challenger'), maculata. Goniodiscus articulatus. Nepanthia suffarcinata, sp. n. Asterina, cepheus. And the Echinoids:- Temnopleurus toreumaticus. Salmacis sulcata, dussumieri, bicolor. Laganum depressum. Arachnoides placenta. of IEP caRhOmi Cngo.rde aeZtrOlmyOs Li nn.do eSwb tokencdo -tw1on 8 mf8yr8o fm,r i teNhnedo sS. ef Xoar X otVfh IeBseIen. gla islt st,o w1h4i7c shp ebcriei2sn.7g up the total |
