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PODOPHTHALMUS. 
PopoputHatmus, Lamarck, Latreille, Leach. 
Portunvs, Fabricii. 
CHARACTER GENERICUS. 
Testa transversissima, lateribus utrinque spina longissima 
terminatis. 
Oculi magni, oblongi, ovati pedunculo crassiores ; pedun- 
culus ad teste latera antica attingens ; articulus primus 
longissimus secundo tenuior. 
Antenne exteriores sub oculos inserte. 
Pedipalpi externi cauli interno articulo secundo ad apicemt 
internum valdé truncato, palpigero : palpi caulis longi- 
tudine ; articulis longitudine subaqualibus. 
Pedes 10: ordine 1, 3,2, 4,5; 2 et 4 subzqualibus: par 
anticum equale, didactylum ; brachiis anticé spinosis : 
par quintum tibiis, tarsis unguibusque compressis, nata- 
toriis. 
Abdomen Maris 5-articulatum; Feminz 7-articulatum: 
PODOPHTHALMUS. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Shell very broad, the sides on each side terminated by a long 
spine. 
Eyes large, oblong, ovate, thicker than their peduncles : 
peduncle reaching to the anterior angles of the shell; the 
first joint very long, more slender than the second. 
Exterior antenng inserted under the eyes. 
Z2 
