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Menippe convexa. 



Oarapaco iiiuic convex tliaii in tlir. Aniciicnii sp«M'ies of tlio tfenns; 

 smooth <o the eye, obscurely i;i;iiiiil;it(' under the k-ns; i'c<;ions not dv- 

 lined, except tlic Mntciior )»orlion of the nieso_i;;isliic icyion ;ind flie 

 epigiistri<' h)bes. I*' rout witli iiicdiaii lobes small, sejKi rated by a, sliallow 

 sulcus, the margin sh)i)in,i;' obli<|uely from «'a»'h lobe to t lie inconspicuous 

 lobe at the inner orbital an,i;le. Ant<'ro latcial mai\nin marked with a; 

 sharj) rid.uc Tostorbital an,i;le not i)roduced, seijarated l)y a shallow 

 sulcus from the lirst tootli, wliieh is the shortest; a, sli,i;ht en)arj;inalion 

 separates the first and seciMid teeth; the tiiird is most i)rominent; tlu' 

 fourth and last has a shari) lid^c which extends back on the carai)ace. 

 There are no tubeiules on the inferior surface of the carapace. Chelii)eds 

 as in the j^enus; with (h'pressed .granules aiul i)unctures, most evident 

 on the hands; hands not very deep, without stria; on the inner surliwe. 



Len;;th, 15.5; width, lil millimeters. 



Honolulu; one female (l.'ilKIS). 



This species in its convexity approa(;hes the; l^^ast Indian .1/. IcfixHloiiii, 

 A. Milne Edwards, but differs in the character of the front and lateral 

 margins. 



Pilodius flavus. 



Entire upper surface covere/l with lonjj^, soft, oranj^e bristles. Cara- 

 pace transveisely oval; areolations distinct; live an tero- lateral spines 

 coni]>osed of single, sliar[), <listinct spines (the first two the smallest), 

 with a few accessory si>inules at their bases, the largest of* which is 

 behind the third s[»ine. Cara])aiCe with si»inules or granules near the 

 antero lateral margins, which are with diHiculty distinguished under 

 the covering of seta;. I^^ront with a- wide median emargination, se[)a- 

 rating l)r()ad arcuate lob(\s; lateral lobes small, less advanced; margin 

 denticulate. (Jhelipeds spininis; nn-rus with inner margin s]»inous, the 

 spines longer near the carj)us; <'arpus coNcred with spines, inner angle 

 produced, twospined; hand spinous on tlu'- outer and up[)er surface, 

 the spines becoming tubercles towaid the lower margin, almost naked 

 within, smooth and shining; lingers meeting only at the tii>s, s]>oon- 

 shaped, toothed on jtreliensile edges; dactyls spinulous abov<'. Am- 

 bulatory legs s])inulous aboNc on third, fourth, and tilth Joints; hjng 

 hairy. 



Length, (>; width, *.) millimeters. 



Color of carapace and chelipeds in alcohol, liglit y<'llow; ambulatory 

 legs and bristles, orange; fingers, horn color, lighter toward tips. 



Off the Sandwich islands, lat. 21° 14' 51" N., long. 157^ 43' 3 )" W., 

 14 fatho^ns, sand, coral, station 3100, U. S. Fish Cpujujissioii steamer 

 AlbatronH^ l^t^i; Pup ii|iiaature female (17317), 



