92 DE. J. Q. DE MAN" ON THE PODOPHTHALMOUS 



observes. The wrist, armed with a small tooth at its internal 

 aagle, is smooth and glabrous on its convex upper surface, except 

 towards the distal and anterior margin, especially towards that 

 part which lies between the internal tooth and the articula- 

 tion of the hand, where it is densely hairy. In SJ. crenata a 

 larger portion of the up per surface is hairy ; and in Haswell's 

 specimens of E. affinis the wrist is described as being very hairy 

 externally ; so I suppose the wJiole outer surface in them was 

 hairy. The hands are quite smooth, convex, and glabrous, 

 and closely resemble those of E. crenata ; the fingers are nearly 

 as long as the palm, and are also smooth, the mobile finger pre- 

 senting a longitudinal punctated line on its outer surface, whereas 

 the index is marked with a longitudinal impressed line on the 

 outer surface close to the inferior border. The inner surface of 

 the palm is also convex and almost glabrous, being only a little 

 hairy near the articulation with the wrist. The fingers have 

 pointed crossed tips, and their inner margins are denticulate, the 

 mobile finger presenting two somewhat stronger teeth at the base, 

 whereas the index is armed with some stronger teeth at the 

 middle of its inner margin. The ambulatory legs are closely 

 similar to those of E. crenata, the first three pairs being nearly 

 equally long, whereas the last pair is shorter. The three terminal 

 joints are slightly hairy along their anterior and posterior 

 margins. The dactylopodites are depressed, and, like the pro- 

 podites, they are longitudinally sulcate on their upper surface. 

 The dactylopodites of the last pair are slightly curved upward 

 towards their extremity, and are a little shorter than the propo- 

 dites, being similar to those of E. crenata. 

 Dimensions : — 



s. .?. 



millim. millim. 



Length of the cephalothorax II5 12| 



Breadth of the cephalothorax (distance 



between the third antero-lateral teeth). 14| 16 



Eucrate affinis, Haswell, has been recorded from the Aus- 

 tralian coast (Port Denison), where it was collected in 20 

 fathoms. 



Pilumnoplax sulcatifrons, Stimps., is closely allied, or perhaps 

 even identical, with this species. Indeed, when comparing 

 these specimens with the description given by the American 

 naturalist, I was struck b y the great conformity between them. 



