Splixromidx frotii jilaskan ]Vater,s. 



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))olle\-. There are no hairs or bristles in the palnia. The legs of the 

 tiiinl, fourth, and fifth pairs present nothing unusual in structure, but 

 resemble the ambulatory legs common to 

 this family. In the si.xtli and seventh 

 pairs the structure is the same as that of 

 the preceding legs of the third, fourth, 

 and fifth pairs, but with an increasing dis- 

 proportion in the length of the propodus 

 and dactylus. In the seventh pair of 

 legs these joints, but more especially the 

 propodus, attain a size most conspicuous 

 for their length. Tiie ])ropodus becomes 

 over 3.} times longer than the carpus 

 Avhich immediately precedes it. 



Color.— The color varies fromdark brown 

 to yellow, more or less dotted with black. 

 In the darker specimens the epimera and 

 the uropods are almost white, with scat- 

 tered spots of black. Other specimens 

 are brown with markings of red, and 

 some are blaish-gray in color tinged with 

 brown or orange. 



Type. — The type specimen was f<jund at 

 Station 3515, latitude 59° 59^ N., longitude 

 167° 53^ W., at a depth of 13 fathoms. 

 Catalogue No. 20031. 



Distribiiiion.— This species extends all 

 along the coast of Alaska, having been 

 found at the following stations: Station 

 3272, north of Amak Island (31 fathoms) ; ^''^- '^■ 

 Station 3297, oft" Cape Menchikoft" (26 

 fcithoms) ; Station 3246, south of Hage- 

 meister Island (171 fathoms); Station 

 2841, North Head, Akutan Island (56 

 fathoms) ; Station 3248, otF Bristol Bay 

 (21 fathoms) ; Station 3600, on the coast of California (9 fathoms). 



-a. Leg of ist pair. X 5?^. 



b. Last two joints of same. 



X 10?^. 



c. Leg of 2d pair. X 55^- 

 (/. Leg of 3d pair. X 5%- 

 e. Leg of 6th pair. X 5?^. 

 / Leg of 7th pair. X 5%- 



