Megametope rotundifrons (Milne-Edwards).

Xantho rotundifrons Milne-Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., vol. 1, p. 397. 1834.

Megametope rotundifrons Filhol, Mission de l'Ile Campbell, p. 373, Pl. 44, Fig. 3. 1885.

— McNeil, Rec. Austral. Mus., vol. 15, p. 130. 1926.

— Hale, Crust. South Austr., p. 157. 1927.

The record of this species is somewhat unsatisfactory, in that Filhol, on whose mention of Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait the record depends, did not list the species under a caption of its own, but merely en passant while referring to Heterozius rotundifrons. The history of the species has been dealt with by McNeil (1926, p. 130). It has not been recognised by New Zealand collectors.

Locality.—N.Z. (Filhol—?).

Distribution.—Australia.

Type.—Paris Museum.