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Distribution : New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon. 



1618 



-^— Off S. coast of Ceylon, 32 fath. " Investigator." 



13. Pagurus hessii, Miers. Plate VIII., fig. 4. 

 Pa^ums hessii, Miers, Zool. H. M, S. Alert, pp. 185, 264, pi. sxviii., fig. A, 1884 : Henderson, 

 Trans. Linn. Soc, Zool., (2) V. 1893, p. 419 : Lanchester, P. Z. S., 1902, p. 364. 

 Pagurus similimanus, Henderson, Challenger Anomura, p. 59, pi. vi., fig. 6, 1888, 



Carapace not much depressed, its greatest breadth across the branchial 

 regions is about two-thirds its length in the middle line. 



Eyestalks depressed, much broadened distally, about three-quarters as 

 long as the front border of the carapace, much shorter than the antennular 

 peduncle, about as long as the antennal peduncle. Eyes reniform, occupying 

 about two-fifths of the length of the terminal joint of the eyestalk. 



Antennal scale projecting well beyond the base of the last joint of the 

 antennal peduncle. 



Chelipeds equal and in all respects similar, the fingers opening a little 

 more obliquely than is usual in the genus. Their length measured in a 

 straight line (chord) is about ifths that of the carapace measured along the 

 middle line. The edges of the merus are spinose : the outer surface of the 

 carpus carries three longitudinal rows of spines : the outer surface of the hand 

 and fingers is spinose, 3, 3^ or 4 longitudinal rows of spines on the hand 

 being very conspicuous. Longish bristles are present on the chelipeds and 

 legs, but they do not hide the sculpture. 



The crawling legs on both sides far surpass the tips of the chelipeds, 

 those of the right side being identical in length, form, and sculpture with those 

 of the left : their three terminal joints are strongly spinose dorsally. 



The propodite of the 3rd left leg is hardly one-third as broad as long. 



Colours in spirit : yellowish, the fingers and distal part of the palm bright 

 brick-red. 



Length ot carapace about 20 millim. 



Distribution : Maldives, B. of Bengal, G. of Martaban, Penang, Celebes 



Sea. 10 fath., Arafura Sea, 32 — 36 fath. 



1425-7 



Off Arakan coast, 13 fath. 



Off Vizagapatam coast, 15 — 17 fath. 



Gulf of Martaban, 20 fath. 



Off Ganjam coast, 28—30 fath. 



Off Ganjam coast, 35 fath. 



Off Bimlipatam, 23 fath. 



" Investigator." 



