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men described by Miers 1 and referred to above was found at Port Essington, N. Aus- 

 tralia. 



5. Squilla chlorida, Brooks. 



1886. Squilla chlorida, Brooks, Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger,' XVI, Stomatop., p. 40, pi. ii, 



figs. 1—5. 

 1894. Squilla chlorida, Bigelow, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, p. 510. 



This species is only known from the type specimen. According to Brooks' des- 

 cription and figures it differs from 5. microphthalma only in the following particulars : — 



1. The carapace is rather broader anteriorly and possesses faint lines indicating 



lateral carinae. 



2. The cornea of the eyes is considerably more expanded than in C. microph- 



thalma ; its greatest breadth is about one half the total length of the organ, 

 but is, however, decidedly less than the maximum width of the stalk. 



3. The lateral process of the fifth thoracic somite is a long, straight, outstanding 



spine. 



4. The postero-lateral angles of the first four abdominal somites are obtuse. 



The dactylus of the raptorial claw possesses five well-separated teeth. The telson 

 is smooth below and bears numerous scattered rounded tubercles on either side of the 

 dorsal carina. There are three or four submedian denticles, six or seven intermediate 

 and one lateral. 



One specimen, a male 40 mm. in length, was found by the ' Challenger ' Expedi- 

 tion at Amboina, China Sea, in 15 fathoms. 



The specimen which Manchester has recorded under the name of Chloridella chlorida, 

 Brooks, from Kelantan, Malay Peninsula (Proc. Zool. Soc, 1901, p. 554) does not 

 appear to belong to this species. Manchester notes that submedian carinae occur on 

 all the abdominal somites. This would seem to indicate that the specimen should be 

 classed with the latreillei group, but it is not clear to which, if any, of the three species 

 it should be referred. 



6. Squilla rotundicauda (Miers). 



1880. Chloridella rotundicauda, Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), V, p. 15, pi. ii, figs. 5, 6. 

 1894. Squilla rotundicauda, Bigelow, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, p. 509. 



Miers' description of the unique specimen runs thus : — 



" This species is nearly allied to C. microphthalma, but differs as follows : — The 

 rostrum is somewhat more elongated ; there is no spine at the antero-lateral angles 

 of the carapace. The carinae of the first to fifth postabdominal segments are very 

 faintly indicated ; those of the sixth segment are strongly defined. The median carina 



1 Miers' statement that Eydoux and Souleyet have recorded this species from Singapore appears to 

 be erroneous. 



