The Amphipoda of Bermuda. 9 



ately broad, unarmed, extending nearly as far as second joint of 

 palp. 



In female, lirst gnathopods with triangular epimeron, with anterior 

 ventral angle rounded ; second joint fairly stout, cylindrical ; third 

 joint broader than long; fourth triangular with posterior margin 

 convex and provided with setae toward apex ; wrist somewhat longer 

 than broad and provided with setae apically ; hand slender and 



Fig. 1. Lysianassa punctata (O. G. Costa). 



tapering, not subchelate, posterior margin provided with long setae 

 and sharp tooth-like spines ; linger short and curved, unguiform. 



Second gnathopods with narrow epimeron more than twice as high 

 as long, rhomboidal ; second joint long and very slender, slightly 

 broader distall}' than proximally ; third joint 4 times as long as broad ; 

 fourth joint about ^l^ as long as third, broader at distal end than 

 at proximal, rounded apically, articulating with wrist by distal half 

 of anterior margin ; wrist longer than third joint, triangular, broad- 

 est at middle, posterior margin convex, anterior margin straight 

 with many fine setae near middle ; hand shorter and narrower than 

 wrist, subrectangular, broader at distal margin which is transverse 

 and concave, anterior margin with abundant fine setae toward apical 

 portion, distal portion of posterior margin with many closely set 



