Doclea gracilipes (Stimpson)

Pterygostomian regions not canaliculated
carapace discoid, second pair of legs three to four times longer than lenth of carapace
single series of tubercles or spines down middle of carapace

Numerous specimens, of both sexes, were collected at Bombay. It lives among rocks encrusted with weeds.

A large male measures :-

length of carapace (from the base of the rostrum to the base of the base of the median posterior spine) ------- 38 mm breadth of carapace---------------35mm length of rostrum----------------6mm length of median posterior ---------4mm spine length of second leg----------126mm

It is a variable species, but it can be distinguished by the following characters, which are constant :-

(1) the discoid (non-globose) carapace, with elevations only on the niiddle line;

(2) the long slender legs of the second pair;

(3) the large size of the spine at the external angle of the buccal frame.

The colour of the carapace and the part of the legs covered by fur is dark green, the last two segments of the legs have a reddish tinge.

Alcock's description of the species is not complete and can be supplemented by the foflowing observations. The sternum and abdomen are also hairy in the male, except for two knobs on the third abdominal segment. In the female, there is no hair on the abdomen. On the second leg, the proximal half of the propodite is hairy.

The anterior male abdominal appendages are more or less straight, there being only a slight bending about the middle. The distal half of the appendage is abruptly narrowed and the tip is sharply pointed.