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little higher than wide ; eyes well developed. Oviger base small and situated a short 

 distance in front of first lateral process (Fig. 40). 



Proboscis short, stout, sub-cylindrical. 



Abdovien short, elevated at an angle of 80-90° and reaching to middle of fourth lateral 

 process. 



Chelophore short. Scape equal to proboscis and approximately two and a half times 

 as long as wide distally. Chela as represented in Fig. 41 (7; movable finger equal to 

 palm ; 7-8 minute teeth on immovable one. 



Palp absent (as also in the female). 



Oviger. Terminal claw absent; spines on the four terminal segments short, rather 

 broad and rounded distally, numbering 49^ (14+ 11+ 12+ 12). Fifth segment 

 relatively long and furnished with the usual distal lobe (Fig. 41 b). 



Third leg. Second coxa long and slender, more than twice the sum of the first and 

 third (dorsal measurements). Femur subequal to first tibia and at least nine times as 

 long as wide. Second tibia the longest segment. Tarsus very small; 4-5 long spines 

 on proximal sixth of ventral margin of propodus. Claw and auxiliaries long and 

 slender. 



In the female the femur is considerably dilated in the proximal two-thirds and the 

 fifth segment of the oviger is relatively short, without the distal lateral lobe. 



Measurements (mm.) 



Remarks. This species appears to belong to the genus Pallene, but the two terminal 

 body segments are not fused as in the majority of the other species — a condition that is 

 also found, e.g., in P. emaciata, Dohrn. 



The genus is seldom represented in Antarctic collections. Bouvier (1913, p- 20 and 



^ 48-56 in adults. 



