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" THETIS " SCIENTIFIC RESULTS. 



Dactylus curved a little longer than the outer border of the 

 palm ; the inferior surface bears nine or ten short equidistant 

 hairs. 



Second and third pairs of legs subchelate, basos joint as long 

 as the two following combined ; the inferior border is straight, 

 the superior curved, each with a few widely 

 separated hairs ; merus subtriangular ; inferior 

 border straight, ciliate ; superior border oblique 

 and a little curved towards its setose extremity ; 



Chelipkde of Second Leg. 

 Fig. lib. 



Third Leg. 

 Fig. 17c. 



distal margin oblique on its lower half and concave on the 

 upper. Carpus longer than wide, its lower border ciliate and 

 nearly equal in length to the preceding joint. Propodus ovate- 

 oblong ; superior border convex proximally, tending to become 

 concave at the distal two-thirds. Palmar border two-edged; the 

 outer is convex, smooth and glabrous ; the inner is thin, regular-ly 

 sinuated and minutely ciliate throughout; the intermediate space 

 carries a row of nine stout spines, which arise from bracket-like 

 processes, and are in close contact with the ciliated inner border 

 for about one-fourth of their length. Each spine has the 

 anterior edge finely serrate, and the posterior bears about the 

 middle a slender accessory spinule, which extends to or l)eyond 



