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44- Propodus of ext. maxillipeds reaching to antero-internal angle 



of merus ..." P. lanensis 



Propodus of ext. maxillipeds reaching farther than antero-internal 



angle of merus, spathulate P. qitadratus 



45. 3'' pair of walking legs distinctly longer than 2^ pair, its dactyli 



subequal in length to preceding propodites P. rotiLudafiis 



3^^ pair of walking legs not longer than 2^' pair, its dactyli 



about half as long as preceding propodites P . midifrons 



46. Dactyli of walking legs subequal 47 



Dactyli of 4''^ pair of walking legs the longest 52 



47. Chelipeds and walking legs very much hairy 48 



Chelipeds and walking legs not much hairy. Species from the 



Cape region P. dojleiiü'^) 



48. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds as broad as propodus .... 49 

 Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds narrower than propodus. ... 50 



49. Carapace as broad as long P. seniperi 



Carapace broader than long P . Jïavus 



50. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds not reaching to end of propodus P. piluinnoides 

 Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds reaching to end of propodus . . 51 



5 1 . Chelipeds and walking legs covered with very long and thick, 



feathered hairs P. villosissiimis 



Chelipeds and walking legs covered with a short toment. Species 



from Japan P. major 



52. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds not reaching to end of propodus P. liolotJiiiriac 

 Dactyli of ext. maxillipeds reaching to end of propodus . . P. ortmanni 



53. Dactyli of walking legs subequal in length 54 



Dactyli of walking legs unequal 56 



54. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds nearly as long as propodus . . 55 

 Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds very small, much shorter than 



propodus P. lacvis 



55. 1^' and 4'i^ pair of walking legs subequal in length . . . . P. glaber 

 4''^ pair of walking legs much shorter than 1^' pair . . . . P. iiiipressus 



56. Dactyli of 2^ pair of walking legs the longest P. loiigipcs 



Dactyli of 2^ and ^p pair the longest. Deep sea species . . P. abyssicohis 



I. Pinnotheres villostilus Guérin. 



Stat. 261. Elat, Great Kei Island. Depth 27 m. i 9 juv., in Meleagrina. 

 The whole animal is clothed with a thick woolly toment, only the fingers of the chela 



l) .\ccordiDg to Strun'ck this species, which has been found within an Ascidian {Phallusia cami'.icuhitd)^ should be most 



likely conspecific with P. sp. Dotlein (Wiss. Erg. "Valdivia" Exp., Bd 6, Brachyura, 1904, p. 124, pi. 37, f. 3 — 4, textfig. 10) from 

 Algoa, east of Port Elisabeth. 



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