308 Records of the Indian Museum. EVOL, <i 
The third abdominal somite is distinctly carinate in its pos- 
terior half. The telson and uropods (text-figs. 3g, 4) are not greatly 
dissimilar from those of L. mucronatus. 
The largest specimen, an ovigerous female, is about 15°5 mm. 
in length. 
In general appearance this species bears some resemblance to 
Tvachycaris vugosus, a West Indian form with which it has, of 
course, no real affinity. From all species of Latreutes hitherto 


Fic. 3.—Patreutes porcinus, sp.nov. 
a. Antennule, e. Second peraeopod. 
b. Antennal scale. f. Third peraeopod. 
c. Third maxillipede. g. Telson. 
d, First peraeopod. h, Apex of telson, 
known it is at once distinguished by the great number of teeth on 
the carapace. 
Living specimens were variously banded and mottled, some: 
times with pure white on a ground colour of reddish brown; one 
individual was pale pink throughout. 
9269-71 
ia Port Blair, Andamans. S. Kemp. Fifteen. 
The specimens were all obtained off the jetty on Ross I., liv- 
ing among weed in company with Latreutes pygmaeus, L. mucro- 
natus and Tozeuma aymatum. The types bear the number 9269/r0. 
