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same as A. bouvieri hululensis. In Banner and 
Banner (1964), A. bouvieri has been placed 
in synonymy under A. levius cuius Dana, leaving 
standing the "variety” Coutiere attributed to 
A. bouvieri as a separate species A. hululensis . 
If A. hululensis and A. coutierei are deemed 
to be the same, the name A. hululensis will 
take priority. 
Alpheus ladronis Banner 
Alpheus ladronis Banner, 1956. Pacific Sci. 
10(3) :360, fig. 20. 
LOCALITIES: Samoa: 1 specimen from BP 
3; 1, BP 6; 1, BP 7; 37, BP 10; 2, BP 11; 
3, BP 13. 
Alpheus crassimanus Heller 
Alpheus crassimanus Heller, 1865. Reise der 
Novara . . . Zool. Theil 2 (8): 107, pi. 10, 
fig. 2. — Bate, 1888. Challenger Rpts. 24: 
554, pi. 99 , fig- 2. — de Man, 1902. 
Senckenb. Naturf. Gesell., Abhandl. 25: 
880, pi. 27, fig. 62. 
Alpheus lobidens Coutiere, 1897^. Leyden 
Mus., Notes 19: 199. 
Crangon crassimanus Banner, 1953. Pacific 
Sci. 7(1): 134-138, fig. 49. 
LOCALITIES: Fiji: 11 specimens from BF 1; 
2, BF 12; 4, BF 13. Tonga: 6 specimens from 
BT 15. Samoa: 3 specimens from BBS 9; 2, 
BP 2; 3, BP 13; 8, BP 15. 
Alpheus strenuus Dana 
Fig. 20 
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852^. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Philadelphia, Proc. 6:21; 1852 A U. S. 
Explor. Exped. 13:543, pi. 34, fig. 4. — 
Coutiere, 1905. Fauna and Geog. Maid, 
and Laccad. 2(4):913, pi. 87, fig. 53.— 
Pearson, 1911. Spolia Zeyland. 7 (28) : 185, 
pi. 7, fig. 6. 
Alpheus strenuus angulatus Coutiere, 1905. 
Fauna and Geog. and Maid, and Laccad. 
2(4): 914. 
LOCALITIES: Fiji: 10 specimens from BF 1; 
2, BF 3; 14, BF 9; 1, BF 19. Tonga: 4 speci- 
mens from BT 8; 4, BT 11; 1, BT 12; 9, BT 
14; 2, BT 17. Samoa: 1 specimen from BAS 
9; 10, BAS 10; 1, BBS 2. 
DESCRIPTION : Body very large, but of normal 
alpheid proportions, neither heavy nor slender. 
Rostrum slender, acute, without setae, tip 
reaching to just beyond end of first antennular 
article, arising basally from rounded ridge 
extending posteriorly between orbital hoods. 
Areas between ridge and orbital hoods in the 
form of a shallow rounded groove, becoming 
more shallow posteriorly; portions of frontal 
margin lying lateral to rostrum are concave. 
Orbital hoods of normal shape, rounded and 
without teeth. Profile of anterior dorsal portion 
of carapace sloping ventrally. 
Antennular peduncles with second article 
2.3 times as long as broad, 1.6 times as long 
as visible portion of first and 2.6 times length 
of third article; second article tapering slightly 
distally. Upper flagellum about 1.6 times as 
long as peduncle, with broadened basal portion 
over half length of flagellum; lower flagellum 
about 4 times length of peduncle. Stylocerite 
with narrowed acute tip reaching slightly past 
end of first antennular article. 
Scaphocerite well developed, with lateral 
spine reaching beyond end of antennular 
peduncle; rounded squamous portion reaching 
almost to the end of same peduncle; outer 
margin slightly curved and concave. Basicerite 
with acute, slender tooth on inferior internal 
angle. Carpocerite reaching to level of end of 
antennular peduncle. Antennal flagellum long, 
capable of reaching behind telson. 
Third maxillipeds with ultimate article 1.7 
times length of penultimate; distal article 
armed on inner side and upper margin with 
dense, short, stiff setae and only scattered longer 
setae along margins; terminal bristles con- 
siderably shorter than last article. 
Ischium of large cheliped unarmed. Merus 
with outer face 2.4 times as long as broad; 
superior apex rounded, not projecting; inferior 
internal angle with a large projection distally, 
tipped with a small, curved, acute tooth; merus 
otherwise unarmed. Chela 2.3 times as long 
as broad, with the fingers occupying 0.38 the 
length of the entire chela; breadth of chela at 
point of articulation of the fingers 0.7 that of 
maximum breadth of palm. Superior margin 
distally developed into a heavy rounded ridge 
