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small, subtriangular, with 4-5 spinules oil inferior margin, 6th large, 

 as long as 2nd, regularly oval, no tooth or projection at base of 

 inferior margin, which is spinulose, finger reaching to apex of 5th, 

 slender, curved, limits of finger and uuguis not distinct. 



Peraepods 2 and 3 slender, 4th joint | length of 3rd, 5th half 4th, 

 underridiug 6th. which is longer than 4th plus 5th, but shorter than 

 3rd, inner margin with 8-9 stout, cilium-bearing spines, 7th a little 

 more than i length of 6th. 



Peraepods 4-6, 5th joint a little longer than 4th, not underriding 

 6th, inner margin with 2-3 spines, 6th a little longer than 5th, inner 

 margin with 3-5 spines, 7th equal to 5th. 



Peraeopod 7 conspicuously shorter than the preceding, the pro- 

 portions of the joints the same, inner margin of 6th with 3 spines. 



Pleopod 1 operculiform, outer ramus indurated, with straight inner 

 margin and convex setose outer margin, apex acute, inner ramus 

 delicate, only -| as long and as wide as outer, tapering to a fine point. 



Pleopod 2 in , inner ramus a little shorter than outer, male 

 stylet twice length of inner ramus, apically curved, with the tip acute 

 and uucinately recurved. 



Uropod, inner ramus folding under and reaching to the apex 

 telsou, inner margin with a long seta in a small notch towards the 

 apex, outer distal margin serrate, apex subacute, outer ramus on the 

 outer margin of the basal third of inner ramus, movable but small 

 and scale-like, with 2-3 apical setules. 



Length : 16 mm. ; $ 18 mm. 



Colour : In spirit dirty white. 



Locality : Cape Point N. 86 E., distant 43 miles. 900-1000 fathoms. 

 1(J,299. s.s. " Pieter Faiire/ 1 19/8/03. (S.A.M. No. A3832.) 



Geogr. Distribution : Near Dakar, W. Africa, 930-3200 metres. 



FAMILY EURYDICIDAE. 



1905. Eurydicidae Stebbing in Herduian's Ceylon Pearl Fish. Suppl. 



Eep. 2:-!, p. 10. 

 1914. Barnard, Ann. S.A. Mus. vol. 10, pt. 11, p. 350a. 



GEN. CIROLANA Leach. 



1818. Cirolana Leach, Diet. Sci. Nat. vol. 12, p. 347. 

 1914. Barnard, I.e. p. 351a (references). 



1914. ,, Vauhoffeu, Deutsche Siidpol. Exp. vol. 15, pt. 4, 

 p. 496. 



