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DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Abdomen rather short, reaching to middle of first coxa; bifid; not elevated. 



CheJophore. Scape, which bears several long and numerous short, fine setae, nearly 

 four times as long as wide distally. Fingers of chela slightly longer than palm, each 

 armed with 35-45 spinules according to the size of the specimen; setose pad extending 

 half-way along immovable finger. 



Palp. Two terminal segments together approximately equal to, and third four-fifths 

 of, second segment (Table VI). 



Oviger. Terminal claw half as long as tenth segment, armed with 10-13 spinules; 

 total number of denticulate spines 30-36. Segments 4-6 in the proportions i-68 : 2-22 : i, 

 segment 5 short, rather curved and distinctly clubbed distally. The termino-lateral 



C 



Fig. 27. Segments 4-6 of male oviger of: a. Nymphon proximum. Caiman. 



b. N. bouvieri, n.sp. c. N. mendosuni, Hodgson, d. N. biarticulatum, Hodgson. 



e. N. neumayri, n.sp. (Type H — all x 20.) 



species 



Femur 



articulation of the seventh on the sixth segment is characteristic of this 

 (Fig. 26 a). 



Third leg. Second coxa a little longer, dorsally, than the sum of the other two. 

 shorter than either tibia, at least thirty crowded, small gland openings along mid-ventral 

 surface ; second tibia slightly longer than first. Tarsus and propodus both elongated and 

 armed ventrally with numerous fine setae ; the former always slightly longer than the 

 latter (1-05-1 -31 : i). Claw nearly half as long as propodus as a rule; auxiliaries from 

 one-fourth to one-third of main claw. 



The legs are robust and setose; in addition to the fine, short setae, there are long 

 setae at the distal articulation of (i) the third coxa— ventrally ; (2) the femur— dorsally ; 

 (3) each tibia— ventrally ; and a number of strong setae along the lateral margins of 

 the latter. 



