Crustacean Fa nun f South Africa. U'>1 



FAMILY PARDALISCIDAE. 



1871. PardaUscinae Boeck, Forh. Selsk. Christian. 1870, p. 150. 

 1882. Pardcdiscidae G. O. Sars, ibid. no. 18, p. 28. 

 1888. Stebbing, Challeng. Rep. vol. 29, p. 990. 



1893. G. 0. Sars, Crust. Norw. vol. 1, p. 401. 



1906. Stebbing, Das Tierreich, 21, p. 220. 



GEN. NICIPPE Bruzelius. 



1859. Nicvppe Bruzelius, Svenska Ak. Handl. n.s. vol. 3. no. 1, p. 99. 



1893. G. 0. Sars, I.e. p. 409. 



1893. (part) Delia Valle, F. u. Fl. Neapel. vol. 20, p. 657. 



1906. Stebbiug, I.e. p. 225. 



NICIPPE TUMIDA Bruzelius. 



1859. Nicippe tumida Bruzelius, I.e. p. 99, pi. 4, fig. 19. 



1868. ,, ,, Norman, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. 2, 



p. 414, pi. 21, figs. 4-6. 



1876. Boeck, Skaud. Arkt. Amphip. vol. 2, p. 492. 



1893. G. O. Sars, I.e. p. 410, pis. 144 and 145, fig. 1. 



1893. Delia Valle, I.e. p. 658, pi. 59, figs. 66, 67. 



1906. Stebbing, I.e. p. 226. 



1908. Holmes, Proc. U.S. Nat, Mus. vol. 35 (1909), 



p. 526. 



The following small differences between the southern and the 

 northern specimens are noticeable : 



Telson, lobes narrowing evenly to apices, inner margin scarcely 

 .sinuate as in Sars' figure. 



First antenna, flagellum ca. 46-jointed, accessory flagellum 5- 

 jointed, lst-4th joints decreasing gradually in length, 5th small. 



Second antenna, flagellum ca. 15- jointed. 



Mandible, secondary cutting-edge in right mandible represented by 

 two fairly stout spines. 



First maxilla, outer plate with 8 spines, palp with 8 spines, and 

 2 setae near the inner distal angle. 



Maxilliped, inner margin of 4th joint of palp smooth, not spinulose. 



First and second gnathopocls, inner margin of finger smooth except 

 for the basal tooth, which is fairly prominent. 



Length: 11 mm. 



Colour : Pale yellowish. 



