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Remarks: Although this species has not been recorded from the 

 Atlantic heretofore, no differences could be found between the St, 

 Helena specimens and material of A. paragracilis from the Hawaiian 

 Islands, with which they were compared. 



Figure 2. — Alpheus macrocheles: a, anterior part of smaller ovigerous specimen in dorsal 

 view; h, same in lateral view; c, right third pereiopod of same specimen; d, minor cheliped 

 associated with larger ovigerous female; e, left second pereiopod of larger specimen. 



