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Ambulatory legs equally developed on both sides, slightly setose, 

 upper margins unarmed, propodus with spinule on distal end of medial 

 surface, dactyl spinulose beneath. 



Fourth pair of thoracic legs subchelate, short, rasp restricted to 

 terminal margin of propodus; fifth pair minutely chelate, rasp on both 

 fingers and on swollen outer surface of propodus. 



Abdomen slightly longer than carapace, uncoiled, membranous; no 

 terga present except those of caudal shield, of which anterior is convex, 

 with tufted setae, rounded anteriorly, posterior corners produced slightly, 

 suture flexible, posterior smaller, posterior corners acute triangular lobes. 



Telson a smooth, symmetrical, semioval plate with entire margins; 

 uropodal blades larger on left side, posterior blades much reduced on 

 both sides. 



Distribution: Santa Inez Bay and Gorda Bank, Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia, at depths from 40 to 80 fathoms (Glassell 1938). 



Specimens in the Hancock collections are from Angel de la Guardia 

 Island, Gulf of California, Ladrones Island, Panama, and Gorgona 

 Island, Colombia. 



The depth range was 10 to 70 fathoms. 



Pylopagurus varians (Benedict) 



1892 Eupagurus varians Benedict, Proc. USNM 15 (887) p. 24. 

 1898 Eupagurus varians, Bouvier, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4 (8) p. 382. 

 1937 Pylopagurus varians, Glassell, Zoologica 22 (3) p. 253. 



Type: Syntypes, U.S.N.M. catalogue number 16734, from near 

 Espiritu Santo Island, Gulf of California, in 39 fathoms. 



Description: Chelipeds dissimilar and unequal, the right much 

 larger; merus compressed, slightly crested, produced down to angle or 

 tubercle on inferior surface; carpus long, narrow proximally, widening 

 toward manus, sides and lower surface rounded, upper surface covered 

 with spines; hand roughly discoidal, face covered with granules con- 

 stricted at base and bearing an anteriorly directed spine. 



Minor cheliped with carpus compressed, bicristate, inner row re- 

 duced, hand reaching past base of fingers of major hand, depressed, wide, 

 covered with pointed granules, fingers longer than palm, widely gaping 

 at base. 



