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last joint of the auteuual peduncle. Acicle short, slender, nearly reaching 

 the tip of the cornere, but not reaching the middle of the last joint of the 

 peduncle. Chelipeds pubescent; merus of the larger one compressed, the 

 angles rounded; carpus one-half longer than broad, distally widened, the 

 upper surface rounded, not sharply marked off from the lateral faces, and 

 armed with short spines which are inclined forwards; inner face convex, 

 but less so than- the outer, which is evenly rounded; hand oblong, widen- 

 ing distally to a short distance beyond the base of the dactyl; the base of 

 the hand is armed with spines, which are inclined forwards like those of 

 the carpus, and is strongly convex longitudinally, giving the hand the 

 appearance of being bent downwards; pollex broad, the outer edg~e evenly 

 rounded, sharp, upturned, and armed with anteriorly directed spines, the 

 upper surface smooth and concave; dactyl broad, widest a little beyond 

 its articulation, the outer margin sharp, spiny, evenly curved, the upper 

 surface nearly smooth and concave; inner margin of both fingers furnished 

 with large, white, tubercular teeth; lower side of the hand evenly convex 

 from side to side, the distal two-thirds longitudinally nearly straight, 

 tapering evenly to the tip of the pollex. Hand of small cheliped narrow, 

 rounded, the upper fage oblique; fingers longer than the palm. Ambula- 

 tory legs rather slender and pubescent; dactyls slender, curved, tapering 

 from the base, spiny below, and longer than the propodi. 



General color reddish, with spots of darker red; larger cheliped a darker 

 red than the rest of the body, especially at the distal end; ocular peduncles 

 with a median, transverse, light-colored band. 



Length, three-eighths of an inch. 



Described from a single female specimen dredged in 

 30 fathoms off San Diego, February 11, 1899. The 

 specimen carried numerous pale green eggs. 



This species is best distinguished by the character of 

 the larger hand, which is convex at the narrow base, 

 both longitudinally and transversely, while the distal 

 portion is nearly smooth, longitudinally straight, but 

 transversely concave. Collection University of Cali- 

 fornia. 



Pagurus granosimanus (St.) 



Eupagurus granosimanus STIMPSON, Ann. N. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist., Vol. VII, 

 1860, p. 90. SMITH, Rep. Prog. Geol. Sur. Canada, 1878-9, B, p. 211. 



Anterior portion of the carapace a little longer than wide. Median 

 tooth of the front broad and rounded; lateral teeth represented only by 

 slight convexities of the margin. Ocular peduncles moderately stout, and 



