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fits in a concave notch of the dactylus, the other teeth small; 

 the slightly curved dactylus carries a dozen very small teeth be- 

 tween the notch and the pointed extremity. 



Length 15,4 m.m., the carapace, without the rostrum, measured 

 in the middle line, 4,9 m.m. long, the abdomen 10,5 m.m., twice 

 as long as the carapace. 



9. Axiopsis consobrina n. sp. 



Stat. 105. Lat. 6° 8' N., long. 121° 19' E. Depth 275 M. 

 Stat. 204. Lat. 4° 20' S., long. 122° 58' E. Between islands 

 of Wowoni and Buton, uorthern entrance of Buton-strait. 

 Depth from 75— 94 M. 

 Stat. 305. Mid-channel in Solor-strait off Kampong Menanga. 

 Depth 113 M. 



Closely related to Axiopsis serratifrons A. M.-Edw., and apparently 

 representing this littoral species at depths of 75 — 275 M. Rostrum 

 triangular, a little narrower at its hasethanihat oï A. serratifrons, 

 carrying five subacute teeth on its lateral margins; lateral pro- 

 longations on to the gastric region with 9 sharp teeth. Me- 

 dian ridge with 13 teeth, submedian ridges more or less converging 

 backward and armed with 7 — 9 spines; in the type the submedian 

 ridges are running, in their anterior half, distinctly nearer to the 

 middle line than to the lateral ridges and there are then no teeth 

 between the mediau row and the submedian ridges. The posterior 

 margin of the pleura of the 2nd and 3rd somites curves regularly 

 into the lower border, forming no angle at all and on those of 

 the 4th an angle is barely distinguishable. Caudal fan much 

 similar to that of Ax. serratifrons, but the telson is longer, once 

 and a half as long as broad and the two pairs of spiuules on 

 the upper surface are situated more foreward. 



Larger chelipede as in Ax. serratifrons, but the slightly convex, 

 outer surface of the palm is smooth, except near the flattened 

 base of the immobile finger, where the palm is covered with some 

 smooth, rounded granules. The chela of the left smaller leg has 

 a different form from that of Ax. serratifrons. The palm narrow- 



