Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 145 



4 setae on apex of outer plate, 10 ou apical and inner margins of inner 

 plate. 



Maxilliped, inner plate reaching to middle, outer plate just beyond 

 end of 1st joint of palp, inner margin outer plate with 3 setules, apex 

 with 1 elongate incurved spine, palp stout, 4th joint unguiform. 



First gnathopocl, 2nd joint with a small lobe on anterior apex, 5th 

 triangular, cup-shaped, process reaching half way along inferior 

 margin of 6th, apically setose, 6th distally nearly as wide as long, 

 palm transverse, gently convex, minutely denticulate with spinules at 

 regular intervals, 2 spines at defining angle, finger matching palm, 

 inner margin minutely denticulate, with a small tooth at inner apex. 



Second gnathopod similar but larger than 1st, process of 5th joint 

 nearly reaching end of inferior margin of 6th, apex setose with a row 

 of setae on margin next to 6th joint. 



First and second peraeopods similar to one another, a little stouter 

 than Sars' figures of the northern species, finger with a tooth at inner 

 apex. 



Third peraeopod, 2nd joint oblong, twice as long as broad, fore 

 and hind margins straight, postero-inferior angle rounded, joints 

 stouter than in 1st and 2nd peraeopods, spinules on anterior margin 

 stronger. 



Fourth peraeopod similar to 3rd, but 2nd joint not twice as long as 

 broad, more oval, fore and hind margins slightly convex. 



Fifth peraeopod, 2nd joint half as long again as broad. 



First uropod longest, reaching to end of 3rd iiropod, rami subequal, 

 not as long as peduncle, narrow, apices acute, margins spinulose. 



Second uropod, outer ramus scarcely more than half length of inner, 

 which is subequal to peduncle, margins spinulose. 



Third uropod, outer ramus shorter than inner, which is a little 

 shorter than peduncle, margins very feebly spinulose. 



Length : 2-3 - 5 mm. 



Colour: Uniform black, dark brown, or claret, or anterior half of 

 body dark, the posterior half white or very pale yellowish, some speci- 

 mens pale claret with 2 deeper transverse bands on each of peraeon 

 segments 1-6 and 5 longitudinal stripes from peraeou segment 7 to 

 end of pleon ; 4th-6th pleon segments, telson, uropods and all the 

 limbs always lighter than the rest. Eyes black. 



Locality: Buffels Bay and St. James (False Bay). 28/9/13 and 

 15/2/14. (K.H.B.) <$ and ovigerous ? ? (the latter in far 

 greater numbers); Sea Point near Cape Town. 15/11/13 and 14/12/13. 

 (K.H.B.) cJ and ovigerous ? ? . (S.A.M. Nos. A2517, A2920, 

 A2918 and A2919 respectively.) 



