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two following joints taken together ; the second joint is little more 

 than half as long as the first and about three times as long as broad ; 

 the third joint measures three-fifths the length of the second. The 

 acuminate stylocerite reaches, as in Car. syriaca, almost to the end 

 of the first joint and diverges slightly outward ; the spine at the 

 end of the outer margin of the first joint measures two-fifths the 

 length of the second. External maxillipeds reaching to the end 

 of the second joint of the antennular peduncle. 



The legs of the first pair (fig. 6c) reach almost to the end of the 

 antennal peduncle. The carpus, which is one-third longer than the 

 merus, resembles that of Car. IcBvis, Heller, and is 2"5— 27 times as 

 long as broad distally ; its upper margin is slightl}^ concave, the 

 lower straight, and it is just half as thick proximally as distally. 

 The chela, one-fourth longer than the carpus, is a little more than 

 twice as long as broad, and the fingers are once and a half to twice 

 as long as the palm. 



The second legs (fig. 6d) reach to the middle of the antennal 

 scales, projecting just beyond the antennal peduncles. The carpus, 

 once and a half as long as the merus, is moderately slender and 

 4*5 — 5'5 times as long as thick distally. The chela (fig. 6e), shorter 

 than the carpus, is nearly three times as long as broad, the propor- 

 tion between length and breadth varying between 2*64 and 3*32 ; 

 the fingers are a little more than once and a half to twice as long 

 as the palm. 



Merus of third legs nine times as long as broad and armed 

 near its lower margin with four spines which are 0"2i mm. long ; 

 the second spine is placed somewhat nearer to the proximal than 

 to the distal extremity, the first just midway between the second 

 and the proximal extremity, the third as far from the second as the 

 second from the first, the fourth near the distal extremity. There 

 is also a spine near the distal end of the carpus. The dactyli (fig. 6/) 

 measure barely one-third the length of the propodites ; they carry 

 five or six spines. In the third specimen, the rostrum of which 

 is V toothed, the dactyli are five times as long as broad and 

 armed with four spines, besides the terminal claw ; the third is 

 separated by a long, smooth interspace from the penultimate spine, 

 probably abnormally, for, in the two larger specimens, the five or 

 six spines are arranged regularly- as in other species. 



The meropodites of the fourth legs are 8 times as long as broad 

 and armed with four spines near their lower margin, the fourth 

 being inserted near the distal end. The propodites, 13*6 times 

 as long as broad, are 3' 6 times as long as the dactyli, that are almost 

 five times as long as broad ; the dactyli are armed with nine spines, 

 the terminal claw included. 



Unfortunately, only in one specimen, the third, a fifth leg is pres- 

 ent, in the other specimens these legs are wanting. The meropo- 

 dite, i"4 mm. long, is 8 times as long as broad ; there is a spine 

 0'i8 mm. long near the distal extremity of the lower margin, 

 Propodite ry6 mm. long, about 14 times as long as broad ; the 

 dactylus, almost six times as long as broad, measures two- fifths the 



