254 DR. J. G@. DE MAN ON THE PODOPHTHALMOUS 
armed, this species completely agrees with C. equabilis, var. mer- 
guiensis. 
Although preserved in spirit, this Clibanarius still presents 
the following characteristic coloration. The anterior part of 
the cephalothorax lying before the cervical suture is of a uni- 
form greyish ground-colour, presenting, however, faint traces 
of the red colour of the legs; in the living animal the greyish 
colour will therefore certainly appear to be mixed with some 
red. The eye-peduncles and the ophthalmic scales are of an 
orange-red colour; the cornez are black and separated from the 
red colour of the peduncles by a small white rng. The peduncles 
of the antenne and antennules are of the same red, whereas 
the flagella of the outer antenne are almost uncoloured. 
The legs are all of an intense orange-red colour, and present 
even no trace of the white spots which are characteristic of 
C. carnifex, Heller, from the Red Sea, and C. cruentatus, M.-Edw., 
from New Zealand ; and whereas the propodites and dactylopo- 
dites of the second and third legs of C. equabilis, var. merguiensis, 
are marked, to a certain extent, with a characteristic yellowish 
white, no trace of this colour is observed on these joints in this 
species, in which they present the same orange-red colour as the 
other joints. The excavated horny tips of the fingers and the 
acute tips of the dactylopodites are black. 
Dimensions. 
millim. 
fength of the whole,body %. 4.....% s:.a6 oo eee 46 
Length of the cephalothorax .................4. 16 
Length of the abdomen, measured along its upper 
MMA OU, cc yae freee yerele igen aiaae  & eep ouche de ae 30 
Length of the anterior part of the cephalothorax 
which lies before the cervical suture .......... (es 
Breadth of the anterior margin of the cephalothorax. 53 
Length of the eye-peduncles .............+..0. 6 
Length of the antennal peduncles .....5......22 5 
Length of the antennulary peduncles .......... 63 
Length of the hands ..... ae Jaen es 7 
Breadth. of the hands | .2...0c5 4 sce eee 3L 
