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Show 586 MR. L. A. BORRADAILE ON CRUSTACEANS [May 22, ix. p. 181, pi. v. fig. 1 (1873) ; Alcock, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 2, i. p. 86 (1898). Botuma; one male. 48. CARPILIODES PALLIDUS, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 3.) Diagnosis: " A Carpiliodes the length of whose carapace is to the greatest breadth as 7 : 11, with the carapace covered with vesiculous granules, lobulated as in C. monticulosus, but with the furrows not so deep; the front slightly sinuous, with a sharp, but not very deep, notch in the middle, extending at its outer ends in front of the orbital rims, from which it is separated by transverse grooves; the chelipeds equal, alike, above and outside granular like tbe rest of the body and limbs, below smooth ; on the outside of the hands five more or less distinct grooves, of which the two lower run on to the immoveable finger and the upper one on to the moveable finger, while the middle two are less distinct than the others; the cutting-edges of the fingers with several blunt conical teeth, which are set closer together on the immoveable than on the moveable finger. The walking-legs granular, with a few scattered hairs; the propodites very short and broad; the dactv-lopodites about equal to the propodites in length, armed at the end with a rather short, almost straight claw." The third maxilliped is shown in fig. 3a, and the abdomen of the male in fig. 3 b. Colours in spirit: carapace white ; walking-legs pink, with the dactyle and half the propodite white ; chelipeds pink, with the fingers white or pale brown with pink bases. Length 3-5 mm. The most characteristic feature of the species is its coloration; in most respects it shows a considerable resemblance to C. monticulosus. Botuma ; three males, one female. Genus EUXANTHUS Dana, 1851. 49. EUXANTHUS MELISSA (Herbst), 1801. Cancer melissa, Herbst, Naturges. Krabb. u. Krebse, iii. 2. p. 7, pi. Ii. fig. 1 (1801). Euxanthus melissa, Stimpson, Proc. Ac. Sci. Philad. 1858, p. 33; Alcock, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxvii. 2, i. p. 110 (1898). Euxanthus mamillatus, A. M.-Edwards, Nouv. Arch. Mus. (1) i. p. 193, pi. xv. fig. 2 (1865). The fingers of this species are hollowed at the tip as stated by Alcock (p. 110). In his generic key (p. 75) the same author say's that the fingers in this genus are pointed. Botuma ; three males, two females. Genus CHLORODIUS H. M.-Edw., 1834. Chrodius, Biippell, Krabben roth. Meer. p. 20 (1830). Chlorodius, H. M.-Edwards, H. N. Crust, i. p. 399 (1834); Alcock, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxvii. 2, i. p. 159 (1898). |
