no. 36« STOMATOPOD CRUSTACEA — MANNING 5 



Lateral margins of intermediate teeth of telson not denticulate; inner 

 margin of basal prolongation of uropod with 6-9 spines. 



C. grant! (Stephenson, 1953) 



5. Sixth abdominal somite with supplementary spinules on posterior margin 



in addition to spines of dorsal carinae . . C. mauiana (Bigelow, 1931) 

 Sixth abdominal somite armed at most with spines of dorsal carinae. 



C. fallax (Bouvier, 1914) 



6. First 5 abdominal somites lacking submedian carinae 7 



Submedian carinae present on one or more of the first 5 abdominal 



somites 12 



7. Carapace lacking anterolateral spines . . C. rotundicauda (Miers, 1880) 

 Carapace with anterolateral spines 8 



8. Postanal carina absent 9 



Postanal carina present 10 



9. Marginal carinae of abdomen unarmed . . . C. choprai (Tweedie, 1935) 

 Marginal carinae of at least second through fifth abdominal somites with 



posterior spines C. depressa (Miers, 1880) 



10. Cornea broader than stalk C. rniersi, new species 



Cornea not as broad as stalk 11 



11. Width of cornea about one-third eye length; lateral margin of carapace, 



posterior to anterolateral spine, straight or convex; rostral plate longer 



than broad C. microphthalma (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) 



Width of cornea about one-half eye length; lateral margin of carapace, 

 posterior to anterolateral spine, concave; rostral plate broader than long. 



C. chlorida (Brooks, 1886) 



12. No submedian carinae on first through third abdominal somites .... 13 

 All 6 abdominal somites with submedian carinae 14 



13. Fifth and sixth abdominal somites with submedian carinae. 



C. merguiensis (Tiwari and Biswas, 1952) 

 Fourth, fifth, and sixth abdominal somites with submedian carinae. 



C. verrucosa (Hansen, 1926) 



14. Lateral processes of sixth and seventh thoracic somites with posterolateral 



spine C. bombayensis (Chhapgar and Sane, 1967) 



Lateral processes of sixth and seventh thoracic somites unarmed .... 15 



15. Ventral surface of telson smooth on either side of postanal carina. 



C. latreillei Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842 



Ventral surface of telson tuberculate and carinate on either side of postanal 



carina C. decorata Wood-Mason, 1875 



Clorida chlorida (Brooks, 1886) 



Figure 1 



Squilla chlorida Brooks, 1886, p. 40, pi. 2 (figs. 1-5) .—Bigelow, 1894, p. 510 

 [key].— Kemp, 1913, p. 33.— Serene, 1952, fig. 12. 



Previous records. — None. 



Material. — 1 juv., 12.1; Large Baie de Moramba, northwestern 

 coast of Madagascar; dredge; 30 m; muddy sand; 1 March 1958; 

 USNM. 1 d\ 15.5; 1 9, 16.5; Banc de Pracel, western coast of Mada- 

 gascar; dredge; 40 in; muddy sand; A. Crosnier; June 1959; USNM. 

 2 d\ 19.5-32.0; 1 broken 9, CL 9.6; same; dredge; 65 in; sand; A. 



