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Fig. 14. Obesomanus group; relative proportions 
of the palm and fingers of the small chela of three 
species. Ordinate: ratio of the length of fingers to 
length of palm, the fingers being considered as 1. 
Ahcissa: number of specimens. 
A. malleodigitus (Bate), 1888:565, pi. 101, 
fig. 5; de Man, 1902:866; de Man, 1911:347, 
pi. 14, fig. 70-70d. 
A. malleodigitus var. gracilicarpus de Man, 
1909b: 99; 1911:349, fig. 70. 
A. phyrgianus Coutiere, 1905:886, pi. 77, fig. 
25. 
Fig. 15. Obesomanus group; proportions of first 
and second article of the second leg in three species. 
Ordinate: length of the second article of the second 
leg divided by the first. Abcissa: number of specimens. 
A. danae Coutiere, 1905:887, pi. 77, fig. 26. 
A. persicus Nobili, 1906:33. 
A. samoa (below). 
A. species Nobili, 1906:34. 
A. perplexus Banner, 1956: 349, fig. 14. 
A. species de Man, 1911:349, pi. 15, fig. 71. 
A. chamorro Banner, 1956:349, fig. 14. 
In addition to those species previously placed 
in the Obesomanus group, we are adding those 
species previously placed in Thunor, the relega- 
tion of Thunor to synonymy being discussed 
under A. samoa (below). These species are: 
A. rathbunae (Schmitt), 1924:74, pi. 1, figs. 
1-10. (Originally described as Crangon rath- 
bunae, and later placed in the genus Thunor. ) 
A. idiocheles Coutiere, 1905:883, pi. 75, fig. 21. 
Later named Thunor idiocheles [Coutiere] 
(Banner, 1956:367, fig. 22). 
A. baculifer Coutiere, 1908: 16. 
A. micros cap his (Banner), 1959:151, fig. 13. 
