. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a Figure 18.—LatreUlia elegans, female: a, Dorsal view, lacking chelipeds and legs; 6, left side. X 2. like rostrum projects obliquely do^vllward; each of the lateral horns is armed with three spinules separated by subequal intervals. Front margin of carapace mth a small acute spine projecting downward at outer base of eyestalks. Abdomen broad in both sexes terminating in a short spine; in the female, the first segment has a median tubercle, second and third segments each with a strong median spine, fourth and fifth segments (fused to sLxth)
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a Figure 18.—LatreUlia elegans, female: a, Dorsal view, lacking chelipeds and legs; 6, left side. X 2. like rostrum projects obliquely do^vllward; each of the lateral horns is armed with three spinules separated by subequal intervals. Front margin of carapace mth a small acute spine projecting downward at outer base of eyestalks. Abdomen broad in both sexes terminating in a short spine; in the female, the first segment has a median tubercle, second and third segments each with a strong median spine, fourth and fifth segments (fused to sLxth) wdth a spine near each lateral mar- gin; in the male the segments are distinct and there is a spine on sec- ond segment. Eyes pyriform, with their slender stalks about equal in length to the supraorbital horns. Chelipeds very slender, three times as long as body and about half as long as third ambulatories; chela a little longer than carpus; dactylus a little less than half the length of palm. Legs very long, almost filiform, their basal, ischial and meral articles spinulous; dactyls very short. Color.—Yellowish; legs with red bands. (Milne Edwards.) Measurements.—Length of carapace of female (19296) , width , horn 8, length of third leg 79 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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