STALK-EYED CRUSTACEA 351 



angle shortly produced. The terminal joint of the second, 

 third, and fourth pair of legs uncinate. Last thoracic 

 segment free. Female with four pairs of abdominal 

 appendages in addition to the penultimate pair. 



Range, — South Coast of United States to Brazil, 

 Celebes ; shallow or deep water. 



Synopsis of the Species, 



A. The anterior margin of the carapace has six to 

 eight teeth. — {A. gibbesii^ 



B. The anterior margin of the carapace has ten to 

 twelve teeth. — {A. oxyophthahna^ 



I. Albunea gibbesii. 



Albuuea gibbesii . . . Miers, Stimpson. 

 Albunea synimita . . . Gibbes, 



Carapace is broad in proportion to its length ; there 

 are but six to eight teeth on the anterior margin. The 

 ocular peduncles are narrow in proportion to their length, 

 and their outer margin is straight. The last joint of 

 the second pair of legs has a broadly triangular but 

 narrow and prominent lobe near its proximal end. The 

 inner ramus of the penultimate pair of abdominal ap- 

 pendages is much broader and nearly as long as the 

 outer ; its terminal joint in the male is somewhat oblong, 

 with a narrow prolongation at its distal extremity. 



Range. — Florida. 



2. Albunea oxyophthalma. 



Albunea oxyophtJiabna . . Leach, White, Miers. 



There are ten to twelve teeth on the anterior margin 

 of the carapace, on each side of the median notch. Eye- 

 peduncles are very long, narrow, more than three times 



