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margin of the first sternal joint, their internal surfaces 

 touching one another (not separated from each other as in 

 Palwurus Fabr.), meropodite scarcely reaching to the an- 

 terior margin of the epistome , compressed , with the upper 

 margin acute, the internal surface rather concave and 

 smooth , the external surface convex and covered with nu- 

 merous small tufts of minute hairs, with longer hairs on 

 the under surface and on the upper margin , with a very 

 small tooth at the distal end of the under margin. Car- 

 popodite very short , with rounded upper margin and rather 

 convex hairy outer and inner surfaces. Propodite a little 

 longer than the preceding joint, having the external and 

 internal surfaces convex and provided with numerous small 

 transverse tufts of hair, the upper margin rounded, the 

 under margin with three or four small conical spines, the 

 distal one being rather the larger , and provided with many 

 long yellow hairs. Dactylopodite as long as the propodite , 

 with the upper margin rounded and smooth, terminating 

 in a strong dark red claw , having the lateral surfaces 

 provided with three longitudinal series of transverse tufts 

 of yellow hairs. The other ambulatory legs gradually de- 

 crease in length , and are shaped more or less as in the 

 true Falinuri. Coxopodites of the legs of the second pair 

 inserted on the lateral margins of the first and second 

 joint of the sternum , meropodites very much compressed , 

 with acute upper and under margins , having the external 

 surface flattened and the internal rather a little concave; 

 carpopodite cylindrical, with the upper and under margins 

 rounded , propodite nearly twice as long as the carpopo- 

 dite , compressed , dactylopodite rather long , measuring two 

 thirds of the propodite. External surfaces of all these 

 joints provided with very small tufts of hair, and the 

 upper and under margins with rather long yellow hairs. 

 Legs of the third pair similar to those of the second , though 

 a little shortei". Those of the fourth also similar to the 

 two preceding , but having the meropodites less compressed. 

 Coxopodites of the fifth pair separated from one another 

 Note» trom the Leyden JVLuseum, Vol. 111. 



