Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 357 



with 1 coupling-hook near hase and a larger one a little beyond the 

 middle. 



First peraeopod, inner margins of 4th, 5th, and 6th joints 

 respectively with ca. 20, 6 and ca. 8 closely set sharp spines. 



Seventh peraeopod, 2nd joint cylindrical, not swollen, with 1 

 bunch of setae at inner apex and another just before apex ; inner 

 apex of 3rd joint with 2 spines, outer apex with ] ; inner margin of 

 4th joint with 3 spines, outer apex with 1 ; outer and inner margins 

 of 5th joint with 3 spines ; inner margin of 6th joint with 4 spines ; 

 7th joint half length of 6th. 



Male appendages on 7th peraeon segment close together, very short 

 and stout. 



First to third pleopods, inner apical angle of peduncle with 3-4 

 hooked setae and several plumose setae, inner ramus nearly as broad 

 as outer. 



Second pleopod, male stylet arising at ^ along the inner margin, 

 short, not reaching apex of ramus, stout, apex acute. 



Uropods, peduncle very broad, nearly 2^ times as broad as long, 

 outer apical angle with 1 spine, inner margin fringed with long 

 plumose setae ; rami extending a little beyond telsonic apex ; inner 

 ramus triangular, base as broad as peduncle, apex subacute, inner 

 margin, apex and distal portion of outer margin with long plumose 

 setae, outer margin with deep subterminal indentation ; outer ramus 

 much narrower and scarcely longer than inner ramus, narrow- 

 lanceolate, apex with plumose setae. 



Length : 9 mm. ; breadth, : 3 - 75 mm. 



Colour : In spirit, whitish with obscure indications of grey stellate 

 markings. 



Locality : Fish Hoek, False Bay, 26/5/96, 1 3 , and Jan., 1898, 

 $ $ and nonovigerous ? $ (B. M. Lightfoot) ; March, 1901, $ $ 

 and nonovigerous ? 5 (W. F. Purcell). In pools some little 

 distance from sea. (S.A.M. Nos. A256, A245, and 9861.) 



FAMILY CORALLANIDAE. 



1890. Corallanidae (part), Hansen, Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. ser. 6, vol 5, 



pt. 3, p. 280. 



1890. Alcironidae (part), id. ibid. pp. 285, 312, 390. 

 1893. Corallanidae (part), Stebbing, Hist. Crust, p. 345, 

 1893. Alcironidae, id, ibid. p. 346. 



