156 Records of the Indian Museum. * [VOi<.

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K e y to the species of the subgenus Periclimenes.

A. Supra-orbital spine absent.
B. Antennal spine absent ; R. 7-8 : 1-2 ... longicaudatus (Stimp-
son).
B'. Antennal spine present.
C. Third abdominal somite produced backwards
over fourth in the form of a large compressed «
tooth; R . 9 - 1 1 -.2 ... ... ... aesopius (Bate).
C'. Third abdominal somite little produced pos-
teriorly.
D. Fingers of chela of first leg unarmed.
E . Lateral process of antennular peduncle of
normal length, not reaching beyond middle
of basal segment.
F . Segond leg with carpus more than one-
• third length of palm.
G. One or more upper rostral teeth situ-
ated on carapace behind posterior limit
of orbit.
H . Dactylus of last three legs slender,
at least 4 times as long as broad.
J . Posterior dorsal tooth of rostrum
separated from next by a wide in-
terval ; carpus of second leg much
more than half as long as palm.
K. Upper border of rostrum very
strongly arched, with ventral
teeth placed close to apex below
or in advance of foremost dorsal
tooth ; fingers of second leg as
long as palm.
R. 6-8 : 1-2 ... ... infraspinis (Rathbun)
R. 9-11 : 1 - 3 ... ... indicus (Kemp).
K1. Upper border of rostrum only
a litde convex, with ventral teeth
placed behind foremost of dor-
sal series ; fingers of second leg
usually shorter than palm ; R.
7-10 : 1-2 ... ... oSscurus, sp. nov.
J'. Posterior dorsal tooth of • rostrum
not separated from second by a
wider interval than that between
second and third , carpus of second
leg about half as long as palm.
K. Abdomen transversely banded
and blotched with red ; R. 8-10 :
2^4 ... ... ... scriptus (Risso).
AT'. Abdomen longitudinally striped
with violet; R. 8 : 4 ... amethysteus (Risso).
H'. Dactylus of last three legs stout,
less than 4 times as long as broad
[posterior dorsal tooth of rostrum
not separated from second by a wider
interval than that between second and
third] ; R. 9 : 2 ... ... impar, sp. nov.
G'. N o teeth of upper rostral series situ-
ated on carapace behind orbit.
H. Rostrum deep, downcurved ; apex
of antennal scale broadly rounded ;
R. 6 : l .. ... ... parvus Borr.
H'. Rostrum shallow, straight ; apex
of antennal scale sharply rounded ;
R. 6 : \ ... ... ... incertus Borr.