364 STALK-EYED CRUSTACEA 



the pincers. Of the first pair of legs the right is sHghtly 

 the larger ; the fourth joint is as long as the fifth and 

 pincers together. The external face of the fifth joint and 

 the hand have large granules. The penultimate pair of 

 legs slightly hairy. The last pair of legs has the pincers 

 longer than the fifth joint, and is rough behind ; there are 

 hairs on the edges. 



They live in empty shells at great depths. 



Range. — Barbados, St. Vincent, Cariacou. 



3. Pagurus. 



Pagurus . Fabricius, H. Milne Edwards, A. Milne 

 Edwards, De Haan, Dana, Stimpson, 

 Heller, Miers, Haswell, Henderson, 

 A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier. 



Front with a distinct rostral projection, which may 

 be very small. Eye-stalks stout, frequently constricted 

 towards the middle ; the basal scales of moderate size, and 

 usually separated by a considerable interval. Antennal 

 acicle short and robust; the flagellum long and naked. 

 The first pair of legs subequal, the left usually the larger ; 

 fingers moving in a vertical plane, slightly excavated 

 internally, and horny at the tips. Penultimate pair of 

 legs chelate. Abdomen well developed ; males without 

 protruded vas deferens. 



They live in shells, and are found in very deep 

 water. 



Range.— West Indian Sea, Madeira, Canaries, Cape 

 Verde Islands, West African Coast, Mediterranean Sea, 

 Pacific, Seas of Australia and Japan. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 A. There is a long, deep, and hairy depression on the 

 superior face of the right movable finger of the pincers, 



