no. 3606 ODONTODACTYLUS — MANNING 19 



1953, p. 46.— Serene, 1953, p. 506; 1954, pp. 6, 8, 11, 13, 17, 72, pi. 6 (figs. 



5-6). — Stephenson and McNeill, 1955, p. 248.— Stephenson, 1962, p. 35. — 



Serene, 1962, fig. 1E2— Manning, 1966, p. 105. 

 Odontodactylus cultifer. — Schmitt, 1929, p. 147 [listed]. 



Odontodactylus mindanaoensis Roxas and Estampador, 1930, p. 115, pi. iv. 

 Odontodactylus cultrifer var. tridentata Serene, 1954, pp. 6, 7, 8, 72, pi. 6 (figs. 7-8). 



Material. — 1 broken d\ 125.4; 10 mi. northwest of Bustard Head, 

 off Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia; 29 m; Endeavour; AM 

 E.3154. — 1 broken 9, 106.5; Platypus Bay, Queensland; 13-16 m; 

 Endeavour; USNM 111380. — 19, 118.2; same; Endeavour, no. 1, haul 

 2; July 28, 1910; AM P.3549.— 1 broken d"; 29, 92.0-93.5; ca. 5 mi. 

 east northeast of Scarborough edge of northern Banks, Moreton Bay, 

 Queensland; 9 m; Mar. 29, 1966; W. Stephenson, M. Rees; USNM 

 120266.— 2d 1 , 101.4-118.7; 19, 86.7; Eastern Banks, northern Moreton 

 Bay, Queensland; ca. 9 m; Mar. 29, 1966; W. Stephenson, M. Rees; 

 USNM 120267.— ld\ 28.0; Holothuria Bank; 44 m; holotype of 

 Gonodactylus carinifer Pocock; BMNH 92.3.26.460.-16% 93.7; off 

 Frederick Hendrik Is., New Guinea; Feb. 10, 1955; D. C. Lwolla; 

 RMNH 354.— Id 1 , 67.2; Maculabo Is., Philippine lis.; June 13, 1909; 

 Albatross; USNM 76024.— 19, ca. 70.0; Malatrjo Point, Batanjas, 

 Philippine lis.; 1938; AMNH 8253.-29, 57.3-66.5; Poulo Condore 

 lis., off Viet Nam; March 1931; Dawydoff; MNHNP.— 2 dry d\ 

 CL 20.4, 20.5; China; Dr. Cuming; syntypes; BMNH 49.55.-2 dry 

 d 1 (in 2 lots), each 110.0; China; S. Heymann; UZM. 



Description. — Eyes subglobular, cornea length greater than 

 width; eyes extending to or beyond end of second segment of anten- 

 nular peduncle; anterior margin of ophthalmic somite truncate, 

 projecting slightly; ocular scales rounded, widely separate, lacking 

 prominent pit between them on midline. 



Antennular peduncle about two-thirds carapace length. 



Antennal scale large, ovate, about as long as carapace; margin 

 completely setose, anterior setae smaller than posterior; dorsal plate 

 of antennal peduncle rounded. 



Rostral plate trapezoidal, anterior margin deflexed, transverse, 

 with faint median sulcus; lateral margins concave. 



Carapace narrowed anteriorly, anterior margin evenly curved, 

 concave anteriorly; posterior margin concave medially. 



Raptorial claw small, dactylus armed with 3-5 teeth; basal, swollen 

 portion of dactylus rounded; ischium with prominent ventral keel, 

 projecting anteriorly. 



Fifth thoracic somite without definite lateral process; lateral 

 process of sixth thoracic somite truncate, that of seventh somite 

 rounded, neither with prominent posterior lobe; ventral keel on 

 eighth somite low, inconspicuous. 



