STALK-EYED CRUSTACEA 333 



b^. Sternal sulci in the female produced as far as 

 the segment which bears the first pair of legs, approxi- 

 mated towards their termination, and passing into a 

 single tubercle. — {Divinidia.) 



b. The last joint of the last two pairs of legs Y- 

 shaped . — {HypoconcJia^ 



B. Fifth pair of legs have a subdorsal position, and 

 are chelate. — {Acanthodroniia^ 



I. Dromia. 



Droniia .... Fabricius, H. Milne Edwards, 

 De Haan, Dana, Stimpson, 

 Henderson. 



Carapace subglobose, usually pilose. Palate smooth. 

 Sternal sulci in the female not approximated, only 

 produced as far as the segment bearing the second 

 pair of legs. Legs of moderate size ; their fourth joint 

 not dilated. First pair of legs with their apices cal- 

 careous. 



Last two pairs of legs subchelate. the penultimate 

 joint terminating in a spiniform process. 



Range. — West Indies, Coast of Europe to South 

 Coast of England, Canaries, Cape, East Indian Sea, Red 

 Sea, Mediterranean Sea ; in deep water. 



I. Dromia later. 



Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards. 



Sponge crab (local name) . Barbados. 



The carapace without noticeable elevations ; frontal 

 teeth very prominent; suborbital tooth also prominent. 

 Antero-lateral borders armed with five large teeth, of 

 which the three first are almost of equal size ; the 



