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small teeth on each side above the large recurved spines. Telson deeply indented but not so broad as 

 in larva B. Mandible, maxillule and maxilla of the usual pagurid type except that the posterior lobe 

 of the exite of the maxilla has four setae, the end one on the posterior margin, which is unusually bare. 



Fig. 4. Pagurid larva A, St. WS 1001-1, 50-0 m., 14. iii. 50, 

 length 6 mm. a, side view; b, head; c, telson; d, antenna; 

 e, mandible;/, maxillule; £, maxilla. 



Fig. 5. Pagurid larva B, Dr Moore's cruise, St. 101, 

 Dec. 1938, Bermuda, length 6 mm. a, dorsal; b, side 

 view; c, antennule; d, antenna. 



Larva B. From Bermuda. Length 6 mm. (Fig. 5). Colour brilliant red with the main background 

 yellow (as this was preserved but examined soon after capture, the colour may be slightly different in 

 life). Transverse grooves on carapace very conspicuous. Rostrum similar to larva A with knobs along 

 the sides and along margin of carapace and also on the sides. Knobs less conspicuous than in larva A 



