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Randallia ornata (Randall) 



Ilia ornata Kandall, Jour. Aead. Nat. Sei. Phila., 7, 129, 1839. 



Bandallia ornata Stimpson, Jour. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 6, 471, pi. 19, 



fig. 3, 1854; Holmes, Oecas. Papers Calif. Aead. Sei., 7, 100, 1900; 



Rathbun, H. A. E., 10, 170, 1904; Weymouth, Stanford Univ. Publ., 



Univ. Ser., no. 4, p. 18, pi. 1, fig. 3, 1900; Baker, Eep. Laguna Mar. 



Lab., 1, 102, 1912. 



Pig. 116. Bandallia ornata, natural size. 



Characters. — Carapace of adult nearly smooth, but furnished anteriorly with 

 a few scattered granules and a few larger granulations at the sides; sensibly 

 longer than wide; there is a small tubercle on the posterior portion of the 

 branchial region; posterior margin of carapace elevated, granulated and furnished 

 with two pointed tubercles; space between posterior median pair of spines or 

 tubercles less than between median and lateral. Young with quite numerous, 

 unequal and more or less rough tubercles. 



Dimensions. — Type, female : length 30.5 mm. The carapace of the only speci- 

 men taken in connection with the Survey was 43 mm. in length. 



Color. — Disk variegated with sanguineous spots confluent anteriorly; anterior 

 feet variegated with red (Randall). The carapace is of a light color marbled with 

 reddish patches which are larger in front (Holmes). 



Type Locality.- — California. 



