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from the second and third segments of the limb. Coutiere, how- 

 ever, states that in some primitive Caridea the double proximal 



FIG. 107. 



Mouth-parts of Pamlalus borealis (Caridea). (After Sars.) A. mandible; B, maxillnla ; (3, 

 maxilla; D, tirst maxilliped ; E, second maxilliped. e, proximal endite of maxilla (accord- 

 ing to Boas, the small distal lobe alone represents the endite and the large proximal lobe does 

 not represent the proximal division of the endite in other Decapoda) ; en, endopodite ; ep, 

 epipodite ; ex, exopodite ; i, incisor process ; in, molar process of mandible'; mb, mastigobranchia ; 

 p, palp ; ph, podobranchia ; w, scaphognathite of maxilla ; *, lobe on exopodite of first maxilliped 

 characteristic of Caridea. 



A. 



B. 



FIG. 158. 



A, inaxillula of Penaeus cammote ; 1-4, palp of four segments ; ex, exite connected with 

 proximal endite. B, tirst maxilliped of same ; 1-5, endopodite of live segments ; ep, epipodite ; 

 M, exopodite. (After Boas.) 



endite can be seen to belong to the fiist segment, and that the 

 other two lobes are independent of each other, belonging respectively 



