Figure 5. — Solenocera atlantirlis Burkenroad. A, animal in lateral view: B. urupods and telson in 



dorsal view ; A-B X 2.5. 



Figure 6. — Hymenopcnaeiis tropiralis (Bouvier). A, animal in lateral view; B. uropodi 



in dorsal view ; A-B X 1.25. 



and telson 



posteriorly ; segments three to five variably cleft, 

 posterodorsally ; sixth segment with a small mid- 

 dorsal posterior spine, a spine at posterolateral 

 corners, and a toothlike projection at middle of 

 distolateral edge. Telson tapering to a strong 

 point flanked on each side by a strong, fixed, sub- 

 terminal spine; middorsal groove bifurcated at 

 midlength, forks ending medial to base of fixed 

 spines. Exopods of uropods with small spine at 

 distolateral corner. Male with large, membranous, 

 complexly folded petasma; tips of petasma reach- 

 ing base of second legs. 



Measurements. — Length of body: large male, 

 56 mm. ; large female, 92 mm. 



Color. — Red. 



Habitat. — Seventeen to 200 fathoms, rarely 

 deeper; usually inside 100- fa thorn curve. 



Type locality. — Florida Bank (Gulf of Mexi- 

 co), lat, 26°31' N. long. 85°03' W. 



Known range. — Cape Hatteras, N.C., to Gulf 

 of Mexico, off Alabama. 



Remarks. — Burkenroad considered it likely (in 

 Anderson and Lindner, 1945) that Solenocera 



Figure 7. — Bymenopt run us 

 tropicalis i Bouvier). 

 Petasma of male in ven- 

 tral view. 1 mm. indi- 

 cated. 



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