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The tlu»racic legs, except the ischiopodite of tlic first pair, 

 are almost Jevoid ot hairs. 



The chelipeds are robust and are not quite symmetrical on 

 both sides, tlie longer one being about an eye-length shorter 

 than the fully extended body (measured witli the rostrum) ; 

 their nieropodite and carj)opodite have eacli a terminal ring 

 of four spines, the nieropodite also having a series of distant 

 spinelets along the upper margin in continuity with a terminal 

 spine on the upper edge of the ischiopodite, and the last- 

 named joint having also a terminal spine below ; their fingers, 

 which arc barely equal in length to the inflated palm, are 

 finely and evenly toothed up to the very tip, arc capable of 

 very complete apposition, and when shut form a pronounced 

 s[)Oon. 



The second, third, and fourth thoracic legs are at least 

 two thirds the length of the chelipeds, and have the niero- 

 podite and carpopodite granular (the former joint with a pair 

 of terminal spines above, the latter with a single one), and 

 the curved dactylopodite furnished on its posterior margin 

 with a row of spines hardly smaller than the terminal claw. 



The abdominal legs of the male, excepting the first and 

 second pairs, are quite rudimentary. 



The length of the largest male from the tip of the rostrum 

 to the end of the telson is 45 millim. 



Colours in life milky orange, fading to milk-white on the 

 carapace and sternum ; corneas milky yellow. 



Laccadive Sea (Stations 107 and 109), 738 fathoms. 



81. Munidopsis dasypus^ sp. n. 



Nearest to M. Sigshei, A. M.-Edw. 



Body pubescent; thoracic legs densely covered with long 

 hairs. 



The greatest breadth of the carapace is about three fourths 

 the greatest length. The rostrum, which is styliform, gently 

 ascendant, and slightly curved at tip, is a little more than 

 half the length of the carapace ; the front margin of the 

 carapace is markedly oblique and is unarmed, except for a 

 small antero-lateral spine ; the lateral margins are parallel, 

 with a slight convergence in the anterior third, where there 

 are two spinelets behind the antero-lateral spine ; the poste- 

 rior margin is raised and bears four strong spines in its middle 

 third j the general surface of the carapace is smooth and 

 polished anteriorly, and is marked posteriorly by slight trans- 

 verse ripples. 



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