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dorsally reinforce the submedian teeth of the telson; these last-named 

 carinae end anteriorly at about the level of the posterior ends of this 

 first pair of carinae on the surface of the telson; the next, 2nd to 4th, 

 carinae either side are more or less equidistant one from the other and 

 lie in the area posteriorly bounded either side by the submedian and 

 intermediate teeth of the telson, the 2nd carina to the left of the median 

 carina is broadly interrupted, that on the right side also but by a shorter, 

 less conspicuous interval nearer its posterior end ; the 5th carina either 

 side is more or less in line with the inner margin of the lateral projection 

 or tooth. There is no trace of a prelateral lobe or angle and no ventral 

 carina. The submedian teeth have movable tips, and beneath the terminal 

 spine of the median carina there is a well-marked tubercle; a small one 

 is to be found near the proximal end of this carina forming a small notch, 

 as it were, in lateral view. The denticles number 4-5, 9-11, 1. The bifur- 

 cate process of the uropods bears 5 spines on its inner margin ; the inner 

 of the 2 projections is about twice the length of the outer; it carries a 

 large lobular tooth on its outer margin. 



The greater number of longitudinal carinae, among other characters, 

 will distinguish the new species from miles, aside from the presence of 

 the oblique row of tubercles either side of the telson in miles; such 

 tubercles are also absent in S. fasciata. S. fasciata has the telson differ- 

 ently proportioned and has a greater number of longitudinal carinae, 

 differently arranged, and also well-marked prelateral denticles. In S. 

 fallax the carinae, except the median carina, the one either side of it, and 

 the marginal ones, have been replaced by more or less regular-irregular 

 rows of tubercles. There are 5 to 7 such rows, according to one's idea 

 of what constitutes a row or line of tubercles; no prelateral lobe or 

 denticle is indicated in Bouvier's figure of the telson. 



