78 BRITISH COPEl'ODA. 



Mediterranean ; and often occurs in immense pro- 

 fusion. 



Family 2. MISOPERIID./E. Nov.fam. 



Anterior antennas 7- to 18-jointed, much shorter 

 than the cephalothorax. No supplementary eyes, no 

 furcate rostrum. Posterior antennae provided with a 

 large secondary branch ; mandible-palp large and two- 

 branched. Maxillae and foot-jaws as in Calanidce. 



The characters here given are to a considerable 

 extent intermediate between those of the Cyclopidce and 

 Calanidce. The general habit of the three genera at 

 present included in the family Misophria, Pseudo- 

 cyclops, and Gervinia is decidedly akin to that of the 

 Cyclopidce ; so also are the anterior antennas and the 

 swimming feet ; the posterior antennas and mouth- 

 organs, on the other hand, more closely resemble the 

 Calanidce. Under these circumstances I propose to 

 constitute a new family, MisopJiriidce, for the recep- 

 tion of the three genera. 



Diagnosis of Genera of Misophriidce. 



16 18-jointed ; secondary C six -jointed Misophria. 



branch of posterior < 



antenna C two-jointed Pseudocyclops. 



g a 



s a j 



7 -jointed ; 



secondary branch of 



posterior antenna four-jointed Cervinia. 



