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g r a n u la te , m u c h r e s em b lin g th e b a c k o f a to a d . T h e o p h th a lm ic p e d u n c le s a re s h o r t a n d th ic k , w i(b
th e u su a l s p in e a t th e b a s e . T h e la te r a l an ten n a e x c e e d tb e c law s iu le n g th ; th e mov e ab le p ro c e s s
a t th e i r b a s e is n o tch ed a lo n g th e u p p e r p a r t, a n d te rm in a te s a c u te ly . T h e m e s ia l an ten n a e x te n d
ve ry l ittle b ey o n d th e p e n u ltim a te jo in t o f th e la te r a l antenna. T h e first jo in t o f th e fo o t-p a lp e h a s
th re e sm a ll te e th o n th e o u te r m a rg in , a n d th e in n e r m a rg in finely d e n ta te ; th e o th e r j o in ts a re h ir s u te ;
th e /a g - rum e x te n d s to th e b a se o f th e fo u rth a r tic u la tio n . T h e chela a r e e lo n g a ted , c om p re s s e d , a n d
o f u n e q u a l siz e , th e r ig h t b e in g la rg e s t: b e n e a th th e y a re h ir s u te a n d g r a n u l a t e ; a b o v e th ey b e a r
lo n g itu d in a l row s o f sm a ll tu b e rc le s , a n d re fle c t h u e s o f g r e e n a n d go ld w ith a m e ta llic lu s tr e ; a p in k
h u e is a lso re fle c te d in som e p o s itio n s . T h e lin g e rs o f e a c h chela te rm in a te g r a d u a lly in p o in ts , a n d
c lo se w ith o u t in te rv e n in g s p a c e ; th o s e o f th e le f t a r e e lo n g a te d , a n d a re b e n t d ow nw a rd s . T h e
s e c o n d a n d th i r d p a irs o f c law s a re lo n g e r th a n tb e chela, c om p re s s e d , g r a n n la te , w ith s e rra te d
m a rg in s , a n d to g e th e r with th e p e d u n c le s o f th e antenna re fle c t th e sam e h u e s a s th e p re c e d in g p a i r ;
th e ir u ltim a te jo in ts a re tw is te d a s in P a g . Strehlomjx. T h e fo u rth a n d fifth p a ir s o f c law s a r e very
d im in u tiv e , a n d a r e h ir s u te a t th e e x trem ity , b u t a re u n p ro v id e d w ith th e d a rk - c o lo u r e d rou g h p la te
w h ic h is o b s e rv ab le in som e sp e c ie s o f P a g u r u s . T h e a b d om e n is sh o r te r in p ro p o rtio n to (h e b ody
th a n in m o s t o f th is g e n u s ; i t h a s a t r a n s p a r e n t o v a l h o rn y p la te o n e a ch sid e , n e a r i t s c o n n e c tio n with
th e th o r a x , b n t is w ith o u t a ny la te r a l lam inæ , o r c ilia te d a p p e n d a g e s ; a t le a s t th e r e w a s n o a p p e a r a n c e
o f a n y in th e th r e e sp e c im e n s from w hich th e p re c e d in g c h a r a c te r s w e re t a k e n ; b u t th is c irc um s ta n c e
m a y b e p e c u lia r to th e m a le s .
K am ts c h a tk a i s in d ic a te d a s th e habitat o f th is sp ecies.
P l a t e X X V . F i g . l . P a g u r u s s p l e n d e s c e n s .
1 a . S id e v iew o f th e l e ft ch e la , sh ew in g th e b e n t c h a ra c te r o f th e d ig its .
1 0 . P a g u r u s a n i c u l u s . Fair., Olivier,
p . 5-31. A tla s ,p i. 79. Jig. 1.
et Gaimard, Zoologie de VVranie,
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fo llow in g n o te re sp e c tin g its h a b its . “ T h is sp e c im en b re a th e s w a te r o n ly , a n d d ie s v e ry soon a fte r
b e in g rem o v ed from th a t e lem e n t.”
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fig .2 .—Quoy et Gaimard, Zoologie deVVranie, Atlas, p l.7 9 . fig .Z .
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n u m b e r ; th e th r e e f ir s t a r e flage lliform, c o n s is tin g o f a s tem o r h a n d le h a lf a n in c h in le n g th , from
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