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tions are found intermediate males, progres- 
sing from rounded condition of the immature 
forms to the acute form of the oldest male. 
It is also noteworthy that the chelae in the 
males are 1.5 times the length of those of the 
females of the same size. 
In other collections examined and reported 
upon in previous papers, including those from 
Hawaii, this condition was not seen. 
Alpheus macrochirus Richters 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci. 11(2): 
198, 1957. 
LOCALITIES: 2 specimens, Washington Is- 
land, Line Islands, in coral, Whippoorwill 
Expedition; collected by C. H. Edmondson, 
August, 1924. 
Alpheus edmondsoni (Banner) 
Crangon edmondsoni Banner, Pacific Sci. 7(1): 
78, fig. 26, 1953. 
LOCALITY: 1 Specimen, Station 2063, One- 
roa Island, Caroline Archipelago, from surge 
channel, on outer reef beyond Lithothanmion 
ridge; collected by Morris, Doty, and Herre, 
August 6, 1952. (Specimen without chelae, 
therefore identification questionable.) 
Alpheus ventrosus Milne-Edwards 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci. 10(3): 
345, 1956. 
LOCALITIES: 2 specimens, Station Y-214, 
Tomil Harbor, Yap Island, Caroline Archi- 
pelago, in Podllopora at 3.0 feet; collected by 
R. W. Hiatt, 1946. Eight specimens from 
racimose coral heads east side Tomil Harbor, 
Station Y-215; other data as above. Two 
specimens from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawai- 
ian Archipelago; collected by A. H. Banner, 
August 24, 1955. 
DISCUSSION: The pair of specimens, male 
and female, from Hawaii are included in this 
paper because of their unusual color pattern. 
Wherever I have collected this species in the 
Pacific the color has been the same, a basic 
orange red, with spots and sometimes stripes 
of deeper red. This pair, from the same head 
of Podllopora meandrina var. nobilis Verrill, 
had in life a ground color of white with a 
tinge of pinkish yellow, and carried a series 
of paired irregular dark reddish-brown spots 
on either side of the middorsal line, three pairs 
on the carapace, and one pair on each abdom- 
inal somite. Similar but smaller spots were 
found at the bases of the abdominal pleura. 
Only the large and small chelae had the color 
usually characteristic of this species. The fe- 
male carried larvae, recently hatched but still 
dinging to the pleopods, of pale violet color. 
No morphological differences were found 
between these and the normally colored 
specimens, 
Obesomanus Group 
Alpheus lutini Coutide 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci, 10(3): 
346, 1956. 
LOCALITIES: 1 Specimen at Y-214, 2 at 
Y-215, collection data as in H. ventrosus dhoNQ. 
Alpheus phyrgianus Coutide 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci. 10(3): 
346, 1956. 
LOCALITY: 1 Specimen from Palmyra Is- 
land, Line Islands, in coral; collected by 
C. H. Edmondson on Whippoorwill A Expe- 
dition, August, 1924. 
Crinitus Group 
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne-Edwards 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci. 10(3): 
357, 1956. 
LOCALITY: 2 specimens, Station 1963 from 
Hamahomo Island, Tuamotu Archipelago, in 
algal tubes, under rocks, near shore; col- 
lected byj. E. P. Morrison, July 21, 1952. 
Diadema Group 
Alpheus diadema Dana 
Fig. 7a-e 
For synonymy, see Banner, Pacific Sci. 10(3): 
357, 1956. 
