I'.'iS NKW (iENEKA AND SPECIES OF ("IJAHS KATinuiN. 



Xanthodes niinutus. 



(^ariipacc tiaiisvi'ise, convex anlerioily. Aiitt'io laU'ial margin \\\\h 

 tlirco trcMi, besiiU'S tlic orbital angle; ]»os(ei'ioi' tootli niinnte. <'ar 

 apace niinnlely j^rannlale ; K'^ions well marked; (lie sinuses between 

 the anlt'ro-Iateial teelli are continin'd on llie cara.i)ace; there is a 

 tubercle near the tirst and llic scc<)nd (i»oMi. I"'i(»nt very broad, dc- 

 Ik'xed; the two lobes con\'e.\, with very thin niar,i;ins. The grooves 

 leading l>ackward IVoin the nn-dian antl lateral notches of the front are 

 <hM'p. ()rl»its wit h I wo closed lissnrcs ;i1k»\ c. Tin' l>asal antcnnal Join! 

 just rcaclu's the iVoid. Chelipcds ahnost. e(|iud, grannlatt^; car[»ns 

 with outer surface coNcred with al>out seven niMlnles, unequal in size 

 and shape; hands witli hnigituilinal grooN'cs; tingers acute, dentate, 

 brown, white at tips. Ainl)uhiloiy hgs punctate, striped with light 

 color; dactyls light, haiiy; remaining joints sparingly hirsut*'. 



Length .'>, width 4.LJ millimeters. 



(N»lor in alcohol, darU ]»nrplish. 



Otr the yandwich Islands, Jat. lil^ 11' ol" N., long. 157 ' l.'i' ;i(»" VV., 

 14 fathoms, sand, coral, station .'.Ki'J, T. S, h'ish ('omnussion steamer 

 Allxdross, ISiU ; one male (ITolT). 



The bi'oad front and the nodulous carpi in connection with the 

 relatively smooth carapace sul1icientl\ distinguish this species. 



Miciopanope polila. 



(^arap^U'e transverse, councx longitudinall\ , smooth and i>unctate 

 posteriorly, rough graiudate anieiituly, the grannles^-most promiiient 

 on the hei)atic regit uis. l^'ront broa<l, median notch narrow, htbes nearly 

 straight, thin, denticulate. Areolatious distintt. Antero-lateral teeth 

 live (with the orbital angle); a. c(uicave sinus between the Hrst and 

 s(M-on«l; last tooth sinular in character to the others, but smaller. 

 Inleiioi- regions of the carapace an<l surface of maxillipeds granulate. 

 Sternum and abdonu'U snutoth and punctate. Abdonu'u of male with 

 live segiiuMits, the tirst and second broad, the second narrowest at its 

 distal end. Basal anteuual Joint reaching the front. Anterior imirgiu 

 of nierus of outer maxilli|)e(ls sinuous. Large cheliped, with uumus 

 finely granulate, dentate (m the upi)er nuirgin; carpus with spiny 

 granules arranged in indistinct transNcrse ridges, an acute spine in- 

 side; hainl granulate abo\'e and lu'ai' the carpus, snu)i>(hand punctate 

 elsewheir; i)alm broad, con\('\ on lower margin; fingers brow ii, with 

 lighter tips. The sundl cheliped differs in its nnich narrower, more 

 granulate hand, with almost straight lower margin. And)ulatory legs 

 slender, punet;ite, spimdous above, last three Joints hairy. 



Length of carapace (>.-, width *.».S millinu'ters. 



Off Magdalena Lay, Lower California, hd. 24^ o8' 15" N., long 115o 

 ChV \V., .')(J fathoms, coralline, temperature 04.3, station 20S1), U. IS, 

 Fish (.'onunission steaiiu'i' AlhatronSj 18S|> (IToOT), 



