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DEC A POD A. PALMMONIDJE. 



MACROURA. 



Hippolyte pandaliformis. Mihi. 



Character. Rostrum extending beyond the scale of the antenna;, nearly 

 straight, slightly turned upwards, with seven teeth on the upper and three on the 

 k>\ver edge ; thicker filament of the internal antennae moderately curved. 



THE carapace in this species is evenly rounded, with a 

 slight carina on the anterior third, passing into the ros- 

 trum, which is nearly straight, but a little turned upwards 

 towards the extremity, and extending beyond the an- 

 tennal scale ; it is furnished above with seven acute teeth, 

 of which three are on the carina of the carapace, and 

 the remainder on the free portion ; beneath are three 

 similar teeth, and the apex is bifid, the upper point pro- 

 jecting beyond the lower. The eyes are remarkably large, 

 as in Pandalus annulicornis. The external antennae have 

 the long filament longer than the body ; the scale is rather 

 narrow, particularly anteriorly, with long cilia on the outer 

 edge, and externally a small tooth near the extremity. 

 The thick filament of the internal antennse is of moderate 



