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men in the collection is lal)eled Sitka, Alaska, Dr. W. H. Jones, l^ S. 

 N., LS82, No. 13047. 



The merus of the niaxillipeds is commonl}^ armed with four spines 

 on the lower border; variations are numerous; while the two medium 

 spines are usuall^v smaller than the others. This is not always the 

 case, as they may range from small tubercles to large spines. 



Vu;. 17.— MVNIDA QUADRISPINA. ■ I5. 



MUNIDA SCULPTA, new species. 



The carapace is broadest behind the middle, and is moaerately swol- 

 len. The ciliated lines are rather more than usually elevated, and its 

 anterior edges are thickly set with minute denticles. The cilia are 

 worn from the anterior and central portions of the surface, but on the 

 region near the iifth pair of legs are intact, and are brightly irides- 

 cent; the cilia cover about two-thirds of the space between the lines. 

 The carapace is armed with more spines than is usual in species with 



