178 AnnaU of the South African Museum. 



First aud second uropods, peduncle shorter than rami, which are 

 elongate and tapering, the outer shorter than inner, outer margin of 

 peduncle and, to a lesser degree, outer margins of both rami 

 spinulose. 



Third uropod not extending beyond 2nd uropod, more feebly 

 spinulose than 1st and 2nd uropods. 



Length : 9 mm. 



Colour : In spirit, pale yellowish. 



Locality: Cape Point NE. by E., distant 36 miles. 650 fathoms. 

 4 <$. 3 ? ? (1 ovigerous). s.s. "Pieter. Faure." 15/7/03. 

 (S.A.M. No. A2786.) 



Gen. KHACHOTKOPIS S. I. Smith. 



1871. Tritropis (part) Boeck, Forh. Selsk. Christian. 1870, p. 158. 

 1883. Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. vol. 6, p. 222. 

 1888. Stebbing, Challeng. Rep. vol. 29, p. 954. 



1893. G. 0. Sars, Crust. Norw. vol. 1, p. 423. 



1896. Raclwtropis Bonnier, Ann. Univ. Lyou. vol. 26, p. 653. 

 1906. RJtachoiropis Stebbing, Das Tierreich, 21, p. 347. 



1908. id. Journ. Linn., Soc. Lond. Zool. vol. 30, p. 194. 



1909. Strauss, Wiss. Ergebn. Deutscb. Tief-see Exp. 



vol. 20, pt, 1, p. 38. 

 1911. ,, Chevreux, Bull. 1'Inst. oc. Monaco, no. 204, p. 11. 



EHACHOTROPIS KERGUELENI Stebbing. 



1888. RhacJiotropis kergueleni Stebbing, I.e. p. 955, pi. 85. 



1893. G. O. Sars, I.e. p. 424. 



1893. Acanthozone Delia Valle, F. u. Fl. Neapel. vol. 20, 



p. 612, pi. 59, fig. 24. 

 1906. RhacJiotropis ,, Stebbing, I.e. p. 349. 



The Challenger specimens were probably males, judging by the 

 length of the antennae ; the present specimen is an ovigerous ? , and 

 agrees in all respects except the shorter antennae and the slightly more 

 dehiscent apices of the telson. 



Length: 15 mm. 



Colour : In spirit pale pinkish. 



Locality: Cape Point N. 81 E., distant 32 miles. 400 fathoms. 

 1 ovigerous ? . s.s. " Pieter Faure." 20/8/03. (S.A.M. No. A2771.) 



Geogr. Distribution : Kerguelen Island (Stebbing). 



