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The corneal portion of the eyes is set very obliquely on the stalk and its breadth, 

 in the specimens examined , is about one quarter the median length of the carapace 

 excluding the rostrum. The antennular peduncle is as long as the carapace (rostrum 

 excluded) . The mandibular palp is entirely missing. 



The outer inferior margin of the merus of the raptorial claw is rounded distally 

 and the dorsal carina of the carpus terminates bluntly before reaching the distal edge 

 (fig. 71). The dactylus bears six or seven 1 teeth including the terminal one and its 

 outer margin is convex and very obscurely notched at the base. 



The lateral margins of the fifth, sixth and seventh thoracic somites are bilobed 

 (fig. 70). The anterior lobe on the fifth consists of a sharp antrorse spine ; the other 

 lobes are rounded. The sculpture on the somites is shown in fig. 70. In addition to 

 the intermediate and submedian carinae there are on the sixth and seventh somites 

 four longitudinal carinae between the submedians, while on the eighth somite there are 

 three. The whole surface is covered with numerous short ridges that are sometimes 

 confluent with one another and so form a coarse mesh-like reticulation. 



On the abdominal somites the usual four pairs of carinae may be distinguished 

 and, in addition, between the submedians there are three complete carinae and occa- 

 sionally traces of others. Outside the submedians there are one or more additional 

 carinae which are sometimes incomplete. 



The whole surface external to the submedian carinae is beset with short irregular 

 tubercles and ridges (fig. 72) . The lateral carinae of the first five somites are bicarinate % 

 and traces of similar sculpture are sometimes found on the intermediates. None of 

 the median carinae end in spines : — 



Carinae. Abdominal somites. 



Submedian .. . : .. (4)5,6. 



Intermediate .. .. .. (1)2,3,4,5,6. 



Lateral .. .. .. (1)2,3,4,5,6. 



Marginal .. .. .. 1,2,3,4,5. 



The telson bears numerous carinae and tubercles disposed as shown in fig. 72. 

 The median carina terminates in a long and slender spine. The marginal teeth are 

 longer than is customary and there may or may not be a denticle on the edge in front 

 of the lateral. There are three or four submedian denticles, six to eight intermediate 

 and one lateral. 



The inner and longer spine of the ventral process of the uropods bears a sharply- 

 acute lobe on its edge and the margin anterior to this lobe is concave. The inner 

 margin of the process is serrate. 



Of the two specimens examined, the smaller example from the Burmese coast 

 differs in several details from the larger individual which was sent me from Japan — 

 the type locality. It is possible that the differences are due merely to age or to normal 

 variation, but the Indian specimen may represent a distinct race. 



1 The larger specimen bears six teeth — the customary number; the smaller example (fig. 71) 

 possesses only one raptorial claw which is furnished with seven. 



2 Not shown in fig. 72. 



