PEREZ FARFANTE: SPERMATOPHORES OF AMERICAN WHITE SHRIMPS 



masses of glutinous material somewhat support 

 the flanges. 



Material 



MEXICO. 6 c? 39 , USNM, 6 km S of Bahi'a de 

 Guaymas, Sonora, 23 November 1939, M. J. 

 Lindner.- 10c? 9 9, USNM, off San Simon, Chiapas, 

 24 m, I. Eden-Reyna.- 8c?3$, INIBP, off Barra de 

 Soconusco, Chiapas, 11 June 1960, F. Aguilar. 



NICARAGUA. 2c? 29, USNM, ex. Galveston 

 Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service. 



COSTA RICA. 1? [impregnated], USNM, off 

 Parrita, 11 m, 8 March 1975, B. R. Drummond.- 4 ? 

 [impregnated], USNM, off Dominical, 27 m, 8 

 March 1975, B. R. Drummond. 



PANAMA. 18 cf 8 $ , YPM, off Bella Vista, 8 

 February 1934, Bingham Oceanogr. Exped.- 2c?8$, 

 USNM, off Juan Diaz, 12 m, 16 February 1973, 

 Patricia.- 2 d' 19 ,of f Juan Diaz, 4 February 1969, L. 

 G. Abele.- 4(?, USNM, off Juan Diaz, 8 m, 5 March 

 1973.- 4$ [impregnated], USNM, off Panamd 



Prov., Patricia, 6 March 1973.- 19 [impregnated], 

 Golfo de Panamd, ex. Instituto Nacional de Pesca 

 de Panama.- 39 , USNM, NW Peninsula de Azuero, 

 18 m, 14 December 1963, Pelican stn. 1614. 



ECUADOR. 2<? 19, USNM, Puerto Bolivar, 2 

 January 1964, Ortiz. 



PERU. 29, USNM, Caleta Cruz, January 1969, E. 

 M. del Solar. 



Species Range 

 Gulf of California to Tumbes, Peru. 



Penaeus {Litopenaeus) occidentalis 

 Streets 1871 

 Figures 5-7 



Spermatophore 



The compound spermatophore is rather bizarre 

 in appearance (Figure 5A, B), its geminate body 

 bearing a pair of small anterolateral wings and a 



FiGUBS 5.-/Viia«tt« (Litopenoetw) oceidentalis Streets. A, Compound spermatophore attached to female, 9 35.5 mm cl, off 

 Panama Province, Panami. B, Lateral view of same specimen. C, Dorsal view of anterior part of compound spermatophore 

 removed from female, 9 40 mm cl, same locality, al, anterior lobe; I, lamina. 



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