PILUMNIDAE. 49 
Chlorodopsis venusta, sp. nov. 
Pl. 1, Fig. &. 
Carapace with a few, rather long, scattered hairs; legs with similar 
but more numerous hairs, not concealing the sculpture; chelipeds almost 
naked. 
Posterior third of carapace not areolated. Anterior 2 divided by smooth 
grooves into regions and sub-regions, which are covered with very numer- 
ous sharp granules; these granules become much finer on the posterior 
third. 
Front cut into two rounded denticulate lobes, and outside of each a 
narrow acute tooth. The two upper fissures of the orbit are faintly 
marked. 
The antero-lateral margin has besides the small orbital angle, four teeth, 
the last three of which are similar, curved, spiniform. Tooth E of Dana 
is thick, acute, and fused with the adjacent area 1L; tooth N bears a few 
denticles on its sides. 2L, 3 L, and 4L are distinct; 5L and 6L are only 
partially separated from each other. 11, 5 L, 4 L,and1R, the submarginal 
areas, are high and rough with granules, but not spined. There is a 
sharp subhepatic denticle. While the outer angle of the basal antennal 
joint is prolonged into the orbital hiatus, the movable part of the antenna 
is not excluded from the orbit. 
Chelipeds unequal. Arm irregularly spined on anterior margin, sharply 
rough above, finely granulate outside. Wrist coarsely and sharply granulate, 
two spines at inner angle. Hands covered with crowded granules, which are 
finer below and on the inside. Fingers gaping, three teeth on prehensile 
edge of each, dactylus with denticles outside towards the base. 
Legs spinulous above. 
Color in spirit mottled, variable, the dark part sometimes forming a vari- 
able but bisymmetrical band from front to back. Legs with a few transverse 
dark stripes. Fingers brown or black with light tips. 
Dimensions :— Type @, length 6.1 mm., width 10.3 mm. 
Distribution : — 
Fakarava Id., Paumotus; outer reef; Oct. 12, 1899; 3 é. 
Makemo, Paumotus; reef; Oct. 21,1899; 9 4,6 ¢,(1 4 type, Cat. No. 
_ 82,851, U. S. N. M)). 
