Haseman : ExpRDiTioN TO Cknikai, Soii'i h Amkrica. 825 



with teeth on iho trout (.-(liic ot' its li)); caiidal (h'cpK lolicd, thi- iii)i)C'r 

 lobe the h)nger, about one-l'oiirth tlie leiigtli ol" tlie body; the depth 

 of the caudal ]ieduncle not ciiiite one-third the k-ngth of the head; 

 usualK' a (hirk band alonii tlie sicU's; tii)s of ilie (hirsal tin sometimes 

 dark. In some specimens the head is more depressed than in others, 

 and the band of teetli in the hiwer jaw is relatively wider. Nearly 

 all s|)ecimens ha\e pits under the head. The sense of touch is acute, 

 and they swim awa},' rapidly when disturbed. 



The exit of the cave in which they were found is stoi)iied up, and 

 the water sjiurts up throui^h the sand and rocks like a fountain. 

 The cave has a break in its roof quite like that at the Twin Cave, 

 Mitchell, Indiana, differing in that there are high mountains on all 

 sides. The mouth or exit of this cavern appears to have been stopped 

 up for a long time. The overhanging roof and cliff have caved in. 

 This blind cat-fish has been known for a long time to the inhab- 

 itants of Iporanga under the name of "Ceguinho." They eat them. 

 Pinielodella lateristriga is called "Mandy-tinga." The blind cat-fish 

 is said to occur in only one of the forty or more caves of this region. 



The erection of a new genus for the reception of this hsh, which 

 is indistinguishable from PimclodeUa lateristriga except by the loss 

 of the power of vision, does not appear to me to be proper. In 

 my judgment it should be designated as Pinielodella lateristriga var. 

 kronei. 



A Blind Aglea i)itermedia and its Oric.in. 



On December 27, 1908, I collected specimens of Aglea intermedia 

 in a cave called Caverna das x\reas. It is near Agua Quente on the 

 Atlantic slope of the Serra do Mar, in the upper course of the Rio 

 Ribeira da Iguape. The specimens were taken near the origin of the 

 left branch of the cave, about two miles above the break in its roof, 

 and almost seven miles from the exit of the cave which is known 

 as Bombas. There are several sink-holes entering this cave, but they 

 are all high up in the mountains. 



I have refrained from describing these crabs as new, even though 

 they can easily be distinguished from the parent form, which lives 

 outside of the cavern. They have almost lost the natural bluish 

 tinge, have more hair and longer antennae, fewer spines on the cara- 

 pace, and the black part of the lens is reduced to about one-fourth of 

 its original size. In life they showed no sign of being able to see. 



