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2. Podochela (Podochela) macrodera. 



PodocJiela jiiacrodera . Stimpson, A. Milne Edwards. 



The carapace widens in front. The rostrum is as long 

 as broad. The fourth joint of the external maxillipedes 

 is short and broad, with the antero-cxternal angle acute. 

 Pterygostomian regions naked. The fingers not gaping, 

 and without pink bands. Walking legs slender ; the last 

 joint but one of the first pair has no tooth on its inferior 

 edge, and is long and slender. The last two joints of the 

 fourth and fifth pairs of legs are curved. 



Range. — Guadaloupe, St. Thomas, Florida ; at 

 moderate depths. 



3. Podochela (Podochela) gracilipes. 



Podochela gracilipes . Stimpson, A. Milne Edwards. 



The carapace is more or less straight in the hepatic 

 region ; the cardiac region has a large tubercle. The 

 rostrum is long, and terminates in a sharp point. The 

 antero-external angle of the fourth joint of the external 

 maxillipedes is sharp. The pterygostomian regions 

 naked. The pincers of the male are long ; the fingers 

 meet only at their extremities when closed. The walking 

 legs are long and thin, with the last joint but one more or 

 less straight, and without elevations to meet the terminal 

 joint when closed. The sternum of the male has two 

 tubercles between the bases of the first pair of legs. 

 These tubercles are replaced in the female by a median 

 ridge. 



Range. — Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, South Caro- 

 lina ; at moderate depths. 



