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Stat. 49". April 14. S°23'.5 S., H9°4'.6E. Sapeh-Strait. 70 m. Coral and shells. 3 specimens, 



one of which is ova-bearing. 

 Stat. 50. April 16/18. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Depth up to 40 m. Mud, sand 



and shells, according to locality. 1 female without eggs. 

 Stat. 60. April 27/28. Haingsisi, Samau-island, Timor. 36 m. Lithothamnion in 3 m. and less. 



1 female without eggs. 

 Stat. 66. May 7/8. Bank between islands of Bahuluwang and Tambolungan, south of Saleyer. 



8 m. Dead coral; Halimcda; Lithothamnion. 1 young female. 

 Stat. 80. June 13. 2°25'S., II7°43'E. Borneo-bank. From 50 to 40 m. Fine coralsand. 1 



young specimen. 

 Stat. 99. June 28/29/30. 6°7'.5N., I20°26'E. Anchorage off North-Ubian. 16—23 m - Litho- 

 thamnion. 1 young specimen. 

 Stat. 133. July 25/27. Anchorage off Lirung, Salibabu-island. 36 m. Mud and hard sand. 



3 young specimens, one of which with eggs. 

 Stat. 144. August 7/9. Anchorage north of Salomakiëe-(Damar)-island. 45 m. Coral and Litho- 

 thamnion. 1 young male. 

 Stat. 164. August 20. i°42'.5 S., I30°47'.5 E. Between Misool and New Guinea. 32 m. Sand, 



small stones and shells. 2 males and 2 egg-bearing females. 

 Stat. 213. September 26 — October 26. Saleyer-anchorage. 9 — 34 m. Mud and mud with sand. 



1 very young specimen. 

 Stat. 240. November 22 till December 1. Banda-anchorage. Lithothamnion-bank in 18 — 36 m. 



1 male and 1 small, egg-bearing female. 

 Stat. 250. December 6/7. Kur-island. 27 m. Coral and Lithothamnion. 1 young specimen. 

 Stat. 282. January 15/17. 8°25'.2S., I27°i8'.4E. Anchorage between Nusa Besi and the N.E.- 



point of Timor. 27 — 54 m. Sand, coral and Lithothamnion. 5 specimens of 



different size, one of which with eggs. 

 Stat. 303. February 2/5. Haingsisi, Samau-island. Depth up to 36 m. Lithothamnion. 1 very 



young specimen. 

 Stat. 305. February 8. Mid-channel in Solor-strait off Kampong Menanga. 113 m. Bottom 



stony. 1 egg-bearing female without the legs of the i st pair. 



This species differs from A. Alcyone de Man = aculeipes Cout. in the main by the 

 following : i° There is a distinct spine on the basicerite, though rather short (not lono-, as 

 stands in Coutière's description), 2 the shape of the smaller chela, especially in the male, the 

 dactylus being distinctly broadened and, like in the female, just as long as the palm, 3 by 

 the first carpal segment of the 2 nd legs being longer in proportion to the 2 nd and hardly 

 shorter than the 5 th , 4 by the merus of the 3 rd legs bearing no spinules on the inner posterior 

 margin, 5 by the merus of the 4 th legs presenting also a subapical tooth, though usually 

 smaller than that of the 3 rd and 6° by the 6 th abdominal somite bearing a couple of small 

 teeth in the middle of the posterior margin. 



The specimen from Stat. 33 is one of the smallest of the 28 that were collected and 

 4 mm. long. The carpal segments of the second legs are 0,2 mm., 0,35 mm., 0,1 mm., 0,1 mm. 

 and 0,22 mm. long; the chela is 0,54 mm. long (palm 0,24 mm., fingers 0,3 mm.), as long as 

 the two first segments taken together. Carpus of the 3 rd legs with two spines, that of the 4 th 

 with one on the posterior margin, besides the terminal spine. 



In the largest specimen from Stat. 49 a , a male long 14,5 mm., the carpal segments are 

 0,65 mm., 1,6 mm., 0,36 mm., 0,4 mm. and 0,7 mm. long, the chela is 1,26 mm. long (palm 

 0,52 mm., fingers 0,74 mm.). Merus of third legs 3,2 mm. long and 0,86 mm. wide in the 



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