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of fingers. Fii'st pleopod of adiilt male armed distally with scattered, 

 sliort, stout spines; elongate lobe directed laterally in situ. A large 

 species, maximum carapace length in midline about 52 mm. 



Habitat. — In and near fresh water. 



Distribution.— Cuba. 



Figure 38. — Epilobocera cubensis, based on male (carapace length 37.4 mm) from near 

 Alquizar, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba (C. H. Eigenmann). 



44. Epilobocera gertraudae Pretzmann 



Figure 39c 



Epilobacera gertraudae Pretzmann, 1965, p. 9 [type-locality: "mouth of Cane, 

 Las Banas, Cuba" (mouth of cave at Los Banos, ca. 4 mi. north of Vinales, 

 Provincia de Pinar del Rio, Cuba)]. 



Diagnosis. — Carapace moderately convex laterally and anteriorly, 

 flattened posteriorly, very broad, less than three-fifths as long as 

 wide; cervical groove shallow but distinct, slightly concave anteriorly; 

 anterolateral margin finely and sparsely denticulate, slightly produced 

 in broadly obtuse projection just lateral to cervical groove and with 

 shallow indentation near outer orbital angle; front very short, de- 

 limited dorsally by low ridge, true margin retracted, barely visible in 

 dorsal view. Thhd maxilliped with merus only moderately broad, 

 lateral margin convex, distal margin faintly convex or nearly straight; 



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