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44- Propodus of ext. maxillipeds reaching to antero-internal angle 



of merus P. laneiisis 



Propodus of ext. maxillipeds reaching farther than antero-internal 



angle of merus, spathulate P. qiiadratus 



45. 3*^ pair of walking legs distinctly longer than 2^ pair, its dactyli 



subequal in length to preceding propodites P. rotimdatus 



3*^ pair of walking legs not longer than 2'' pair, its dactyli 



about half as long as preceding propodites P . nudifrons 



46. Dactyli of walking legs subequal 47 



Dactyli of 4''' pair of walking legs the longest 52 



47. Chelipeds and walking legs very much hairy 48 



Chelipeds and walking legs not much hairy. Species from the 



Cape region P. dofleini^) 



48. Dactylus of e.\t. maxillipeds as broad as propodus .... 49 

 Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds narrower than propodus. ... 50 



49. Carapace as broad as long P. semper i 



Carapace broader than long P. Jiaims 



50. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds not reaching to end of propodus P. piluvinoides 

 Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds reaching to end of propodus ..51 



5 1 . Chelipeds and walking legs covered with very long and thick, 



feathered hairs P. villosissivms 



.Chelipeds and walking legs covered with a short toment. Species 



from Japan P. major 



52. Dactylus of ext. maxillipeds not reaching to end of propodus P. holotJuiriae 

 Dactyli of ext. maxillipeds reaching to end of propodus . . P. ortma^mi 



53. Dactyli of walking legs subequal in length 54 



Dactyli of walking legs unequal 56 



54. Dactylus of e.xt. maxillipeds nearly as long as propodus . . 55 

 Dactylus of e.xt. maxillipeds very small, much shorter than 



propodus P. laevis 



55. i^' and 4"^ pair of walking legs subequal in length . . . . P. glaber 

 4"^ pair of walking legs much shorter than 1=' pair . . . . P. iiupresstis 



56. Dactyli of 2^ pair of walking legs the longest P. longipcs 



Dactyli of 2'^ and 3'^ pair the longest. Deep sea species . . P. abyssicohis 



I. Pinnotheres villosiiliis Guerin. 



Stat. 261. Elat, Great Kei Island. Depth 27 m. i 9 juv., in Meleagrina. 

 The whole animal is clothed with a thick woolly toment, only the fingers of the chela 



i) According to Strunck this species, which has iDcen found within an Ascidian {P/ialliisia caiialUulala)^ should be most 

 liliely conspecific with P. sp. Dollein (Wiss. Erg. "Valdivia" Exp., Bd 6, Br.ichyuva, 1904, p. 124, pi. 37, f. 3—4, textfig. 10) from 

 Algo.a, east of Port Elisabeth. 



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