Helice lucasi Milne-Ed wards.

Helice lucasi Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. 3, vol. 20, p. 190. 1853.

— Miers, Cat. Crust. N.Z., p. 44. 1876.

— Filhol, Mission de l'Ile Campbell, p. 391. 1885.

We have not recognised this crab among our specimens of Helice, but have identified them all with H. crassa. The latter species was recorded from New Zealand by Heller and Miers, and though neither of these authors is reliable as regards localities, New Zealand workers have recognized H. crassa only. Yet Filhol did not record the latter, but reported H. lucasi to be abundant and wide-ranging. There is evidently some confusion, which we have been unable to clear up without seeing Dana's description of H. crassa. Filhol quotes several differences. If the two are synonymous, the name H. crassa has precedence.

Locality.—N.Z. (Milne-Edwards).

Cook Strait to Stewart Island; abundant at the Bluff (Filhol).

Distribution.—Endemic.