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Third peraeopod, 1st joint not more than H times as long as broad, 

 4th joint ovate, with 6 sharp teeth on anterior margin, the 2nd and 

 6th teeth smaller than the others. 



Fourth peraeopod spiniforin posterior apex of 3rd joint not 

 extending quite half way along posterior margin of 4th, 4th joint 

 with 4 teeth on palm, the 2nd and 4th teeth smaller than the other 

 two. 



Fifth peraeopod intermediate between that figured for P. mcetensis 

 by Bate and that for P. semilunata by Stebbing (1888, I.e. pi. 176), 

 posterior margin very convex basally, then narrowing rapidly to the 

 truncate and slightly emargiuate apex, anterior margin nearly 

 straight. 



Length ; 18 mm. (to end of uropods), 3rd peraeopod 16 mm. 



Colour : In spirit colourless, transparent, the muscles and oinma- 

 tidia of the eyes brownish. 



Locality .- Buffalo Eiver NW. by N., distant 21 miles (off East 

 London). 490 fathoms, s.s. " Pieter Faure." 22/4/01. 1 ? with ova. 

 (S.A.M. No. A104.) 



Geogr. Distribution: Mediterranean (Risso and M. Edwards); 

 Cape of G-ood Hope (Paris Museum) ; North and South Atlantic, 

 0-ca. 800 fathoms (Challenger and Plankton Exp.) ; Indian and 

 Pacific Oceans (Bovallius) ; Indian Ocean, between Socotraand Ceylon 

 (Walker) ; Azores (Chevreux) ; Gulf of Mexico (Pearse) ; near Cape 

 of Good Hope (Stewart) ; Chagos Archipelago, 0-1200 fathoms 

 (Walker). 



FAMILY PROXOIDAE. 



1879. Pronoidae Claus, Zool. Inst, Univ. Wieu. vol. 2, pp. 149, 168. 

 1910. Stebbing, Gen. Cat. S.A. Crust, p. 479. 



GEN. PARAPRONOE Claus. 



1879. Parapronoe Claus, Die Gatt, u. Art. d. Platysceliden, pp. 23, 29. 



1886. ., Gerstaecker in Broun's Klass. u. Ordu. vol. 5, pt. 2, 



p. 485. 



1887. Bovallius, Bib. K. Sv. Vet, Ak. Handl. vol. 11, 



no. 16, p. 42. 



1887. Claus, Die Platyscelideu, pp. 48, 53. 



1888. Stebbing, Challenger Rep. vol. 29, p. 1521. 



