. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 330 Annals of the South African Museum. 1913. Balss, Schultze Keise, v, p. 109. 1920. Stebbing, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., xvii, p. 251, pi. 22 (Crust., pi. 102) (Cryptodromia micronyx). 1921. Balss, Beitr. Kennt. Meeresf. Westafr., iii, p. 47 (Dromidia s.). 1947. Barnard, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, (xi), 13, p. Fig. 63.—Cryptodromiopsis spongiosa (Stimpson). a, carapace, denuded, b, c, 6th joint and dactyl of 4th and 5th legs respectively, with seta from leg. Cryptodromiopsis lepidota Brnrd. d, carapace, de


. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 330 Annals of the South African Museum. 1913. Balss, Schultze Keise, v, p. 109. 1920. Stebbing, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., xvii, p. 251, pi. 22 (Crust., pi. 102) (Cryptodromia micronyx). 1921. Balss, Beitr. Kennt. Meeresf. Westafr., iii, p. 47 (Dromidia s.). 1947. Barnard, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, (xi), 13, p. Fig. 63.—Cryptodromiopsis spongiosa (Stimpson). a, carapace, denuded, b, c, 6th joint and dactyl of 4th and 5th legs respectively, with seta from leg. Cryptodromiopsis lepidota Brnrd. d, carapace, denuded, the unshaded triangular area is membranous, e, lateral view of front. /, g, 6th joint and dactyl of 4th and 5th legs respectively, the scaly covering only partly represented, and two scales further enlarged. Covered with a very short close and thick pile ("sponge-like," Stimpson). Carapace globose, smooth. Frontal lobes short, rounded; median rostral point subequal but strongly denexed. A blunt supra- orbital tooth. Antero-lateral margin with 4 rounded undulations, the hindermost one forming a blunt knob behind branchial groove. Regions ill-defined, but grooves defining cardiac region distinct. Terminal abdominal segment $ broader than long, triangular, ending in a sharp point. Chelipeds and legs knobbed. Fifth leg longer and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum


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