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Straight over the eyes. Rostrum not reaching the second segment of 

 the antennular peduncle. Rostrum reaching as far as or beyond the 

 cornea. Upper and lower limbs of rostrum not both convex. Al- 

 most transparent, red on the thorax. Kelp holdfasts from deep 



water. 



S. picta Stimp., U.S.M. 



Antennal peduncle reaching the end of the antennular peduncle. 

 Upper margin of the rostrum straight, reaching beyond the middle 

 of the antennal scale. Greenish with oblique reddish marks. 



S. taylori Stimp. 

 Rostrum not reaching as far as the cornea. Collected several 

 years ago Baker and Metz. 



Hippolysmala californica Stimp. 

 Irregular nearly longitudinal red stripes. These are found quite 

 abundantly in the tide pools. 



Palcemonctes hUtoni Schmitt (MSS) U.S.M. 

 These probably occur off Laguna beach although the specimens 

 described by Schmitt were collected Stout and Stafford at San 

 Pedro. 



BRACHYURA 



RandalUa ornata Randall 

 These beautiful crabs usually came to us from deeper water, but 

 one was obtained from Balboa bay (Fig. 8). 



Epialtiis productus Randall, U.S.M. 

 The common kelp crab was found at all times (Fig. 16). 



E. nutUiUii Randall, U.S.M. 

 This was the largest kelp crab which we obtained. Fig. 9 is from 

 a smaller specimen than that sent to Washington. 



E. bituhercuhitus Milne Edw. forma minima Lockington, U.S.M. 

 Only one specimen collected at low tide by Hilton. Fig. 17, re- 

 drawn from Miss Ballard's color drawing, shows the position of the 

 lighter spots on the dorsal surface. 



