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forked in front ; median eyes one-third of the length of the carapace 

 from the posterior border. 



Terga smooth, except at the sides, where they are finely granular, 

 seventh segment finely granular, coarsely so at the sides. 



Sterna. All the segments smooth and polished, the last not 

 carinate. 



Cauda moderate ; its upper surface granular on the first, nearly 

 or quite smooth on the following segments ; the upper crests granular, 

 the terminal tooth enlarged in segments 2-4 ; upper lateral crests 

 granular, obsolete in the posterior half of segment 5 ; infero-lateral 

 crests smooth and practically obsolete in segments 1-3, weakly 

 granular in segment 4, serrated in segment 5 ; median crests quite 

 obsolete in segments 1-4, serrated in segment 5 ; under surface of 

 cauda quite smooth and polished in segments 1-4, with a few 

 scattered granules in segment 5 ; sides of the cauda with a few 

 scattered granules in the anterior segments. 



Palps. Crests of the humerus and its upper and anterior surfaces 

 coarsely granular; under surface of humerus nearly smooth ; upper 

 crest of brachium coarsely granular, the posterior surface of brachium 

 granular along the middle ; hands moderate, convex above, the 

 inner part of the upper surface covered with low, weak granules ; 

 the secondary keels obsolete, their position indicated only by two 

 black lines ; outer part of the upper surface of hand with conical 

 granules and a distinct, granulated, infuscate, secondary keel along 

 the middle; finger-keel very weak, crenulated; inner edge of hand 

 coarsely granular ; width of hand less than the length of hand-back. 



Legs. Lower edge of the anterior femora and the anterior surface 

 of the posterior ones granular ; tarsi of the fourth pair of legs 

 with no external and 4-5 internal spines below, in addition to the 

 3 external and 5 (or 4) internal spines on the terminal lobes ; the 

 superior process much shorter than the lateral lobes. 



Opcrculum transversely oval, much broader than long, completely 

 cleft longitudinally. 



Pectincs with 20-21 teeth ; scape free of teeth at the base for about 

 one-fourth of its length. 



Measurements in Millimetres. Total length 63 ; greatest length of 

 carapace 1(H ; width of carapace 94- ; distance of eyes from anterior 

 median edge 7 ; width of hand 6 ; length of hand-back 7, of movable 

 finger 7^, of tail 34. 



Female, young (in alcohol). 



Opcrculitin, undivided, wider than long. Pectines with 14 teeth, 

 the scape free of teeth at the base for more than one-third of its 

 length. Kest of the characters as in the male. 



