138 Paraphoxiis, Metaphoxus 



rest of limb, not so broad as long, bind margin distinctly serrate, over- 

 lapping the 4*^^ Joint, üropod 3 in 9 , inner ramus scarcely half lengtb of outer, 

 conical, in d rami subequal, lanceolate, plumose. Telson, apices obliquely 

 truncate, with 3 apical setules. Colour greyish white, semi-pellucid, or 

 tending in parts to yellowish. L. 9 5, 05" 4 mm. 



Arctic Ocean, North-Atlantic and North-Sea (Norway, depth 38 — 188 m; Jan 

 Mayen; Greenland, depth 377 m; France); Mediterraneaii. 



P. raaculatus (Chevreux) 1888 Phoxusm., Chevreux in: Bull. Soc. zool. France, 

 ».13 p.40| 1893 P.m., A. DellaValle in: F. Fl. Neapel, ».20 p. 743 | 1888 Phoxo- 

 cephalus m., T. Stebbing in: Rep. Voy. Challenger, v. 29 p. 1717 j 1899 Paraphoxus m., 

 Chevreux in : C.-R. Ass. Franc., 8ess. 27 ». 2 p. 477. 



Perhaps identical with P. oculatus. L. 35 mm. 



North-Atlantic (lat. 46» N., long. 7» \V.). 



4. Gen. Metaphoxus Bonnier 

 1896 Metaphoxus (Sp. un.: M. typicus), J. Bonnier in: Ann. Univ. Lyon, i?.26 p.630. 



Hood not carinate or defiexed. Side-plates l — 4 with few setae on lower 

 margin, 5*^ with bind lobe rounded. Eyes well developed. Antennae 1 and 2 in 

 Q Short.- Antenna 2 in (5, flagellum long, slender, calceoliferous. Mandible, 

 cutting edges and spine-row well developed, molar feeble, S'^ Joint of palp 

 distally ratber expanded, carryiug setae. Maxiila 1, inner plate without 

 setae, palp 1-jointed. linear, not very elongate. Maxiila 2, inner and outer 

 plate subequal. Maxillipeds, outer plates reacbing beyond inner, but not 

 greatly, 3*^ Joint of palp not apically produced. Gnatbopods 1 and 2 unequal, 

 differing somewbat in shape. Peraeopods 1 — 5 about as in Phoxocepbalus 

 (p. 134). üropod 3 as in Paraphoxus (p. 137). Telson with lobes not very narrow. 



3 species. 



Synopsis of species: 



( Peraeopod 4, 4tli Joint mach shorter than 5th . . 1. M. typicus . . . p. 138 

 ) Peraeopod 4, 4th Joint not mach shorter than 5th — 2. 



(Gnathopods 1 and 2, palm forming acute angle 

 with hind margin of 6th Joint 2. M. fultoni ...]>. 139 



^ (xnathopods 1 and 2, palm forming obtuse angle 



' with hind margin of 6t'i Joint 3. M. pectinatus . p. 139 



1. M. typieus Bonnier 1896 M. t., .1. Bonnier in: Ann. Univ. Lyon, v. 26 

 p.630 t. 37 f. 1. 



Extremely near to M. pectinatus (p. 139). Head, postero-antennal 

 angle distinct. Eyes round, small, well developed, remaining black in spirit. 

 Antenna 1 in 9 short, flagellum 4-jointed, accessory flagellum nearly 

 as long, 3-jointed. Antenna 2, ultimate Joint of pedunclc shorter than 

 the stout penultiraate, flagellum 4-jointed. Gnathopod 1, 6**^ Joint oblong, 

 palm slightly oblique, defined by a small tooth. Gnathopod 2 larger, distally 

 widened. palm more convex and more oblique, defined by a considerable 

 tooth. Peraeopods 1 and 2, finger almost as long as Q^^ Joint. Peraeopod 4, 

 2^ Joint very convex in front, 4*'* much shorter than 5**^. Peraeopod 5, 2^ 

 Joint nearly as wide as lengtb of rest of limb. üropod 3 in 9 , inner ramus 

 very short, outer long, 2-joiuted. Telson cleft nearly to base, lobes rather 

 dehiscent near the apices, each of which has 3 spines. L. 9 a little over 5 mm. 



Bay of Biscay. Depth 950 m. 



