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1813. D. h., Krauss, SilJafrik. Crust., p. 52. 



Krauss only says that the species is unknown to him. 

 1858. Droviiclia h., Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. PhilacL, vol. x., p. 225. 

 1907. D. h., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix., p. 170. 



Stimpson, in discussing the genus, says : " In the typical 

 species, D. hirsutissima, the palpus of the outer maxillipeds is 

 articulated to the meros rather at its apex than at its inner 

 angle, as noticed by de Haan. This, however, results from 

 the elongation of the meros-joint and the obliquity of its 

 anterior margin. It does not seem to be a character of 

 much importance, and is not seen in other species of the 

 genus." 



Dromidia (?) ROTUNDA (M°Leay). 

 1838. Dromia rotunda, M°Leay, Annulosa of S. Africa, p. 71. 

 1843. D. r., Krauss, Sildafrik, Crust., p. 52. 



Krauss was unacquainted with this species. 

 1858. Dromidia (?) v., Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol. x., p. 225 



(63). 

 1907. D. (?) r., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xhx., p. 170. 



Speaking of Dromice, too vaguely described for exact 

 classification, Stimpson says : " We conjecture that D. globosa, 

 gibbosa, unidentata, and rotunda will be found to belong to 

 the present genus." Alcock in 1899, and Doflein in 1904, 

 dispense with Dromidia, as being only a synonym of Dromia. 

 For the possible transference of D. rotunda to Exodromidia, 

 see Studer's opinion noticed below^ 



Dromidia spongiosa, Stimpson. 

 1858. Dromidia spongiosa, Stimpson, Pr. Ac. Sci. Philad., vol x., 



p. 238 (76). 

 1888. D. s., Henderson, Challenger Anomura, vol. xxvii., Eep. 69, 

 p. 12, pi. 1, fig. 6. 

 Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope ; 18 to 36 m. depth. 

 1907. D. s., Stimpson, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. xlix., p. 171, pi. 20 

 (facing p. 172), fig. 1. 

 " Dredged from a rocky bottom in 20 fathoms, in False Bay, 

 Cape of Good Hope." 



■'• Dromidia (?) bicornis, Studer. 

 1883. Dromidia (7) bicornis, Studer, Gazelle Crustacea, Abhandl. 

 K. Akad., Berlin, 1882, p. 20, pi. 1, figs. 9a, 9b. 

 South of the Cape of Good Hope, in 214 m. depth. 



