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Show 1900.] FROM SINGAPORE AND MALACCA. 739 p. 27, pi. ii. f. 6 (Hombron et Jacq. tome iii. 1853); A. M.-Edw. Nouv. Arch. Mus. t. ix. p. 233 (1873). Hab. Singapore ; obtained at lowest tides. Five males. Dim. d 90x59. d 78x52-5. d 100x66. d 104x66. d 102x68. Breadth taken from between penultimate lateral teeth. XXVIII. Genus ETISODES Dana. 47. ETISODES ANAGLYPTUS M.-Edw. (Plate XLV. fig. 5.) Etisus anaglyptus, M.-Edw. Hist. Nat, Crust, t. i. p. 411 (1834). Etisodes anaglyptus, Miers, 'Alert' Crust, p. 218 (1884); Hasw. Cat. Austr. Crust, p. 55 (1882). Hab. Singapore ; littoral. Three males and a female. These are all fine specimens, and, as I have not seen any description of the species since that of Milne-Edwards in 1834, and a few additional remarks by Mr. Miers (t. c), I give a further one now. Carapace somewhat lobulated, more particularly in front and on the sides, and rather depressed; under the lens every where minutely punctated ; furrows between the lobules broad and rather deep. Front relatively narrow, consisting of two projecting lobes, separated by a deep median notch, closed posteriorly ; each lobe with a short, thick, granulated and concave anterior margin, the external half of which is lower than the interior, so that the line of the front is curved dorso-ventrally; a deep wide notch between this and the internal orbital angle, below which, when viewed from above, appear the antenna?. This angle forms a salient tubercle. Upper orbital margin thick, its external half divided, by two conspicuous closed fissures, into two low tubercles, the outer of which forms the external angle of the orbit. Lower margin formed of two tubercles; one, more prominent, below and external to the internal orbital angle, the other below and internal to tbe external angle. A curved line of granules, set in a shallow furrow, separates the subhepatic and pterygostomian regions : merus of external maxillipedes granulated, as also are the anterior half of the first sternal segment and the internal edge of the others where they abut on the abdomen ; tbe first sternal segment also presents a deep median groove. Chelipedes fairly long; merus and carpus internally granulate, hand internally smooth and slightly punctate. External surface of merus smooth, its upper margin with a line of long hairs ; external surface of carpus tuberculate and punctate, its internal angle with a strong forwardly curved spine, which has a low-tubercle at its base posteriorly ; external surface of hand punctate, and with three longitudinal rows of low tubercles; upper margin with two rows of tubercles, irregularly disposed. Fingers black, this colour extending a little wray on to the under, lower external, and lower internal surfaces of the hand ; externally |