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structure, and to point out some differences between the Tahiti 
and the Honolulu specimens with respect to this organ, figures 
of the endopodites bearing the accessory organs of individuals 
from each locality are introduced, figure 1, c, representing a male 
from Tahiti, and figure 1, d, a male from Honolulu. 
It will be observed that the retinaculum (7m) in each speci- 
men is prominent but less angular in the Tahiti specimen. In 
each case the movable limb of the forceps (ml) is slightly 
curved and well developed, while the fixed limb (fl) is much 
smaller and terminates in a distinct hook. In the Tahiti speci- 
mens a prominent ridge continues from the base of the movable 
limb of the forceps diagonally to a point just distal of the hook 
of the fixed limb then bends abruptly fusing with the small 
inner lobe of the endopodite. In the Honolulu specimen this ridge 
is only slightly developed and lacks the angular character. This 
difference is not one of maturity as the Honolulu specimen is 
the larger, being 24.7 cm. in length. In each specimen a thin, 
fleshy ridge extends diagonally across the small, inner lobe of 
the endopodite. This ridge (unlabeled in the figures) is more 
prominent in the examples from Tahiti. 
The careful examination of a larger series of perfect speci- 
mens of this species from different regions would probably re- 
sult in the determination of distinct local varieties. 
The color of the Honolulu specimen, preserved in alcohol, 
is much lighter in color than that of the Tahitian specimens. ‘The 
ground color of the dorsal surface of the former is pale yellow 
with three bands of dark pigment extending transversely across 
the carapace, and similar bands at the sutures of the segments 
of the hind body. Large black spots mark the uropods. A dark 
Y-shaped patch, having a large, black spot on either side of it, 
occupies the posterior half of the medial region of the telson 
with a large, black spot on either side of it. A broad, pale- 
yellow stripe marks the hind body in the mid-dorsal line as far 
as the sixth abdominal segment. The terminal segments of the 
raptorial limbs are marked with broad spots of dark brown. 
The specimens from Tahiti, which have been preserved in 
formaldehyde for some time, are, in general, marked like the 
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