

ITT. Asellopsis hispida, I'.rady. 



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 //. I'.nuU \ i;>'l"Tt -"ii. Ann. \ .M:e_;. Nat. HUi. Vol. Xll, p. \'M. PI. IX. MMN. H in. 



>/r//''- Characters. /-'-///"A. Body comparatively broad, flattened, with 

 tlu- lateral expansions of the anterior segments truncated at the end. Cephalic 

 segment very large. almost <|uadrangular in outline, rostral projection rather pro- 

 minent. \\ith the tip blunted. I'rosome much shorter than the anterior division 

 and having all the segments prodiiceil laterally to triangular imbricated expansions. 

 Caudal rami short and hroad. Conning rounded lamellae densely clothed with short 

 hairs hoih at the edges and on the upper face, seta' of outer edge closely jux- 

 taposed and not I'ar trom the end, dorsal seta issuing from about the middle. 

 medial apical seta scarcely longer than the ramiis. the other 2 still smaller. 

 \\cll developed and ot' light red colour. Anterior antennae of moderate si/e. 

 and composed of r> articulations, the last 2 of the proximal part being confluent; 

 last joint transversely truncated at the tip. Posterior antenna? with the apical 

 ^pines and seta. 1 ' "iiiparatively short and thick, outer minus rather small and 

 provided with 4 short ciliated setae. 1st pair of legs with the outer ramus scarcely 

 half as long as the proximal joint of the inner, distal joint of nearly the same length 

 as the proximal one. but considerably narrower, and carrying outside a thin rlex- 

 uoiis brittle, at the tip a single spine and 2 geniculated setae. Natatory legs with 

 the proximal joints of the rami somewhat dilated, especially in the anterior pairs, 

 the ~2 first joints of outer ramus armed with a double row of coarse spinules. 

 La-t pair of b"_'^ comparatively large, distal joint oblong oval in form with the 

 outer ( -d L r r mjnuteh -pinulose and carrying 5 rather short setae arising from digiti- 

 t'oriu prominence-, the penultimate one very thin, hair-like, inner edge of the joint 

 ipiite Mnooth; inner expansion of proximal joint considerably produced and of 

 narrow lingniform shape, extending about as far as the distal joint, marginal seta 1 

 I in number, the -j innermost ones much shorter than the other 2. 



M<ili with the anterior antenna' \ery strongly built and distinctly li-arti- 

 culate. last joint of proximal part globularly dilated, terminal part Inarticulate, 

 claw-like. Inner ramus of ,'ird pair of legs distinctly Inarticulate, middle joint 

 produced at the end out-ide to a spiniform projection. Last pair of legs very 

 small, \\ith no trace of an inner expansion of the proximal joint. 



Colour light \e||ow. with orange shading. 



Length of adult female n.:>,s mm. 



Remarks. The present form, first described by Mess)--. |',rad\ and Robertson 

 under the above name, is e;isj|\ recognisable by its flat expanded body and the 



