. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 148 BULLETIN 138, UNITIiD STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM ADDENDUM While this paper was goino; thioujrh the press a specimen was received which is apparently congeneric with Macrochelra kaeiiifferiy the giant crab of Japan which inhabits deeper waters off shore, and is jiot known in America. The species below is the second one to be described in this genus. Family MAJIDAE Genus MACROCHEIRA de Haan Maerocheira de Haax. Fauna Japou. , pp. 79 and 88; type, M. Jcaemp- feri (de Ilaan). Carapace subtriangular. Rostrum long, two divergent spines. Preoc
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 148 BULLETIN 138, UNITIiD STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM ADDENDUM While this paper was goino; thioujrh the press a specimen was received which is apparently congeneric with Macrochelra kaeiiifferiy the giant crab of Japan which inhabits deeper waters off shore, and is jiot known in America. The species below is the second one to be described in this genus. Family MAJIDAE Genus MACROCHEIRA de Haan Maerocheira de Haax. Fauna Japou. , pp. 79 and 88; type, M. Jcaemp- feri (de Ilaan). Carapace subtriangular. Rostrum long, two divergent spines. Preocular si)ine small. Basal antennal article not reaching front. Merus of outer maxillipeds elongate, rounded at distal end. Legs very long. Oligocene; Recent. MACROCHEIRA TEGLANDI, new species Description.—Carapace high in the middle, sloping down on the sides and behind; front deflexed, rostrum invisible. Carapace broad, greatest width nearly equal to postfrontal length. Posterior two-. ^''>. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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