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28. Lophactsea anaglypla (Heller), A. M. Echv. 



Atergatis anaglyptus, Heller, Abhandl. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1861, p. 6, and SB. 

 Ak. Wien, XLII1. 1861, p. 312, pi. ii. figs. 11, 12. 



Lophactsea anaglypta, A. Milne Edwards, Nouv. Archiv. da Mus. I. 1865, p. 251 r 

 and IX. 1873, p. 190: Ortmann, Zool. Jahrb. Syst. VII. 1893, p. 459 : de Man, ZooL 

 Jahrb. Syst. VIII. 1895, p. 498. 



Carapace with the regions separated and symmetrically subdivided 

 by broad but well cut grooves, but with the texture of the surface — as 

 of the appendages — perfectly smooth, the only roughness of any sort 

 being a few lines and impressions on the outer surface of the hand. 



Crest of the antero-lateral border narrow, divided into four lobes 

 by three insignificant notches or dents. Supra-orbital border not tumid 

 throughout its extent. Crest of the upper border of the hand low and 

 rather blunt : crests of the leg-joints distinct but rather low. 



One specimen from Gralle, one from the Persiau Gulf. 



29. Lophactsea corallina, n. sp. 



Carapace broadly semioval, with remarkably concave postero- lateral 

 borders, the crest of the antero-lateral border very thin and sharp and 

 a little angular, the postero-lateral and posterior borders bounded by a 

 line of sharp beads or teeth. Front obliquely deflexed, with a sharp 

 broadly-bilobed edge. 



The whole surface of the carapace is very finely granular, but the 

 division and subdivision of the regions, though undoubtedly existent, 

 is hardly perceptible, so faint are the inter-regional depressions : some 

 long stiff hairs occur here and there. 



The under surface of the carapace and the surface of the external 

 maxillipeds and male sternum is finely granular. 



The chelipeds and legs are rather hairy and are beautifully sculp- 

 tured : at the distal end of the arm is a petal-like crest, and three series 

 of larger petaloid granules or crests traverse the outer surface of the 

 wrist longitudinally : the outer surface of the hand is closely granular, 

 the granules becoming linear in arrangement and laminar in form to- 

 wards the upper part. 



The outer surfaces of the legs are covered with granules and teeth, 

 two crests on the carpopodites of all being very distinct. 



Colours in spirit, yellowish or whitish with a pink blush : fingers 

 with a black cross-band at the base. 



Length of carapace 6 millim., breadth 9 millim. 



A male and female from off Ceylon, 34 fms. 



