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Munida militaris, Henderson, var. curvirostris, Henderson (PI. HI. fig. 7). 



Munida curvirostris, Henderson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. xvi. p. 412, 1885. 



Characters. — The rostrum is more than half the length of the carapace, above the 

 level of which it is distinctly curved, with the proximal half not convex above ; the 

 supraorbitals are about half the length of the rostrum and but slightly upturned. The 

 spines of the gastric row are fewer in number than in the typical form, and the pair 

 behind the supraorbitals are of larger size ; the lateral gastric spinule is of small size, and 

 the remainder of the carapace is unarmed. 



The eyes are of large size, with the cornese of a light brown colour. The chelipedes 

 are short, with the spines strongly developed, especially the pair at the distal end of each 

 merus. 



The spinules on the second abdominal segment are few in number, and the submedian 

 pair considerably larger than the others. 



Habitat. — Station 200, off Sibago, Philippines ; depth, 250 fathoms ; bottom, green 

 mud. An adult male measuring 25 mm. in length (not including the rostrum). 



Station 210, oflF Zebu, Philippines ; depth, 375 fathoms ; bottom, blue mud. An adult 

 female measuring 20 mm. in length. 



Munida hasivelli, Henderson (PI. HI. figs. 5, 56).^ 



Munida Hasivelli, Henderson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. xvi. p. 411, 1885. 



Characters. — The rostrum is about half the length of the carapace and twice the 

 length of the supraorbital spines ; all three are slightly curved, and the rostrum is 

 upturned towards its apex. The strise on the carapace are well marked, and finely 

 granulated, the hairs with which they are fringed being somewhat numerous ; the gastric 

 area possesses a pair of spines immediately behind the supraorbitals, as well as a second 

 pair placed behind the former, several spinules are present towards the lateral margins, 

 and two of very small size are situated between the fii-st pair of spines ; the cardiac area is 

 unarmed and but poorly defined ; a few spinules, including one of rather large size, are 

 present on the branchial region, behind the cervical groove and near the outer border of 

 the cardiac area, while one or two spinules occur on the space between the two branches of 

 the cervical groove, in which part the strise have assumed a squamose appearance. The 

 lateral border of the carapace bears six or seven spines, which decrease in size from before 

 backwards ; the posterior margin is unarmed, but distinctly granulated. 



The chelipedes are absent in the single adult specimen f in young individuals they are 



' Fig. 5« represents the chela of a specimen from Station 173, which must, I think, be ranked ■n'ith Munida 

 militaris. 



2 They are represented in the figure and were doubtless lost when the drawing was being executed. 



