REPORT ON THK CIRRIPEDIA. sj 



This species was dredged at Station 214, February 10, 1875; lat. 4° 33' N., long. 



127° 6' E.; depth, 500 fathoms ; bottom temperature, 5° '3 C; bottom, Globigerina ooze. 



Observations. — This specie* from the Malay Archipelago, oil' Meangis Islands, is easily 



to lie recognised, as well by the form of the capitulum as a whole, as by the shape of the 

 different valves. 



Scalpellum africanum, n. sp. (PI. VI. fig. 14). 



Valves fourteen, not separate! by chitinous interspaces, covered by very thin membrane, 

 which bears very minute hairs. Carina simply bowed, with the umbo at the apex; 

 slmrt, very broad near its inferior extremity. Upper latua quadrangular. Rostrum oval. 

 Peduncle very short. 



Of this species one probably full-grown and two or three small specimens were 

 collected. 



The capitulum is not very elongate, it is very thick and rather swollen between the 

 valves of the lower whorl, flat again near the upper extremity. The length of the capitulum 

 slightly surpasses once and a half its breadth. The surface of the capitulum is covered 

 by a very thin membrane, which is thickly clothed with very minute hairs. The lines of 

 growth of the different valves are distinctly visible under this membrane, and this applies 

 especially to the tergum and the valves of the lower whorl. 



The scutum is trapeziform, with the umbo at the apex. The latter is slightly recurved 

 and projects over the tergum. The occludent margin is arched, the basal and lateral 

 margins are straight ; the length of the valve is not quite once and a half its breadth. 



The tergum is triangular, with the apex slightly recurved. The occludent margin is 

 arched, the scutal margin straight, the carina! margin hollowed out at its upper half and 

 arched at the lower extremity. 



The carina is boat-shaped, not so deep, however, in the lower as in the upper 

 half. It is very short, and has the umbo at the apex. It is rather broad a little above 

 its base, and from this broadest part a short triangular portion penetrates downwards 

 between the two carinal latera. The sides of the carina are only little developed, they 

 are placed as narrow semi-lunar strips near the tergum. 



The upper latus is quadrangular; its tergal, scutal, and basal margins differ only 

 slightly in length ; its carinal margin, on the contrary, is a great deal shorter. 



The rostrum is distinct and not very small. It is oval, and its free edges are covered 

 by the rostral latera. 



The rostral latus is small and almost triangular by the shortness of the basal margin. 

 The scutal margin is the longest ; it is distinctly concave, and the whole valve is bowed. 



The infrctr-median latus is triangular, with the basal margin broad, and the umbo at 

 the apex 



