Andauiopsis, Audaniella 93 



Maxillipeds, inner plates transversely truncate, reaching end of palp's 1^* Joint, 

 outer rather large, linely spinulose inside, palp very slender. Gnathopods 1 and 2 

 sirailar, 6*'^ Joint narrow, tapering, rather ionger thau 5^^\ finger slight, sraooth. 

 Peraeopod 4, 2<^ Joint a littie dilated below. Peraeopod 5 much shorter 

 than preceding pairs, 2^ Joint greatly expanded, decurrent lobe obtusely pointed, 

 4**^ Joint expanded, decurrent. Uropod 3, rami narrow, unarmed, outer 

 2-jointed. Telson very sraall, triangulär, entire. 



1 species. 



1. A. nordlandica (Boeck) 1871 Andanuin., A.Boeck in: Forli. Selsk. Christian., 

 1870 p. 129 11876 A.n., A. Boeck. Skand. Arkt. Amphip., v.2 p. 428 t. 9 f. 3 | 1891 

 Andaniopsis n., G. O. Sars. Crust. Norway. v. 1 p. 209 t. 72 f. 2 | 1893 Stegocephaloides 

 nordlandicus, A. DellaValle in: F. Fi. Neapel, «7.20 p. 630 t. 59 f. 40. 



Head not rostrate, lateral coniers quadrate. Peraeon segmeut 1 scarcely 

 as long as 2^ and 3*^ combined. Side-plate 4 nearly as broad as deep. 

 Pleon Segment " 3, postero-lateral angles quadrate. Eyes narrow, oblong, 

 "white, tinged with red below. Antenna 1, 1^^ Joint of flagellum very 

 large, accessory flagellum scarcely more than half its length. Antenna 2, ultimate 

 Joint of peduncle shorter than penultimate; flagellum as long as peduncle. 

 Uropod 3, rami longer than peduncle, 2^^ Joint of outer ramus subequal to 1^^. 

 Telson rather broader than long, apex obtusely pointed. Colour yellowish, 

 transversely banded with mottling of dark brown and reddish spots. L. Q 5 mm. 



Arctic Ocean, North-Atlantic and North-Sea (West-Norway). Depth 38 — 188 m. 



5. Gen. Andaniella 0. Sars 



1891 Andaniella (Sp. lui. : A. pectinata), G. 0. Sars, Crust. Xorway, v. 1 p. 210. 



Side-plate 4 broad, completely overlapping 5*^. f]yes wanting. Antenna 1 

 longer than antenna 2, flagellum 4-jointed. Epistome produced in front to 

 an acuminate läppet. Upper lip rather wide, unsymmetrically bilobed. Lower 

 lip with the lobes rather narrow (with a bidentate process, Aurivillius), apically 

 roiinded. Mandible streng, cuttiug edge not straight, coarsely dentate. Maxilla 1. 

 inner plate rather small, with several setae, outer large, with 9 strong spines, 

 palp very small, 1-jointed (with an obscure suture near the base, Aurivillius). 

 Maxilla 2, inner plate short, broad, outer not extremely narrow, with 4 strong 

 apical spines. Maxillipeds, inner plates very short, only reaching base of 

 palp, outer large. reaching much beyond 2^^ Joint of slender, slightly armed 

 palp. Gnathopod 1 shorter than gnathopod 2, 6^'* Joint longer than 5^^^, 

 finger strong, curved, armed with spines. Peraeopod 4, 2^ Joint linear. 

 Peraeopod 5 much shorter than preceding pairs, 2^ Joint oval, decurrent 

 part rounded, 4*'' Joint not much expanded or decurrent. Uropod 3, rami 

 shorter than peduncle, outer 2-joiuted, longer than inner. Telson small, 

 triangulär, entire. 



1 species. 



1. A. pectinata (O. Sars) 1882 Andaniap., G. O. Sars in: Forh. Selsk. Christian., 

 nr. 18 p.86 t. 3 f. 9 a. b j 1885 A. p., C.W. S. Aurivillius in: Vega-Exp., v. 4 p. 226 t. 7 

 f. 1 — 12 I 1888 Stegocephalus pectinatus, T. Stebbing in: llep. Voy. Challenger, ».29 

 p. 557 I 1891 Andaniella pectinata, G. 0. Sars, Crust. Norway, v.l p. 211 t. 72 f. 3 | 1893 

 Stegocephaloides pectinatus, A. DellaValle in: F. Fl. Neapel, f. 20 p. 630 t. 59 f 39. 



Body capable of rolling up into a ball. Head not rostrate, lateral 

 Corners quadrate. Peraeon segment 1 littie longer than 2^. Pleon segment 3, 



