South African Crustacea. 5 



with long plumose setae and pads of short stout spines along the 

 outer margin. 



Total length, allowing for an extended telson, about 18 mm., the 

 carapace accounting for 6 rnm. The eyes are 3 mm. long. The 

 coral is 33 mm. long, width of interior at the top nearly 7 mm. 

 externally 10 mm., nai'rowest part 6 mm. 



Locality. Near East London, Cove Eock NW. f W. 13 miles 

 (Cape Colony) ; depth 80-130 fathoms. A 1571.* 



The specific name is given in compliment to Dr. Heinrich Balss, 

 a valued carcinologist. 



TRIBE GALATHEIDEA. 



1888. Galatheidea, Henderson, Eep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 27, 

 p. 103. 



FAMILY GALATHEIDAE. 

 1853. Galatheidae, Dana, U.S. Expl. Exp., vol. 13, p. 1431. 



GEN. GALATHEA, Fabricius. 

 1793. Galathea, Fabricius, Entomologia Sytematica, vol. 2, p. 472. 



GALATHEA DISPEESUS, Bate, 



1858. Galathea dispersa, Bate, Journ. Pr. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 3, 



No. 9, p. 3. 

 1863. G. nexa, Heller (not Embleton), Crust, sudl. Europa, p. 191, 



pi. 6, fig. 4 (by misprint 3 in expl. pi.). 

 1888. G. dispersa, Henderson, Eep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 27, pt. 69, 



p. 119, pi. 12, figs. 6, 6a. 

 1888. Bonnier, Bull. Sci. France Belgique, Ser. 3, vol. 1, 



Nos. 4-8, p. 68, pi. 13, figs. 1-3. 



1900. A. Milne-Edwards et Bouvier, Crust. Decap., 



Travailleur et Talisman, p. 278, pi. 29, 

 figs. 2, 3. 

 1910. ,, Stebbing, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., vol. 6, pt. 4, p. 364. 



The fuller description of Stimpson's Galathea labidoleptus, 

 published in 1907, long after Stimpson's death, appears to show 



* The number given with a locality only concerns the South African Museum. 



