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therefore, the fourth and fifth pleopods will likewise be found to be biarticulate when 

 perfect specimens are examined. In //. unfuri-tica only the fifth pleopods are 

 biarticulate, the remaining pairs consisting of a single joint only. 



The eyes in the genus are described for the first time. They are remarkable 

 chiefly for their small size and degenerate structure, for the complete absence of visual 

 elements, and the subservience, either entirely or in great part, of ophthalmic functions 

 to those of probably a tactile nature. 



The cap-like form of the tergum of the first segment of the pleon recalls the 

 somewhat similar form of the third pleon segment in many Carida, and suggests that 

 the posterior part of the body is capable of great ventral flexure. The ' Discovery ' 

 expedition is to be congratulated on the finding of this species, by far the most 

 interesting Schizopod in the collection. 



FAMILY MYSID^E. 



SUB-FAMILY LEPTOMYSIX.E, Norman. 



GENUS PSEUDOMMA, G. 0. Sars. 



PSEUDOMMA BELGICjE. 



(Plate VI, Figs. 1-8.) 

 Pseudomma belgicse, Holt and Tattersall, 1006 (1). 



Locality of capture. Lat. 78 25' 40" S., long. 185 39' 6" E., 300 fathoms, one 

 specimen, immature female, 23 mm. 



Fi.inn (Fig. l) compact and moderately stoutly built, 



Carapace (Fig. 1) large, less than half the total length of the body, covering 

 laterally all the segments of the thorax, but dorsally exposing the last one behind its 

 posterior emargination ; its anterior margin very slightly produced into a blunt, very 

 broadly rounded rostrum ; antero-lateral angles rounded; cervical sulcus well marked. 



Pleon (Fig. 1), excluding the telson, about half the total length of the body from 

 the eye to the tip of the telson ; first four segments subequal in length and slightly 

 longer than the fifth ; sixth segment twice as long as the fifth. 



Eye plates (Fig. 1) contiguous, exhibiting only a very slight anterior median 

 cleft ; each plate subquadrangular or rhomboidal in shape, nearly twice as broad as 

 long, antero-lateral angles rounded, anterior margin nearly straight, no serrations or 

 armature of any kind ; no pigment present in preserved specimens ; corneal lenses 

 absent, but the ramifications of the optic nerve are clearly visible in dorsal view. 



Antennular peduncle (Fig. l) short and stout, not extending beyond half the 

 length of the autennal scale ; basal joint almost entirely covered by the ocular laminae, 

 a few plumose setse on each anterior corner ; second joint very short, more than twice 

 as broad as long, a few short seta; on the outer distal corner, inner margin with a few 

 longer plumose sehe ; third joint longer than either of the other two and .-lightly 



