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Figure 1 Dactylus and propodus of left cheliped and left pereiopods 2, 4, 5 in Dicrtmodromia kambar Guinot, 1993, 
western Australia, 434 m: ovigerous female cl 29; cw 24 (WAM 166-93). A, external view of fifth pereiopod 
(P5). B, palm and movable finger of cheliped. C, external view of fourth pereiopod (P4). D, ventral view of 
fourth pereiopod. E, internal view of second pereiopod. Notice that propodus is much longer in P5 than in 
P4. Scales: B, E = 5 mm; A, C, D = 2 mm. 
Peter J. F. Davie (QM) and to Diana S. Jones 
(WAM) for reviewing a draft of the manuscript. 
Peter also kindly checked the English text. I also 
thank Valeria G. Veloso (Universidade do Rio de 
Janeiro) for calling my attention to this interesting 
specimen and Diana for making it available for 
study. Drawings are by Georgia M. de O. Franco. 
Support of studies on the systematics of Decapoda 
by CNPq (National Council for the Development 
of Science and Technology, Brasilia) in the form of 
ongoing grant 520254/95-3 is gratefully 
acknowledged. 
