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384. Chloridella microphthalma. 



Squilla microphthalma, Milne-Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., ii., 

 p. 523 (1837). 



Ghlorida microphthalma, Eyd. et Soul., Voy. de la Bonite, 

 Crust., p. 266 (1841). 



Chloridella microphthalma, Miers, 1. c, p. 14, pi. ii., figs. 1-4. 



Carapace smooth, widening posteriorly, with a small spine at 

 the antero-lateral and broadly rounded at the postero-lateral 

 angles, rostral plate small, semi-oval and regularly rounded. 

 Fourth thoracic segment armed on each side with a small 

 spinule. First to fifth segments of the abdomen faintly marked 

 with two lateral earinse ; sixth segment with sub-median carinse 

 as well as lateral, all terminating in spines. Terminal segment 

 broader than long, with a median obtuse crest, and on either 

 side of it several irregular tubercles, and with six acute marginal 

 teeth, between which are a number of smaller spiniform teeth. 

 Dactyli of raptorial limbs four-spined, terminal spine very long. 



Port Essington (Brit. Museum). Obtained also at Singapore. 



Genus Sqtjilia, Fabr. 



Carapace usually marked with more or less distinct longitu- 

 dinal costaB. Cervical suture posteriorly distinct. Hostral plate 

 rarely covering the base of the eye-peduncles. The four or five 

 posterior exposed thoracic segments, and the abdominal segments 

 compactly articulated, the latter marked with six or eight longi- 

 tudinal carinas; terminal segment without, or with two very 

 minute mobile spines at its distal end. Daetylus of raptorial 

 limbs not dilated at base, and armed with long spines on its 

 inner margin. Appendages of the three posterior thoracic limbs 

 slender and styliform. [Jf.] 



385. Squilla miles. 



Squilla miles, Hess, Archiv fur Nat., xxxi., p. 169, pi. vii., 

 fig. 21 (1865) ; Miers, 1. c, p. 17. 



Carapace elongated and narrowed anteriorly, with the cervical 

 suture strongly defined and deeply sinuated posteriorly ; on the 

 postero-lateral regions of the carapace are two short lateral 

 carinas; antero-lateral as well as postero-lateral angles of 



