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rostrum 18 millira. ; breadth of carapace between posterior 

 and second third 10*5 millim.; length of chelipeds 19 millim. ; 

 length of rostrum 5 millim. 



33. Munidopsis stylirostris, sp. n., Wood-Mason. 



Allied to Munidopsis curvirostra, Whiteaves, differing in 

 the somewhat slenderer rostrum passing off more suddenly 

 from the fore margin of the carapace ; in the spine of the 

 antero-lateral angle being larger ; in the presence behind the 

 root of the rostrum of a pair of minute forwardly-directed 

 spinules supported on small eminences, in place of the pair of 

 well-developed spines seen in the same position in the prece- 

 ding and other species ; in the absence of medio-dorsal spines 

 on the carapace and abdominal terga ; and in the spinose cheli- 

 peds and legs. In the chelipeds the basipodite bears a spine at 

 the apex of its hinder angle; the ischiopodite two near the apex, 

 one below, the other above ; the meropodite four, two above 

 and two below, at the apex, besides three or four on the shaft 

 towards the distal end ; and the carpopodite also four in a 

 similar position ; while the chelas, in which the fingers are 

 equal in length to the palms, are unarmed. In the leg's the 

 carpopodite and meropodite each bear a spine at the upper 

 apex. The corneas appear to be narrower and more elon- 

 gated, being distinctly cylindrical in the basal half. 



Colour in the fresh state dull orange-pink, including the 

 corneas : in spirit pure ivory-white, with the non-faceted 

 corneas yellow. 



Two female specimens from Station 105, 740 fathoms. 



Total length 54 millim. ; length of carapace 1S"5, of ros- 

 trum 11 millim. ; breadth of carapace between tridentate lobes 

 behind antero-lateral tooth 15'5 millim. ; length of chelipeds 

 40 millim. 



Elasmonotus, A. Milne-Edwards. 

 34. Elasmonotus Edivardsii, sp. n., Wood-Mason. 



Body and all the appendages completely clothed with a 

 dense velvety pubescence. The carapace is moderately con- 

 vex in all directions, but especially transversely and over 

 the gastric region, which is delimited from the bisected cardiac 

 region and from the hepatic regions by a transverse groove. 

 The rostrum is porrect, acute, triangular, with straight sides 

 and roof- shaped dorsal surface. The anterior margin of the 

 carapace is armed rather farther from the middle line than 



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