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oval, nearl}' twice as long as wide, with anterior margin having a 

 number of fascicles of setae, palm oblique, more than ^/2 as long 

 as hand, posterior margin furnished with 5 or 6 fascicles of setae, 

 prolonged to form a notch behind which the end of the dactyl fits, 

 notch provided with fascicle of long setae and with 2 spines bearing 

 cilia-like appendages, palm serrated and provided with submarginal 

 setae of various lengths; linger of usual form with 3 slender setae 

 on convex margin and 9 submarginal filiform spines on internal 

 margin. 



Pereiopods moderately slender, seventh slightly longer than sixth ; 

 epimera of moderate size with ventral margin convex and furnished 

 with a few setae. 



None of the segments dentate dorsally. 



Postero-inferior margin of third abdominal segment entire. 



Uropods, 3 pairs which are biramous, first extending as far as 

 second and having rami subequal and longer than peduncle, the 

 inner margin of which is furnished with 6 spines and apex with 

 several rather long spines, rami with 4 spines on inner margin and 

 group of longer ones at apex ; second uropods with peduncle shorter 

 than that of first and also relatively much shorter than rami which 

 are subequal and stouter than those of the first ; terminal uropods 

 extending far beyond others, with peduncle short and provided with 

 setae on distal margin, outer ramus somewhat longer than inner, of 

 uniform width, furnished externally with 4 notches in which are 

 fascicles of setae, inner margin with 4 short spines and fascicle of 

 long spines apically, inner ramus of slightly tapering form with outer 

 margin furnished with 3 spines and inner with 4 and apex with a 

 fascicle of setae. 



Telson longer than broad, deepl}' cleft, each lobe being incised 

 to form a triangular notch in apex and armed with one spine and 

 fine seta. 



Length 4 mm. 



The species was represented in the collection by several males 

 from Harrington sound. 



Elasmopus rapax A. Costa, 1858. 



1853. A. Costa, Rendic. della Soc. Reale Borbon., Ace. delle 

 Sci., Napoli, n. ser.. vol. 2, p. 175. 



Body moderately compressed and stout, back without carinae or 

 spines but with sparse, very fine setules. Postero-lateral angle of 

 first 2 abdominal segments about 90 ", third segment rather rounded 



