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joint of pal[) and inner one extendincr not quite so far ; distal margin 

 of inner plate provided with 3 odontoid spines and numerous plu- 

 mose spines, outer plates with inner margin and a]:)ex which is 

 rounded, provided with setae ; palp 4-jointed with first joint ver}' 

 short and outer apex rather prolonged, second joint not as long as 

 broad with broad lobe extending along inner side provided with 

 row of stout spines, fourth joint clawlike, about as long as third joint. 

 In male, first gnathopods with moderately high epimeron produced 

 at antero- ventral angle ; second joint stout ; wrist triangular, about 



Fig. 28. Parhyalelld hatesoni sp. iiov. 



as broad as long and bearing prominent rounded lobe on posterior 

 margin ; hand subrectangular, not as broad as wrist, nearly twice 

 as long as wide, palm rather short and nearly transverse, provided 

 with setae of various lengths, prehensile angle rounded and furnished 

 with stout spine ; finger short and ver}' stout. 



Second gnathopods ver}- large with subrectangular epimeron which 

 are higher than long ; second joint of moderate proportions with 

 projecting lobe on anterior side ; fourth joint with anterior and pos- 

 terior margins nearly parallel and with posterior apex somewhat 

 produced ; wrist triangular, short, with very broad lobe from distal 

 posterior angle which projects as far as posterior margin of fourth 

 joint; hand oval, about twice as long as wide, with base deeply 



