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the merus has a row of spinules along its dorsal border, and all its borders end 

 in spines ; the carpus has some granules and denticles on its upper surface, and 

 a strongish spine on its inner border ; the hand is smooth, with the fingers blunt, 

 spooned, and about as long as the palm. 



An epipodite is present on the chelipeds. 



The next 3 pairs of legs are longer than the chelipeds, the anterior border 

 of their merus and carpus is strongly spinose, and the dactylus is strong, more 

 than half the length of the propodite, and serrated along the posterior margin. 



Colour in the fresh state milk-white. 



Length of fully extended body of male 43 millim., length of chelipeds 24 

 millim. 



Bay of Bengal, 1300 and 1310 fathoms. 

 Regd. Nos. 6 -^ (Type of the species) : ^- 8 . 



36. Munidopsis (OrophorhyncTius) granosa, n. sp. 



Plate III. fig. 1. 



Carapace and abdomen as well as the chelipeds and legs closely covered with 

 small confluent crystalline tubercles, without any setae. 



Rostrum very broad, triangular, acute, simple, not a third the length of the 

 rest of the carapace, dorsally carinated, the carina continued on to the gastric 

 region : its basal angle forms a small supra-antennal tooth. 



The antero-lateral angle of the carapace forms a sharp right angle. The 

 lateral borders are inflated and, like the posterior border, share in the general 

 granulation of the carapace. 



In addition to the general granulation, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th abdominal terga 

 culminate in the middle line each in a sharp coarse tooth. 



Byestalks vertically compressed, sublaminar, slightly movable, only slightly 

 produced beyond the small laterally-placed eye. 



Chelipeds in the male only slightly longer than the carapace and rostrum, 

 closely granular but without any spines, fingers blunt, spooned, about as long as 

 the palm. 



The next 3 pairs of legs are slightly longer than the chelipeds, and like 

 them are closely granular but unarmed : the dactyli, which are strong, are nearly 

 as long as the propodites, and are sharply toothed at the distal end of the 

 posterior border. 



There are no epipodites on the chelipeds or legs. 



Length of fully-extended body of male 41 millim., length of chelipeds 22 

 millim. 



