198 



deeper Ihaii l)roiui, nieasiiied lioni the lips of liibercles lo llie ventral and posterior 

 margins respectively, and a little lower than the feniiir; the outlines of the tro- 

 chanter is, vs'hen observed from in front, almost acute-angled with the distal shorter 

 slope slightly concave and the ])roximal much longer merging into the concave 

 stalk. The femur, which has a short, but distinct stalk, is twice as long as broad; 

 the anterior margin is beyond the distinct, but shallow notch of the stalk mode- 

 rately convex and then concave; the posterior and especially the dorsal surface is 

 very abruptly convex beyond the stalk, almost perpendicular on it, and then 

 moderately convex; the joint tapers towards its tip. The tibia, which is 3'3 longer 

 than the rather short and well marked stalk, is 1'9 longer than broad and a little 

 longer, but distinctly broader than the femur; the anterior margin is beyond the 

 very deep notch very strongly convex; the posterior margin has beyond the very 

 prominent condylus a fairly well marked basal elevation, which through an elon- 

 gate concavity blends into the almost circular outline of the distal portion; the 

 ventral margin is bej'ond the stalk evenly convex, while the dorsal is very abruptly 

 so. The hand, which is 12 broader than the tibia, is a little broader than the 

 trochanter is long, 17 longer than broad, 1-4 longer than deep and lo longer than 

 finger; the chela is 28 longer than broad; the lateral outlines are beyond the stalk 

 rather abruptly convex and then moderately so, while the dorsal and ventral mar- 

 gins are almost perpendicular on the stalk and then very slightly convex. 



Coxae. — The fourth pair are widened out towards the extremity and appear 

 triangular, as the posterio-interior corner is only indistinctly obtuse-angled; the 

 coxa is about 15 longer than broad and the inner margin only in a slight degree 

 shorter than the moderately concave hinder one. 



Legs (PI. IV, fig. lie). — The hairs are long and stiff with a single or a few 

 distal teeth (fig. lie); completely simple ones are present as usual; the "tactile" 

 hair of the fourth pair of legs is placed near to the base; the lateral terminal 

 hairs are moderately curved. The trochantin of the first pair of legs is distinctly 

 deeper than the femur proper, and the femur of the fourth pair of legs is 23 longer 

 than deep; the tibia of the first pair of legs is a little (11) longer than the tarsus, 

 which is 42 longer than deep; the tarsus of the fourth pair of legs is 1-4 longer 

 than the femur is deep. 



Colour. — The palps are dark reddish brown with trochanter a little lighter; 

 the head is light reddish brown and the rest of the body yellowish. 



Measurements. — Céphalothorax 1008(0-812); abdomen 2-436 (1036) mm. 



Palps; trochanter 0-532 (0-336); femur 0-868 (0-420); tibia 0896 (0476); hand 

 0-924 (0-560), depth 0644; finger 0616 mm. 



Leg I: femur 0603 (0-243), trochantin 0144; tibia 0-477 (0-153); tarsus 0432 

 (0105) mm. 



Leg IV: femur 0810 (0360), trochantin 0351; tibia 0-675 (0212); tarsus 0-513 

 (0-126) mm. 



Material. — The Danish Galathea Expedition brought home a single specimen 

 (c?) from the Nicobar Minor, one of the Nicobars. 



