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maiiiiiiiil or submar^innl, and one erect at the center of the region- 

 Two small spines on the gastric region. Cardiac region rather ])romi- 

 nent, oblong. Posterior margin with a slight protuberance on each side, 

 liostrnm dee])ly bitid; horns hnig and sharp, somewhat divergent. 

 Orbits and antenna' much as in E. HHpera, except that the superior 

 orbital fissure is not open. Hectoguathopoda rcmglily granulated. 

 Chcloi>oda of male nearly twice as long as thecarapax, granulated and 

 somewhat spinous; hand rather slender, with three or four stout spines 

 toward extremity on superior inner margin. Pincers deflexed. Ambu- 

 latory feet bicarinate above, the carinai most distinct on the nierus, 

 M^here they are each 3-4 toothed. 



In the female the carapax is pubescent and more convex than in the 

 male; the chelopoda are very short, and the hand scarcely twice as 

 long as broad. 



Colors: Carapax above dull red; feet whitish, or variegated with pale 

 red. Eyes small, black. Dimensions of <J , length of carapax, 0.47; 

 breadth, 0.34; length of rostrum, 0.12; of chelopod, 0.8 inch; of 9, 

 length of carapax, 0.39; of chelopod, 0.3 inch. 



Dredged in 10 fathoms, on a rocky bottom, among Gorgonia', etc., 

 in False Bay, Cape of Good Hope. 



