rathbun: some cuban Crustacea. 



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sal surface flattened, forming an angle with the lateral surfaces, two 

 dorsal spines on each side near together, just posterior to the middle, 

 posterior margin broadly rounded, armed with 4 pairs of spines, of 

 which the 3 inner pairs are subequal in length, the first and second 

 pairs very weak, the third pair much the strongest, the outer pair 

 very small; both branches of swimming-fan broad, suboval, the outer 

 exceeding the inner branch, as much as the inner does the telson ; tooth 

 of outer branch broadly triangular, tipped with a small spine. 



Dimensions. — Type 9, total length 36.8 mm. (approx.). Length 

 of carapace 14.8 mm., of abdomen 22 mm. (approx.). 



Color.— Whitish. 



Dr. Barbour says of this species: — 



" These shrimps were collected from a pool at the bottom of a deep, 

 steeply sloping, lime tone cave, situated directly beside the calzada 

 which runs from Madruga to Aguacate, just about a kilometer beyond 

 where this calzada branches off rom the one from Madruga to Matan- 

 zas. They were found in company with the blind isopod, Cirolana 

 cubensis Hay. The shrimps were quite abundant and were usually 

 seen swimming slowly about in the water a some distance from the 

 bottom. I caught several individuals on the first trip, but the bottle 

 got broken and I had to return for more. On the second visit I 

 found them much more abundant and obtained the whole lot by wad- 

 ing or swimming about in the water holding a small electric light and 

 dip net. Finally the water became so stirred up that it was impossible 

 to see anything. I saw no blind fish in this cave. I had kindly 

 helping me on this trip Dr. J. L. Bremer and Mr. Elliot C. Bacon." 



This species is very distinct from the other cave-dwelling Palaemo- 

 netes. It approaches nearest to P. eigenmanni Hay which has 

 similar eyes but a more slender body, much longer rostrum, armed 

 above with a series of teeth, and more slender chelae. 



Palaemonetes eigenmanni Hay. 



Palaemonetes eigenmanni Hay, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., Feb. 2, 1903, 

 26, p. 431-433, fig. 2. 



Type locality: — Cave at Ash ton, southwest of Alquizar, Province 

 of Habana. 



Cave near Guira de Melena, Habana Province; Dr. Pedro Perdigon, 

 collector; presented by Dr. Carlos de la Torre; 4 specimens. M. C. Z., 

 7,427. 



The largest specimen that Mr. Hay described was 23 mm. long. 



