48 CRUSTACEA FROM PORT CURTIS DISTRICT, QUEENSLAND, 



The anterior toothed ridge has about twenty-eight closely placed 

 denticles. The merus has two prominent spines on its inner 

 margin; its outer margin is smooth. There are several setose 

 scales on the under surface, aud all the joints are hairy. 



Our examples from more northern waters show only traces of 

 the brilliant colour markings described by the original author. 

 These consist only of a faint purple band on the abdominal 

 segments of some of the specimens, and in all a bright pink band 

 near the tips of the fingers. Otherwise they differ only from the 

 types in the Australian Museum in being much less hairy; the 

 characteristic long hairs are, however, not absent. 



The specimen figured was dredged off Mast Head Island in 17 

 fathoms. 



Mr. Baker, of South Australia, has very kindly forwarded us 

 on loan the type specimens of his G. setosa, as to which he writes : 

 " To my mind this seems to approach nearer to G. magnified 

 than to any other." In a note following his description he points 

 out certain differences between setosa and magnifica, but of these 

 colour is the only one constant, and this we cannot regard as a 

 specific character. We have accordingly sunk his name in 

 synonymy as above, a conclusion with which, after having been 

 furnished with specimens taken by us in Port Curtis, he has 

 expressed his agreement. 



Galathea aculeata Haswell. ( Plate iv. figs. 4, 4a). 



1882. Haswell, Proc. Linn Soc. N. S. Wales, vi. p.761, and Cat. 



Aust. Crust, p.162. 

 1900. Whitelegge, Mem. Aust. Mus. iv. Pt.2, p. 190. 



This species did not occur in our collection. 



The figure submitted, and the following description, are taken 

 from the type in the Australian Museum, from Holborn Island, Q. 



Carapace broad, the striations on the anterior half broken up 

 into short rounded scales, behind which are four complete ones, 

 all fringed with short hairs with a few longer ones interspersed. 

 There are six large lateral spines and a pair on the gastric 

 region. 



