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Snabelen (se Fig. 3 a. 3 b) er vel udviklet, dog ad- 

 skilligt kortere end Hovedsegmentet, og af den sædvanlige 

 cylindriske Form. 



Saxlemmerne (ibid.) er forholdsvis spinkelt byggede, 

 med Skaftet smalt cylindriskt og omtrent af Snabelens 

 Længde. Haanden (Fig. 3 d) er noget kortere end Skaftet 

 og ligeledes forholdsvis spinkel, ganske svagt udvidet paa 

 Midten og besat med korte Haar. Fingrene er stærkt for- 

 længede, omtrent af Palmens Længde, og stærkt krummede 

 i sit ydre Parti, hvorfor Spidserne krydser hinanden, naar 

 Saxen er lukket. 



Folerne (Fig. 3 e) er ligeledes ualmindelig smale og 

 forlængede, med 2det og 3die Led af ens Længde. Ende- 

 partiet er noget længere end 3die Led og har næstsidste 

 Led kun lidet kortere end sidste. 



De falske Fodder hos Hannen (se Fig. 3 b) er mere 

 end '/-' Gang længere end Legemet og har 4de og 5te Led 

 omtrent lige lange, medens Endedelen (Fig. 3 f) er adskil- 

 ligt længere. Randtornerne (Fig. 3 g) er forholdsvis smaa, 

 forøvrigt af en lignende Bygning som hos de foregaaende 

 Arter. Ved Enderne af Leddene findes imidlertid enkelte 

 Torner af en simplere Form. paa hvilke de stærke basale 

 Tænder synes at mangle. 



Gangfodderne (se Fig. 3) er overordentlig spinkle og 

 forlængede, mere end 5 Gange længere end Legemet og 

 besatte med korte, spredte Haar. 2det Hofteled er adskil- 

 ligt længere end de 2 øvrige tilsammen, og de 3 følgende 

 Led tiltager stærkt i Længde, saa at 2det Lægled næsten 

 er dobbelt saa langt som Laarleddet. Det terminale Afsnit 

 (Fig. 3 h) er meget smalt og noget mere end ';.., saa langt 

 som 2det Lægled. Tarsalleddet er stærkt forlænget, næsten 

 dobbelt saa langt som Fodleddet, og noget buet. Fodled- 

 det er noget smalere og lige, samt i Inderkanten kun besat 

 med yderst korte haarformige Torner; hos enkelte Exem- 

 plarer sees dog paa Midten nogle faa (sædvanlig 4) noget 

 stærkere, tiltrykte Torner. / Endekloen er forholdsvis kort. 

 kun lidet mere end halvt saa lang som Fodleddet, og 

 Bikløerne er meget smaa, neppe 1 j i saa lange som Ende- 

 kloen. 



De ydre Ægmasser (se Fig. 3 b) er af middel? 

 maadig Størrelse, cylindrisk-kugleformige og sædvanligvis 

 fæstede omkring 5te Led af de falske Fodder. undertiden 

 dog ogsaa paa 4de. En enkelt Gang har jeg paa hver af 

 de falske Fodder fun det ikke mindre end 3 særskilte Ægge- 

 masser, 2 paa 4de og 1 paa 5te Led. Æggene er for- 

 holdsvis betydelig mindre end hos N. Sliiiteri. 



Dyret er i levende Tilstand temmelig gjennemsigtigt, 

 med et blegt kjødrodt Anstrøg, især ved Enden af Krops- 

 segmenterne og Leddene paa Fødderne. 



Forekomst. .Jeg har truffet denne Art af og til 

 langs vor hele Kyst paa 20— 100 F. D. Under Nordhavs- 

 Expeditionen toges 4 Exemplarer udenfor Sydspidsen af 

 Spitsbergen (Stat. 336) paa 70 F. D. Desuden har jeg 



The proboscis (see hg. 3 a, 3 b) is well developed, 

 considerablv shorter, however, than the cephalio segment, 

 and of the usual eylindric form. 



The chelifori (ibid.) are comparatively slender in 

 structure. with the scape narrow eylindric and about 

 same lengtb as the proboscis. The hand (fig. 3 d| is a 

 trille shorter than the scape and is, also comparatively 

 slender. verv slightly expanded in the middle. and beset 

 with short hairs. The ringers are exceedingly elongate, 

 well-nigh tlie Length of the palm, and sharply curved in 

 their outer part; the points therefore cross eacli other 

 when the chela is shut. 



The palpi itig. 3 ei are also uncominonly slender 

 and elongate, with the 2nd and 3rd joints equal in length. 

 The terminal part is a trille longer than the 3rd joint 

 with the penultimate joint only little shorter than the 

 terminal one. 



The false legs in the male i seé Hg. 3 b) are more 

 than half as long again as the body. and have the 4th and 

 5th joints about uniform in length. while the terminal part 

 (fig. 3 f) is a good deal longer. The margfnal spines 

 (fig. 3 g) are comparatively small, but similar in structure, 

 otherwise, to those in alLthe preceding species. At the 

 ends of tlie joints there occur, however. a. few spines of a 

 simpler form on which the strong basal teeth are appar- 

 ently awanting. 



The ambulatory legs (see fig. 3) are extreraely slender 

 and elongate. more than 5 times longer than the body, and 

 beset with short, scattered hairs. The 2nd coxal joint is 

 considerably longer than the 2 others tåken together. and 

 the 3 succeeding joints increase rapidly in length, so that 

 the 2nd tibial joint is almost twice as long as the femoral one. 

 The terminal section (fig. 3 h) is very slender and some- 

 thing more than l / :J of the length of the 2nd tibial joint. The 

 tarsal joint is greatly elongated, nearly twice as long as 

 the propodal joint, and soniewhat arcuate. The propodal 

 joint is a trifle slenderer, and straight, and beset along the 

 inner edge with only extremely short. eapilliform spines; in 

 some specimens there are seen, however, in the middle. a few 

 (generally 4) somewhat stronger. adpressed spines. Tlie 

 terminal claw is comparatively short, but little more than 

 half the length of the propodal joint, and the auxiliary claws 

 are verv small, hardlv ' m the length of the terminal one. 



The outer egj;-masses (see fig. 3 b) are of moderate 

 size, cylindrically globular, and generally adherent round the 

 5th joint of the false legs, sometimes, however, on the 4th 

 one also. Once only did I find on eacli of the false legs 

 as man v as 3 separate egg-masses, 2 on the 4th and 1 on 

 the 5th joint. Tlie ova are, relatively. a good deal smaller 

 than in A. Shiiteri. 



The animal is, in the living state, rather transparent, 

 with a pale carnation tint, especially at the end of the 

 body-segments and on tlie Leg-joints. 



Occurrence. I have now and again met with fchis 

 species at a depth of from 20 — 100 fathoms along the 

 whole coasl of Norway. On the North Atlantic Expedi- 

 tion, 4 specimens were tåken off the southern extremity of 



