. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 112 BULLETIN 93, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. and narrow. There is a short adductor ridge, not united with the articular, and not extending upon the lower fourth or third of the valve. The lateral depressor muscle lodges in a deep cleft. The width of the scutum varies rather widely, and the tergal side is abruptly deflected. The tergum is relatively large, wider than the scutum, and a trifle shorter. It is flat, with slight growth-lines and no furrow to the spur; the latter stands close to the basiscutal angle, is very short, truncate, and
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 112 BULLETIN 93, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. and narrow. There is a short adductor ridge, not united with the articular, and not extending upon the lower fourth or third of the valve. The lateral depressor muscle lodges in a deep cleft. The width of the scutum varies rather widely, and the tergal side is abruptly deflected. The tergum is relatively large, wider than the scutum, and a trifle shorter. It is flat, with slight growth-lines and no furrow to the spur; the latter stands close to the basiscutal angle, is very short, truncate, and Iroad, one-half to one-third the width of the valve. Inside there is a moderate articular ridge, defining a broadly open articular furrow; the scutal border is not inflexed. Crests for the depressor muscles are sharp and numerous. The labrum (fig. 27&) has three rather strong teeth on each side. Palpi substantially as in B. ampliitrite (See p. 93, fig. 19e).. Fig. 27.—B. teigonus. West Indies, a, mandible, b, labeum. c, maxilla. Mandible (fig. 27a) with four teeth and an irregular lower point. MaxiUa (fig. 27c) with seven or eight spines between the upper and lower large pairs, which stand upon very shght projections. Cirrus i has rami of 20 and 9 segrhents, the posterior ramus Jialf as long as the anterior, its segments moderately protuberant. Cirrus ii with 10 and 8 segments (West Indies), or 13 and 9 segments (Cape St. Lucas, Lower California). Cirrus iii having 15 and 12 segments, the anterior ramus 4 segments longer. The lower segment of the pedicel is very broad. The segments of both rami are convex an- teriorly, and armed with thorn-shaped teeth. Smaller teeth, grad- ing down to minute tubercles, are on the adjacent outer face of the segment. These may be numerous, as in the West Indian individ- ual figured (fig. 28a), or few, as in that from Cape St. Lucas (fig. 2Sd). The distal two segments of the anterior ramus, and four of the pos- terior, have no teeth. The i
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