212 Annals of the South African Museum. 



First maxilla with palp strongly enlarged clistally, uot tapering as iii 

 Stebbiug's figure of T. keryueleni. 



Second maxilla with inner margin of inner plate well fringed with 

 plumose setae. 



Maxilliped with outer plate equal to palp, the distal half of its 

 inner margin with 7 spinules, the basal half bare. 



Sixth joint of 1st and 2nd guathopods as figured by Stebbing, but 

 that of 2nd rather narrower. 



Sixth joint of lst-5th peraeopods parallel- sided, not dis tally 

 expanded. 



Outer ram us of 2nd uropod half length of inner minus, both un- 

 armed. 



Third uropod with subequal unarmed rami. 



Specimens from St. James show the following peculiarities : Seven 

 specimens collected on 29/4/12 have 110 trace of the teeth on the 4th 

 and 6th pleou segments, whereas many others collected on 15/2/14 

 have well-marked teeth ; eyes variable in size ; telson reaching to 

 middle of rami of 3rd uropod, apices acute but frequently stout and 

 appearing almost unguiform, 2-4 spines on lateral margins ; side-plate 

 4 sometimes produced in a rounded lobe, never acute : palp of 1st 

 maxilla slightly wider clistally than proximally, 1st joint very obscure ; 

 inner margin of inner plate of 2nd maxilla well fringed with plumose 

 setae ; inner margin of outer plate of nmxilliped with 8-11 spines ; 

 gnathopods and peraeopods as in the two Saldanha Bay specimens 

 (supra) ; rami of 1st and 2nd uropods unarmed, outer ramus of 2nd 

 uropod half length of inner ramus ; rami of 3rd uropod subequal, 

 3-4 spines on outer margin of outer ramus. 



Length : 5 mm. ; one <$ from St. James 6 - 5 mm. 



Colour : In spirit, dull greyish, eye maroon ; in life, cream-coloured, 

 eye brownish, specimens taken out of a blood-red coloured compound 

 Ascidian (Goodsiria placenta) were salmon-red with crimson eyes. 



Locality ; Paternoster Point SE. E., distant 9 miles (off Saldauha 

 Bay). 80 fathoms. 2 specimens, s.s. " Pieter Faure." 17/3/02; 

 St. James (False Bay). 29/4/12 and 15/2/14. Several J $ and 

 immature specimens lying on their backs in holes made in encrusting 

 sponges (HaUchonilrla) at low-tide. (K.H.B.) ; Buffels Bay (False 

 Bay). 1/3/15. (K.H.B.) 3 J J . (S.A.M. Nos. A2791, A2103, 

 A2916 and A3295 respectively.) 



Also in the compound Ascidian Gynandrocarpa domuncula on the 

 backs of the crab Pseudodromia latens Stimpson and the compound 

 Ascidian Goodsiria pltM-i'ntn. 



Geogr. Distribution: 77 30' S. 175 E. 300 fathoms (Stebbing: 



