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74. Liomera maculata. 



IAomerd maculata, Haswell, Proe. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. vi. 



Carapace very wide, convex, smooth and shining, punctate 

 close to the anterior border, the regions but faintly indicated. 

 Front rather deeply incised, the lobes rounded. Antero-lateral 

 margins with three obscure lobes, the last marked off behind by 

 a short groove, and separated from the second by a longer and 

 deeper groove. Internal angle of lower orbital border tooth- 

 like. Hand with a few longitudinal rows of minute punctations 

 on its outer surface ; fingers pointed. Ambulatory legs smooth 

 and shining, the upper and lower borders of the terminal joint 

 tomentose. Carapace and legs light cream colour, the former 

 ornamented with numerous round red spots, and with three large 

 more diffuse blotches on the anterior portion ; fingers light 

 brown, except at the base, which partakes of the general ground- 

 colour ; ambulatory legs each marked with two transverse bands 

 of red. 



Endeavour River (Macleay Museum.) 



Crenus EuxAXTirus, Dana. 



Carapace broad, usually strongly convex and much embossed. 

 Antero-lateral borders divided into several inconspicuous lobes, 

 and prolonged in front so as to terminate at the anterior part of 

 the buccal orifice. Postero-lateral borders strongly concave. 

 Front prominent. Basal joint of the external antennae very 

 long and prolonged as in Etisus into the internal orbital hiatus ; 

 the flagellum inserted in the orbit. Endostome smooth. Third 

 joint of the external maxillipedes broader internally than 

 externally ; the fourth joint inserted at its antero-internal angle. 

 Chelipedes covered with rounded bosses. Ambulatory legs short 

 and compressed. Abdomen of the male composed of five 

 joints. [A. M.-EJw.~] 



75. Euxanthus Huonii. 



Euxanthus Huonii, Lucas, Toy. au Pole Sud, Crustacea, p. 1G, 

 pi. iv., fig. 1 ; A. M.-Edw., Nouv. Arch, du Mus., i., p. 200, 

 pi. xv., fig. 1. 



Carapace very convex and covered with rugose bosses. Front 

 prominent and formed of two conspicuous lamelliform lobes. A 



