Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 345a 



Uropods, inner ramus as long as telson, 2nd joint longer than 

 broad, apex rounded, setose, inner distal margin serrulate, outer 

 ramus reaching to just beyond apex of 1st joint of inner ramus, apex 

 strongly indented, outer margin serrulate and densely setose. 



Length, : Up to 20 mm. 



Colour : The very distinctive markings have been well described 

 by Stimpson. The pleon has a black band on its posterior half ; the 

 6th segment is white, telson black, outer ramus of uropods black 

 with white apex, inner ramus with both joints black at base, white 

 at apex. 



Locality : Kalk Bay and St. James, False Bay (R. M. Lightfoot, 

 Dr. W. F. Purcell, K.H.B.) ; Sea Point, near Cape Town. 26/2/14. 

 (K.H.B.) 2 juv. (S.A.M. Nos. 8825, A250, A2106 and A2719.) 



Stimpson's specimens were from Simon's Bay in False Bay. 



Gen. LEPTANTHUEA, G. 0. Sars. 



1897. Leptanthnra, G. 0. Sars, Crust. Norway, vol. 2, p. 47. 



1910. ,, Hodgson, Nat. Ant. Exp. vol. 5, p. 8. 



1911. Richardson, Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. 1911, No. 7, 



p. 522. 



LEPTANTHURA FAUBEI, n. sp. 

 (Plate XXIX. B.) 



Body slightly punctate, otherwise smooth, glabrous. Head a 

 little broader than long, | length of 1st peraeon segment, with 

 small median rostrum and rounded antero-lateral angles, eyes 

 absent. 



Peraeon segments ventrally keeled, the anterior ones more strongly 

 so than the posterior ones, 2nd and 3rd segments subequal, a little 

 longer than 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th subequal and longer than 3rd, 

 7th equal to 1st. 



Pleon segments united in both sexes, with distinct sutures, 5th 

 segment twice length of any of the preceding, segments 1-5 together 

 equal to 7th peraeon segment. Telson broad, apex rounded with 

 small median notch, in which are situated 4 setae. 



First antenna reaching to middle of 1st peraeon segment in $ , in 

 $ to posterior margin of head, 1st joint stout, 2nd and 3rd subequal 

 in ? , 3rd a little longer than 2nd in $ , flagellum in $ 21-jointed, 

 twice as long as peduncle, first 2 joints triangular, remainder 

 densely setose, in <? 3-jointed, 1st joint much the longest, apex 

 setose. 



