620 Podoceropsis 



Head, lateral lobes somewhat produced, rounded. Side-plate 1 (in 

 ligure) very small, 2^—4^^ subequal, 5*^ deeper. Pleon segiuent 3, postero- 

 lateral corners broadly rounded. Eyes large, ovate, black. Antennae 1 and 2 

 subequal, less than half as long as body. Antenna 1 with long setae, P* 

 Joint ^/jj as long as 2*^, 3*^ intermediate in length; flagellum about 8-jointed, 

 with no accessory flagellum. Antenna 2, flagellum about 8-jointed. Gnatho- 

 pod 1 rather feeble, 6*^^ Joint a little shorter and not broader than 5^^, 

 finger much longer than the somewhat oblique palm. Gnathopod 2 rather 

 robust, 5*^ Joint short, cup-shaped, 6*^^^ % as broad as long; palm somewhat 

 oblique, evenly rounded. Peraeopods 1 and 2 elongate, almost longer than 

 peraeopod 5; 6**1 Joint unarmed, very elongate, nearly as long as 4*^ and 

 5*^ combined. Peraeopods 4 and 5, 2*^ Joint rather narrow, narrowing distally, 

 4*^ and 6*^ joints subequal. Uropod 3, peduncle rather longer than the sub- 

 equal rami. Telson furnished with 2 setae. Sex and age doubtful. L. 5 mm. 



Davis Strait (West-Greenland). Depth 91 m. 



4. P. Sophia Boeck 1861 P. s., A. Boeck in: Forh. Skand. Naturf., Mede 8 

 p. 666 I 1888 P. s., T. Stebbing in: Rep. Voy. Challenger, v.29 p. 322 i 1871 P. sophiae, 

 A. Boeck in: Forh. Selsk. Christian., 1870 p. 242 | 1876 P. s., A. Boeck, Skand. Arkt. 

 Amphip., V.2 p. 584 t. 25 f. 7 | 1893 P. s. (part.), A. Della Valle in: F. Fl. Neapel, v. 20 

 p.452 t. 57 f. 21, 22 ] 1894 P.S., G. O. Sars, Crust. Norway, v.l p. 574 t. 204 | 1895 

 P. 8., A. O.Walker in: Ann. nat. Hist., ser. 6 n 15 p. 473 | 1862 Noenia tuherculosa -\- 

 N.undata, Bäte (& Westwood), Brit. sess. Crust., v.l p. 472, 477 f. | 1862 Naenia t. -\- 

 iV. M., Bäte, Cat. Amphip, Brit. Mus., p.271 t, 46 f. 2; p. 272 t. 46 f. 5. 



Head, lateral lobes sharply quadrate. Side-plate 1 small, rounded in 

 front, 5*^ not so deep as 4*^. Pleoii segment 3, postero-lateral corners 

 with minutely produced obtuse point. Eyes large, broadly oval, bright red. 

 Antennae 1 and 2 equal, nearly ^^ as long as body. Antenna 1, 1-^* Joint 

 shorter than 3*^, 2* much longer; flagellum shorter than peduncle, about 

 10-jointed. Antenna 2, ultimate and penultimate joints of peduncle elongate, 

 equal; flagellum 7- or 8-jointed. Upper lip slightly emarginate, very obtusely 

 produced in front. Mandibular palp rather slender. Gnathopod 1 slender, 

 5*^ Joint as long as 6**^; 6^^ oval, bind margin with ill-defined palm much 

 more convex than front; finger rather long, denticulate. Gnathopod 2 in d, 

 5*^ Joint short, cup-shaped, 6*^ large, oblong oval, twice as long as broad; 

 palm oblique, longer than bind margin, not strongly defined, with 2 tooth- 

 like projections not far from finger-hinge; finger strong, curved. Gnatho- 

 pod 2 in 9 , ß^^ Joint very large, oval; palm longer than bind margin, 

 minutely serrulate, nearly straight, anned with 3 (Bäte: 2) successive spines 

 (Sars); finger long, serrate. Peraeopods 1 and 2, 4*^ Joint nearly as long as 

 5*^ and 6^^ combined. Peraeopods 3 — 5, 2^ Joint oblong oval. Uropod 3, rami a 

 little longer than peduncle, with acute, unarmed apex (Sars), tipped with 

 spines (Bäte, in figure). Telson ovoid, a little longer than broad, with 2 spinules 

 on each side of apex. Colour, reddish and yellow bands and patches along 

 the sides; ova in pouch bright red. L. 6 mm. 



North- Atlantic, North-Sea, Skagerrak and K^attegat (Norway, Denmark, Holland, 

 Great Britain, France). Depth 56—282 m. 



5. P. nitida (Stimps.) 1853 Podoceriis nitidus, Stimpson in: Smithson. Contr., 

 V. 6 nr. 5 p. 45 j 1862 Noenia rimapalmata (N. rimapalma Bäte) -|- JV. excavata (Bäte), Bäte & 

 Westwood, Brit. sess. Crust., v. 1 p. 474 f.; p. 476 f. | 1862 Naenia rimapalma -f- N. e., 

 Bäte, Cat. Amphip. Brit. Mus., p. 272 t. 46 f. 3, 4 \ 1877 Podoceropsis rimapalmata -\- 

 N. e., Meinert in: Naturh. Tidsskr., ser. 3 u 11 p. 152 I 1879A''. r., T. Stebbing in: Kep. 



