. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 58. -Pauapinnixa nitida, female HOLOTxi'B. a, General outline, X 2|; 6, outeb MAXILLIPED, ENLAUGEU. (AFTER ) longitudinal lines of short cilia on outer surface; fingers scarcely as long as palm, toothless, hooked at tip; on upper surface of movable finger a line of cilia roughened by minute projections. Legs ciliated on margins; first leg stouter and a little longer than others, anterior surface of merus smooth and concave where it rubs against chelipeds, next two joints stout, dactylus short, subcylindri- cal, curved, and taper
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 58. -Pauapinnixa nitida, female HOLOTxi'B. a, General outline, X 2|; 6, outeb MAXILLIPED, ENLAUGEU. (AFTER ) longitudinal lines of short cilia on outer surface; fingers scarcely as long as palm, toothless, hooked at tip; on upper surface of movable finger a line of cilia roughened by minute projections. Legs ciliated on margins; first leg stouter and a little longer than others, anterior surface of merus smooth and concave where it rubs against chelipeds, next two joints stout, dactylus short, subcylindri- cal, curved, and tapers rapidly to an acute, corneous tip; third leg a little shorter than second, both more compressed than first leg; dactyli similar in all three legs; fourth leg very short, not reaching distal end of merus of third, propodus relatively wider than in other legs, dactylus similar to others. Abdomen small, not covering half of sternum; sides of posterior portion concave. Color.—In spirits, bright orange, chelipeds and legs straw yellow. Measurements.—Female holotype, length of carapace 5-fnim., width of same 11 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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