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8.8. " Pieter Faure." 19/12/00, 28/9/01, 12/7/01 and 30/1/01. ( S.A.M. 

 Nos. A213, A212, A2781, and A3391 respectively.) 

 Geogr. Distribution: Ceylou (Walker). 



. GEN. CERAPUS Say. 



1817. Cerapus Say. Journ. Ac. Nat, Sci. Philad. vol. 11, p. 49. 

 1888. Stebbing, Clialleug. Rep. vol. 29, p. 1157. 

 1906. id. Das Tierreich, 21, pp. 665, 740. 

 1910. id. Sci. Res. " Thetis," pt. 12, p. 616. 



CERAPUS ABDITCTS Teuipletou. 



1836. Cerapus abditus Templetou, Tr. Eutom. Soc. Lond. vol. 1, 



p. 188, pi. 20, figs. 5a-fc (^). 

 1885. Cyrtophimn calamicola Giles, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 



54, p. 54, pi. 1 (rf). 



1888. Cerapus ftindersi Stebbing, I.e. p. 163, pi. 125 ( ? ). 

 1892. Chiiton, Rec. Austr. Mus. vol. 2, no, 1, 



p. 1, pi. 1 (<?, ?). 

 1904. calamicola Walker in Herdmau's Ceylon Pearl Fish. 



Suppl. Rep. 17, p. 293. 

 1906. ,, ,, -\- ftinder si + abditus Stebbiug, I.e. pp. 



668, 669. 

 1910. abditus id. i.e. p. 616, pi. 55A. 



The above synonomy is taken from the last reference, where the 

 discussion on it will be found. 



A single $ may be thus briefly described : 



Body of uniform width, narrowing only at the junction of 3rd and 

 4;h pleon segments. Rostrum prominent, acute. Telson with 2 

 dorsal rows of upturned spinules. First antenna with a sharp pro- 

 jection on ventral surface, 3rd joint a good deal longer than 2nd, 

 flagellum 6-jointed. Second antenna with 5th joint longer than 

 4th but not as long as the 6-jointed flagellum. G-nathopods and 

 . peraeopods as figured for flinders i by Stebbing. Ramus of 3rd 

 uropod extremely minute. 



Length : (Rostrum to telson) 6 mm. 



Colour ; In spirit, white, eyes brown. 



Locality: O'Neil Peak NW. J W., distant 9 miles (Zululand 

 coast). 90 fathoms. 1 ? , nonovigerous and without tube. s.s. 

 " Pieter Faure." 28/2/01. (S.A.M. No. A3855.) 



Geogr. Distribution: Mauritius '? (Templetou) ; Bengal (Giles); 



