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female similar but with propod narrowing distally so that the end is scarcely 

 broader than the base of the finger. Gnathopod 2 in male with basal and 

 ischial joints channelled in front, propod very large and massive, palm 



Fig. 2.—TalorcJiestia quoyana, female. 



Fig. 3. — First gnathopod of adult male. 



Fig. 4. — Second gnathopod of adult male (less enlarged than fig. 3). 



oblique, spinose, with broad rectangular tooth near the finger, and prominent 

 acute defining tooth. Gnathopod 2 in female not presenting characteristic 

 features, basal joint elongate-oval, carpus longer than propod. Peraeopoda 

 normal. 



