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crest which scarcely extends as far as the anterior border 

 of the buccal cavity. The first pair of legs of unequal 

 size, with elongated fingers. 



The abdomen of the male has five joints, the third, 

 fourth, and fifth segment being soldered into one piece. 



Range. — Pacific Coast of America, Brazil, West 

 Indies ; in deep water. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



A. The antero-lateral border of the carapace has five 

 teeth. 



a. The third antero-lateral tooth is the largest. 



a^. Carapace granular. Forearm has, inside two spines. 

 — {III. sculp tipes). 



b^. Carapace smooth. Forearm has, inside, one spine. 

 —{M-piigilator.) 



b. The fourth antero-lateral tooth the largest. 



c^. Carapace almost smooth. Parallel lines upon the 

 upper border of the palm. — (/!/, iobifrons.) 



I. Micropanope sculptipes. 



Micropanope sculptipes . Stimpson, A. Milne Edwards, 



The carapace has in front some scattered hairs. The 

 regions are covered with granulations, often arranged 

 in a transverse series. The frontal lobes are a little 

 advanced, and they are granular in front. The superior 

 orbital border has granulations. The antero-lateral edges 

 are cut into sharp teeth with granular borders. The 

 third tooth is the largest ; the posterior tooth is pointed. 

 The pterygostomian regions are granular. The internal 

 suborbital angle is rounded. 



The first pair of legs, weak, is covered with pointed 

 granulations. The fifth joint has on the inside two 



