. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 80 NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 292 Genus Typhlatya 14. Typhlatya garciai Chace Typhlatya garciai Chace, 1942, p. 99, pi. 29 [type-locality: cave at Banes, Pro- vincia de Oriente, Cuba]. Diagnosis.—Orbital margin unarmed. Rostrmn represented only by unarmed angular projection of frontal margin not reaching ends of eyestalks. Ventral margins of abdominal pleura unarmed. Eyes reduced, cornea limited to distolateral pigment spot on eyestalk. Basal segment of antennular peduncle mthout dorsal spines. All pereiopods with weU-developed exopods. F
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 80 NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 292 Genus Typhlatya 14. Typhlatya garciai Chace Typhlatya garciai Chace, 1942, p. 99, pi. 29 [type-locality: cave at Banes, Pro- vincia de Oriente, Cuba]. Diagnosis.—Orbital margin unarmed. Rostrmn represented only by unarmed angular projection of frontal margin not reaching ends of eyestalks. Ventral margins of abdominal pleura unarmed. Eyes reduced, cornea limited to distolateral pigment spot on eyestalk. Basal segment of antennular peduncle mthout dorsal spines. All pereiopods with weU-developed exopods. Fingers of chelae of fii-st and second pereiopods bearing terminal tufts of long hair. Carpus of second pereiopod much longer than broad. Last three pereiopods without horny scales or tubercles. Merus of third pereiopod not noticeably broader than that of fourth. A small species, maximum postorbital carapace length about 5 mm. Habitat.—Subterranean fresh water. Distribution.—Known only from a cave at Banes, Provincia de Oriente, Cuba. 15. Typhlatya monae Chace FiGUEE 16 Typhlatya monae Chace, 1954, p. 318, fig. 1 [type-locality: well near Sardinera, Isla Mona, Puerto Rico]. Diagnosis.—Orbital margin unarmed. Rostrum represented only by unarmed, angular projection of frontal margin not reaching ends of eyestalks. Ventral margins of abdominal pleura unarmed. Eyes reduced, cornea limited to distolateral pigment spot on Figure 16.—Typhlatya monae, female (carapace length mm) from Dark Cave, Barbuda (Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1959).. 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.
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