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spines on the distal margin above, and with two or three on 
the inner surface longitudinally placed, with a large spine at 
the inner distal angle. The carpus is two-thirds the length of 
the carapace; it is rounded on the outer side with a row of 
seven or eight moderately-sized spines ; the upper surface, 
which is nearly flat, bears a median row of a similar number 
of spines. I'he upper anterior border has six large, forward- 
directed spines, and besides these the anterior surface, es- 
pecially towards the distal end, bears some more or less spini- 
form, scattered tubercles. The lower anterior border is almost 
entire, except for the ends of scale-like ridges, which are well 
marked on the under surface. The propodus is much com- 
pressed, the upper or inner margin of the palm is a little 
shorter than the carpus ; it is covered by oblique rugae, which 
extend for some distance on the under side. The upper or 
outer surface has a longituamal granulate to spinulate ridge 
nearer the inner border than the outer, and between this and 
the outer margin is a flat area, covered by dense but very 
short hairs, with some spinules intermingled. The outer 
margin is slightly raised, granulate to spinulate, and a little 
sinuate in outline to the end of the immobile finger. The 
mobile finger is as long as the inner margin of the palm, it 
bears a row of spines on the inner margin, these project for- 
wards and a little inwards. There is another row of spines 
on the outer side, near the cutting edge ; the immobile finger 
has a similar row in the corresponding position. The cutting 
edges of both fingers are furnished with strong teeth, which 
become smaller and more numerous distally ; an hiatus occu- 
pies about two-tliirds the length of the fingers, and the tip of 
the mobile finger is long and hooked, and overlaps its fellow, 
which is almost straight. The under surface of the propodus 
is covered with scale-like tubercles and is almost glabrous ; it 
has an indistinct, broad, longitudinal ridge, which corresponds 
in position to the one on the upper surface. 
The three pairs of legs which follow are strong, the first 
reaches a little further than the end of the carpus of tne 
cheliped. They are very setose, and are covered with the 
scale-like markings. The meri are compressed with a few 
strong spines on their anterior margins, and one strong 
spine near the distal end of the posterior border, and another 
just above it. The propodi, which are scarcely compressed, 
have three or four small spines behind, especially one at the 
distal end. The dactyli are short and stout, with one ter- 
minal slightly curved claw and four spines inward from this. 
The last pair much reduced in size is minutely chelate, 
and bears terminally many stiff hairs. 
Length of carapace in the median line from tip of ros- 
trum to the insinuation of the posterior border, 23 mm. 
