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directed slightly forward. All the teeth have the outer edge thick- 

 ened and granulous, curved upward. The front is distinctly four- 

 lobed, the outer lobes much the smaller, separated from the inner by 

 a sinuous curve ; inner lobes broadly arcuate, separated by a narrow 

 deep notch ; the edges are thickened and rather coarsely granulous. 



The areolation of the carapace is well marked with the areas 

 convex. The surface is rather finely granulose. The chelipeds are 

 very large and strong, with massive unequal chela?, appearing nearly 

 smooth to the naked eye, but closely and rather finely granulous 

 under a lens, witli numerous small shallow unequal pits on the chelae, 

 which, on the carpus, become shallow transverse or wavy furrows, 

 separated by very slightly elevated finely granulous rugse. The 

 distal transverse groove is indicated only by a very shallow, ill- 

 defined wave-like depression. The carpal tooth is large and conical. 

 No perceptible dorsal carina on the manus. 



The male abdomen differs somewhat from that of var. Herbstii, as 

 figured. The penultimate segment is relatively shorter ; it is wider 

 than long, so that the suture between it and the last segment is 

 behind the sternal suture, instead of coincident with it. Its sides 

 and the sides of the distal portion of the preceding segment are 

 nearly parallel ; last segment broad ovate, rounded at the end, about 

 as broad as long. 



Fingers dark horn-color, the dark color of the propodus termina- 

 ting in a regular curve, convex proximally, a little back of the artic- 

 ulation of the dactylus. 



The general color of the upper surface of the dry specimen is 

 dull red, becoming brownish red on the chela?, and brighter orange- 

 red on the carapace ; under surface dull yellow. 



Measurements of type. 



Length of carapace _ -. 41 



Breadth of carapace 62 



Front, between orbits 18 



Length of right chela 53 



Height of right chela 30 



Length of merits, right chela 26 



Length of left chela 51 



Height of left chela .- 24 



Length of merus, left chela 23 



Total length of 1st pereioijods 76 



Length of merus, 1st pereiopods 25 



Length of carpus, extreme 13 



Length of propodite, extreme 14 



Length of dactylus 17 



