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tlie latter are longitudinally striated by delicate red lines, each 

 of the outer and inner surfaces of tlie joints of the second and 

 third legs being marked with four or five longitudinal striae of a 

 yellowish red. The legs are somewhat hairy. 



137. Clibanaeifs eadatensis *, n. sp. (PI. XVI. fig. 1.) 



No fewer than nineteen specimens of this fine new form were 

 collected in King Island Bay. The larger specimens inhabit 

 shells of Pyrula vespertilio and Natica, and the smaller occur in 

 shells of Melania, JRanella, and Cerithium. C. padavensis belongs 

 to the section of the genus which is characterized by the dacty- 

 lopodites of the legs of the second and third pair being distinctly 

 longer than the propodites. It appears to be closely allied to 

 C. longitarsis, De Haan, a Japanese species, which, according to 

 Heller and Hilgendorf, also inhabits the Indian Ocean. This 

 new species, however, may at first sight be distinguished from 

 C. longitarsis by its coloration, which presents a striking resem- 

 blance to G. striolattis, Dana. The latter form, howevei', differs 

 from C. padavensis by its shorter, broader hands, the breadth of 

 which slightly exceeds half their length, whereas in the Mergui 

 species the bauds are much more than twice as long as broad. 

 C tceniatus, M.-Edw., is readily distinguished by the longitudinal 

 pale lines bordered with red on the upper surface of the cephalo- 

 thorax and probably by other characters, as e. g. the absence of 

 hairs on the lateral parts of the gastric region, &c. 0. lineatus, 

 M.-Edw., from the coast of Ecuador, is doubtless a distinct species. 



I may add that I sent a specimen to Prof. Milne-Edwards, and 

 that he informed me the species was unknown to him. 



The anterior portion of the upper surface of the cephalothorax, 

 which is bordered posteriorly by the cervical suture, is distinctly 

 longer than broad, being, in an adult sjjecimen, lOg miljim. long 

 (the median frontal tooth included) and 9 millim. broad. The 

 gastric region is glabrous and marked with many small impres- 

 sions, some of which are of an irregular form, whereas the others 

 are round or oval. On each side of the gastric region the 

 upper surface bears some small tufts of rather long yellow hairs, 

 arranged in two or three longitudinal rows. Similar tufts of 

 hair are also observed on the anterior half of the part of the 

 cephalothorax which lies behind the cervical suture. The rostrum 



* The name given to this new species is taken from Padaw, the native name 

 of King Island 



