R. DOUGLAS LAURIE—BRACHYURA. 447 
40. AcrMA GRANULATA (Audouin et Savigny, 1826). See Alcock, 1898, 
Parlour: 
Actea granulata, Nobili, 1906, p. 261. 
Actea granulata, Nobili, 1807, p. 127. 
Actea pura, Stimpson, 1907, p. 44, pl. 5. fig. 7. 
Actea granulata, Stebbing, 1905 (1), p. 30. 
Localities. Station I. B, 2 g [110, 111]; Station I. E,1 ¢ small (alas 
1 ? small [113]; Station I.J, 1g [114] 1 @ [115]; Station I. L,1 ¢ 
[116]; no locality given, 1 g [117], 4 2 [118, 119, 120, 121 ovig.]. 
Remarks. $ juv. 113, C.l. 6-2 mm.; ¢ 110, Cl. 21 mm.; ¢ env Le. 
Cale 4b umm, 8 orm, WAI, (Che ses) inane, 
41. Acrma FossuLATA (Girard, 1859). See Alcock, 1898, p. 148. 
Actea fossulata, Nobili, 1906, p. 262. 
Actea fossulata, Nobili, 1907, p. 126. 
Locahties. Station V. C, 1 g [122]; Station VI. B, 1 ¢ [123]; Station 
WIUL 1B), ak gf | 2S]|8 Stenmiorn WOE 1B), 1 ee [126]. 
Remarks. 
125 Q. 123 S. 122 ¢. 124 ¢. 126 ¢. 
(OUT een aie 35 31 325 6:0 7-75 mm. 
Chena eee Oo 4°75 5:0 9:0 12:0 mm. 
C.1.+C.b..... “66 65 ‘65 ‘66 65 
No growth-change in the ratio is indicated by the above measurements. 
Genus CHLORODIELLA, Fathbun, 1897. 
= Chlorodius, H. M.-Hdw., 1834, not Leach, 1823, which latter = Afelecyclus, Leach, 
1814; see Rathbun, 1897, p. 157. 
42. CHLORODIELLA NIGER (Morskdl, 1775). See Alcock, 1898, p. 160. 
Chlorodius niger, Alcock, loc. cit. 
Chlorodius niger, Nobili, 1906, p. 262. 
Chlorodius niger, Nobili, 1907, p. 128. 
Chlorodius niger, Stimpson, 1907, p. 50. 
Chlorodiella | = Chlorodius | niger, Laurie, 1906, p. 405. 
Chlorodiella niger, Rathbun, 1906, p. 857 (synonymy). 
Localities. Station I. J, 2 9 [154, 166]; Station V. A, 3 ¢ Lee, Te. 
142], 2 2 [129, 130]; Station V. H, 6 ¢ [147, 153, 160-163], 2 9 [ 143, 
146]; Station VII. D, 7 3 [134, 138, 144, 148, 156, 157, 164], 10 ¢ (27. 
128, 135, 139, 140, 141, 145, 150, 151, 152]; no locality given, 3 g [ala 
TAS, ING] OS lake, Mey WS, sy, UES) IIe 
Remarks. The above include 40 specimens, and as their range of size is 
considerable, I take the opportunity which so large a series affords of making 
a study of growth-change in regard to certain variable characters. Three 
characters are selected and their conditions set forth in the following table, 
which includes also the size and sex and a statement as to which is the larger 
cheliped:— 
