96 



DISCOVERY REPORTS 



a i, aVi, a iv, thoracic limbs I, II and IV ( x 32) ; 

 b i-b viii, gills ( x 83), Th. VII shown with gill. 



biv ^^ vy Dvii 



Fig. 24. Fifth Furcilia (continued). 



c\, c ii, c V, pleopods I, II and V ( x 35). 



SIXTH FURCILIA 



The frequency of occurrence and average lengths of larvae belonging to this stage are 

 stated in Table XXXVII. 



The rostrum (Fig. 25 a, c) is much more acutely pointed than in the previous stage. 

 The lateral denticle is conspicuous, and the emargination of the posterior border of the 

 carapace is as shown in Fig. 25 a. 



The telson length is more than six times the width at the insertion of the smallest 



