Podoceropsis 619 



1. P. abyssi Chevreux 1887 P. a., Chevreux in: Bull. Soc. zool. France, v. 12 

 p. 577 I 1893 P.a., A. Della Valle in: F. Fl. Neapel, z;. 20 p. 452 | 1896 Gammaropsis 

 ubyssorum, J. Bonnier in: Ann. Univ. Lyon, v. 26 p. 661 t, 40 f. 2. 



Body narrow, elongate. Head with inter-antennal process produced 

 into a point, Side-plates small, 1^* — 4*^^ rectangular, 2*^ the largest. Pleon 

 Segment 3, postero-lateral corners rounded. Eyes wanting. Antenna 1 ^/g 

 as long as body; P* Joint as long as head, 2^ twice as long as 1^*, 3*^ as long as 

 2 ^; flagellum with 7 very long joints; accessory flagellum consisting of 1 exti'e- 

 mely short Joint. Antenna 2 nearly as long as antenna 1; ultimate and penulti- 

 mate joints of peduncle equal; flagellum 5-jointed. Maxillipeds, 4*^^ Joint of palp 

 long, unguiform. Gnathopod 1 rather large, 5**^ Joint triangulär, -/g as 

 long as 6*^, 6*^^ broadly oval; palm carrying 3 large, obtuse, finely crenulate 

 teeth and ending in a smooth acute tooth; finger nearly as long as 6*^ 

 Joint. Gnathopod 1 in Q weaker than in d, gnathopod 2, 5*^ Joint short, 

 6^^ similar to that of gnathopod 1 but larger, palm canying a shai-p tooth, 

 followed by several non-crenulate tubercles, finger relatively much shorter. 

 •Gnathopod 2 in d stronger on the right side than on the left. Peraeo- 

 pods 3 — 5, 2"^ Joint long and narrow, üropods 1—3 with peduncle rather 

 short; rami of uropods 1 and 2 with a few spines; rami of uropod 3 bare, 

 «quäl, shorter than peduncle (Bonnier, in figure). Telson small, triangulär, 

 «arrying a large stiff hair towards the middle of its upper pari L, 3 — 4 mm. 



Bay of Biscay. Depth 510 — 950 m. 



2. P. kermadeci Stebb. 1888 P. k, T. Stebbing in : Rep. Voy. Challenger, 

 «?.29 p.1109 t.ll6 ! 1S9S P. sophiae (part.), A. Della Valle in: F. Fl. Neapel, ?j.20 p.452. 



Head, lateral lobes acute, not very prominent. Side-plates 1—4 not 

 very deep, 2^ the largest, broader than deep. No eyes perceived. Antenna 1, 

 1^* Joint longer than the head, a little shorter than 2*, subequal to 3^; flagellum 

 with 6 joints, the 1^* longest; a rudimentary accessory flagellum, tipped 

 with 2 setules. Antenna 2 rather shorter, like antenna 1 carrying long 

 setae; ultimate Joint of peduncle slightly shorter than penultimate; flagellum 

 with 5 joints, 1^* longer than the rest combined. Upper lip faintly emarginate, 

 obtusely produced in front. Maxiila 1, inner plate with 3 plumose setae 

 ■on inner margin, 2 apical setules. Maxillipeds, outer plates rather short, 

 not strongly armed; 2^ Joint of palp long, finger short, blunt, tipped with 

 spines. Gnathopod 1 rather feeble, 5*^ Joint fully as long and broad as 

 ßth. ßth oblong oval, palm finely pectinate, almost transverse; defining angle 

 obtuse, much overlapped by the curved finger. Gnathopod 2, 2^ Joint with 

 concave front and convex hind margin, 5*^ short, cup-shaped, much narrower 

 than the 6*^, which is of great size, nearly as broad as long, widest at the 

 transverse palm, this being much sculptured, with blunt defining tooth, to 

 which an acute one is adjacent, separated by a well marked cavity from 

 the serrate and dentate portion which meets the hinge of the finger; finger 

 curved, almost smooth, and matching the palm. Peraeopods 1 and 2 rather 

 long and slender, 6*^ Joint longer than 4^^, nearly as long as 2^; finger 

 half as long as 6*^ Joint. Rest wanting. Existing poi"tion 5 mm long. 



South-Pacific (north of Kerraadec Islands). Depth 1152 m. 



3. P. lindahlii H. .1. Hansen 1887 P. l, H. J. Hansen in: Vid. Meddel., ser. 4 

 «;.9 p. 157 t. 6 f. 2, 2a I 1893 PL, A. Della Valle in: F. Fl. Neapel, v. 20 p. 453 | 1894 

 P. lindahli, Gr. 0. Sars, Crust. Norway, v. 1 p. 574. 



