490 MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OP SCIENCES. 



PLATE XIV. 



Metamorphosis of Gonodactylus chiragra, drawn from life by W. K. Brooks. 



FIG. 1. Dorsal view of egg just before hatching. 



FIG. 2. Front view of the same egg. 



FIG. 3. Side view of tbe larva immediately after hatching. 



FIG. 4. Side view of the same larva after the first molt. 



FIG. 5. Side view of the same larva after tlie second molt. 



FIG. <. Dorsal view of the larva at the beginning of its pelagic life. 



