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i '"iliinr imt vet ascei taiie'd. 







I. iiL r ti) o! ;ilult female 0.48 linn. 



/.' marlcs. The present form is of about the same size as L. 

 but is easil\ distinguished fn>m that species by the distinctly 7-articulate anterior 

 antenna' :iiid the peculiar shape of the last pair of legs. Tin- general form of 

 tin- body is aUn somewhat different. 



Occurrence. Some few specimens of this form, all of the female sex, were 

 picked up from >ample> taken at Kisor and Lillesand. south enast of Norway. 



17:;. Laophonte nana, <;. 0. Sars. n. sp. 



(PI. < LXXXIl). 



>'/</r///V Cluii-iii-ti'i^. I^niiiili-. Body very short and stout, somewhat de- 

 pressed in fn.nt and rapidly tapering behind, almost pyriform in shape. Cephalic 

 ni'-nt lar-je and broad, with the rostral projection obtusely triangular in shape. 

 K\e very large and light red. Urosome much shorter than the anterior division, 

 and having the lateral expansions of the segments rathtr slight. Caudal rami 

 short. not much longer than they are broad, and scarcely at all divergent, middle 

 apical -da about half the length of the body. Anterior antennae rather stout and 

 -radualK tapering dually, being only composed of 6 articulations, 2nd joint the 

 largest and without any projection behind. Posterior antennae with the outer 

 ramus extremely small and rudimentary, conical in form, with a single apical seta 

 and a minute lateral haii\ 1st pair of legs less slender than usual, outer ramus 

 biaitieidate and about half the length of the proximal joint of the inner. Nataton 

 le-s \vell developed and of normal structure, except that the terminal joint of the 

 outer ramus in the 4th pair is shortened and armed with only 3 spines. Last 

 pair of h^s with the distal joint small, sub-truncate at the tip. and pn>\ ided \\ ith 



else, the -2 "iiteniiH-t ones closely juxtaposed; inner expansion of proximal joint 



rather large ind Mim-\\hat curved, extending nearly as far as the distal joint. 

 maiL'inal setae t in number, the outermost Imt nne the longest, digitiform process 



this |,,int s!|,,rt and broad. Ovisac large, rounded oval in form. 

 \lnlr with the i_'nd pair of le^s considerably larger than in female, inner 



is \er\ Blender, \\jti, ( ,n!\ :; setae on the distal joint, the innermost one short, 



-pinif'irm. .'Inl pair of leirs \ery unlike those in female, outer ramus exceedingly 

 stnuiir. \\ith the setae of tin- inner edge spiniform. inner ramus dist inctly .'!-articu- 

 lale. -pinit'u] in projection of middle joint of a rather peculiar appearance, being 

 Mirmoid in form and abruptly bent outwards. Last pair of le^ extreiuel\ small, 

 distal joint with imly :\ seta', proximal joint \\ithoiit any expansion inside. 



