Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 329a 



Third to seventh peraeopods slender, 2nd joint about 3 times as 

 long as broad, 3rd very short, 4th and 5th subequal, each with 

 2 short spines on inner apex and 1 long one on outer apex (except in 

 7th peraeopod, where there are only a few setae on inner margin), 

 6th joint in peraeopods 3-6 as long as 4th and 5th together, inner 

 margin with 3-4 spines, in 7th peraeopod 6th joint only a little longer 

 than 5th and without spines on inner margin, 7th joint nearly as 

 long as 6th, slightly curved. 



Five pairs of pleopods with rami nearly twice length of peduncle, 

 narrow oblong, setose, uniarticulate. 



Uropods, peduncle equal to length of 6th pleon segment, inner 

 ramus twice length of 6th pleon segment and telson together, ca. 

 12-jointed, outer ramus one-third length of inner, 2-jointed. 



Leiujth : 4 rnm. ; breadth : 1 mm. 



Colour : In spirit, uniform whitish. 



Locality : Gt. Fish Point Lighthouse N. by W., distant 7 miles, 

 49 fathoms. 4/9/01. One specimen, s.s. " Pieter Faure." (S.A.M. 

 No. A248.) 



The specific name refers to the shape of the rostrum, which is 

 unique in both the genus and the family. Although I have succeeded 

 in finding an epipod only on the 2nd peraeopod (and that only on the 

 one side), I nevertheless assign this species to the genus Apseudes on 

 account of the general conformity of its characters, although later it 

 may have to be removed to another genus. In the absence of more 

 and better material this cannot be done. 



APSEUDES AVICULARIA, n. sp. 

 (Plate XXVII. A.) 



Body, especially the anterior portions, with surface finely pitted. 

 Head plus 1st peraeon segment longer than broad, smooth except for 

 several grooves, rostrum triangular, broader than long, ending in a 

 small point, the lateral margins slightly convex ; antero-lateral 

 angles of head not prominent, the eyes fairly large, well marked, 

 black. Peraeon segments 2-7 gradually decreasing in width, their 

 dorsal surfaces divided by shallow grooves into 5 low rounded humps, 

 becoming less distinct on the posterior segments. Pleon segments 

 1-5 short, subequal, only the 5th with a lateral acute projection, 

 6th segment not distinct from telson, with a lateral acute projection 

 at base and 2 pointed tubercles on upper surface, telson broader than 

 long, ending in a stout pointed projection as long as telson and 

 curving slightly upwards. 



