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processes elongate. First maxillae with 2-jointed palp having proximal 

 joint broader apically, distal joint about 3 times as long as broad, 

 rounded apically and bearing a number of setae at apex ; outer 

 plate not reaching to middle of second joint of palp, with truncated 

 apical margin which bears about 8 branched and furcate spines ; 

 inner plate small, triangular, bearing about 4 plumose spines apically. 

 Second maxillae with oval plates having apices rounded ; outer plate 

 slightly longer and broader than inner one. Maxilli])eds with 4-jointed 

 palp and well developed plates ; second joint of palp rather, long 

 about 3 times as long as broad, third joint about twice as broad 

 as long with rounded apex, fourth joint conical, armed with terminal 

 claw nearly as long as segment itself; outer plate oval, extendmg 

 about -/a to distal end of second joint, provided with odontoid spines 

 along inner margin which become longer toward apex and on the 

 broad distal margin ; inner plate rectangular having plumose spines 

 on distal margin which bears a small triangular process at outer 

 corner and a single toothlike spine apically and externally. 



In female, first gnathopods with small epimeron produced to form 

 acute angle anteriorly, ventral margin slightly notched and provided 

 with fine setae ; second joint of moderate proportions with long 

 setae on posterior margin ; third joint longer than broad, bearing 

 group of setae on posterior margin ; fourth joint rectangular, bear- 

 ing rounded process on postero-distal angle, distal end provided 

 with row of short setae and a number of longer ones ; wrist very 

 long, as long as hand, triangular, articulating with anterior margin 

 of fourth joint, anterior margin indented slightly near distal end, 

 posterior margin provided with 8 or 9 fascicles of setae and bear- 

 ing, proximal to articulation of hand, a row of pinnate spines ; hand 

 rather small, regularly oval, posterior margin more convex than 

 anterior, palm oblique passing by even curve into posterior margin, 

 with short submarginal setae and several fascicles of longer setae 

 and 3 prehensile spines ; finger rather long and curved. 



Second gnathopods with small rhomboidal epimeron having setae 

 on antero-ventral margin ; second joint of same form as that of first 

 with long slender setae on anterior margin at proximal and distal 

 ends; third joint short; fourth rectangular, as in first; wrist very 

 small, triangular, with lobe on free posterior margin which is rounded 

 and provided with numerous fine setae ; hand very large and oval, 

 twice as long as broad and broader than wrist, palm variable in 

 character but moderately long, often with 3 rounded processes near 

 articulation with finger and provided with numerous submarginal 

 setae of various lengths, and with posterior margin produced to 



