Thomson. — On Ncto Zealand Crustacea Anoinuia. 177 



few long hairs, the inner side nearly smooth ; the projiodos is 

 articulated to the carpos almost at right angles, and perhaps 

 is thus intended to closci tlie aperture of the shell in whicli 

 the aninuil lives, th(! whole surface is covered with rounded 

 granulations. Tiie margins form a very prominent con- 

 tinuous dentieidated crest, the upper (inner) margin heing 

 nearly straight fi-om its base to the end of the mobile finger, 

 while the outer is nearly semicircular. A median longi- 

 tudinal ridge on the outer face and a second near its iimer 

 margin produce a deep hollow between them. 



Left chelipede very thin and much compressed ; themeros 

 closely reseml)les that of the right side; the carpos is not 

 distmctly crested, l)ut its upper edge bears a row of curved 

 spines ; the propodos has its upper margin greatly produced 

 into a thin denticulated crest which passes outwards and 

 downwards in a strong curve ; the nf^arly straight dactylos is 

 about three-fourths as long as tlu^ propodos, and is closely 

 applied along its lower edge. 



Amiiulatory legs witli very few hairs, dactyli in both pairs, 

 with a row of sliai'p spines along the lower margm. 



Size : Length of body, 27 mm. ; length of cai-apace, 6 mm. ; 

 lengtli of ocular peduncles, 3-5 mm.; length of right cheli- 

 pede, 21mm.; length of left ehelipedc;, IMnmi.; length of 

 ard leg, 20 mill. 



Distribution. — Only found in New Zealand. 



Ilahilat. — Cook Strait (Filhol) ; on Wanganui Bar, 10-20 

 fathoms {S. II. Dreto) ; Dunqdin ; Stewart Island, 8 fathoms. 



A mutilated specimen of what I take to be an innnature 

 example of this species was sent me by Captain Ilutton. It 

 was found in a vvorm-tu])e, and was taken at a drsptli of 

 110 fathoms, at JJounty Island. The length of the right cheli- 

 pede was barely 3 mm. 



4. Eupagurus hectori, Filhol. 

 1885. Eu2)aqnriis hectori, P'iniol, Miss, de I'ile Campl)ell, 

 p. 419, pi. li., fig. 1. 



The front is spinous at its anterior portion, and the lateral 

 margins of the anterior portion of the carapace are rounded. 



Antennae having the acicle greatly developed; flagellum 

 long (in the figure they are shown as greatly exceeding the 

 cheli pedes). 



Kiglit chelipede has the " carpos triangular, with the base 

 below. Its outer and inner faces are somewhat strongly con- 

 vex ; its upper edge is thick, almost rounded. This latter 

 portion has, as in the outer face of tlie carpos, some slightly 

 defined granulations. The hand is strong, its upper margin 

 very short, wliile its extended lower edge is regularly convex. 

 The whole external surface of the hand as well as the carpos 

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