Tlic ^{lupliipoda of Bcriiiuda. 83 



Second gnathopods very much larger in every way than first, 

 epimeron small, rounded and not higher than long; second joint 

 large and stout with fascicles of setae on both anterior and posterior 

 margins ; fourth joint hardly longer than third which is provided 

 with rounded lobe on anterior distal apex ; wrist short and triangular, 

 articulating with fourth joint by most of posterior margin, distal 

 l)art of margin in form of lobe extending over distal end of fourth 

 joint and provided with numerous setae; hand very large, subrec- 

 tangular, twice as long as broad with posterior margin provided 

 with numerous setae, posterior margin prolonged distally so that 

 prehensile angle is acute and palm is more or less concave ; finger 

 very stout, tapering and rounded apically, concave margin provided 

 with a triangular process near base. 



Epimera rather low, first 2 pereiopods with spinning glands, last 

 pereiopod slightly longer than preceding. 



Uropods 3 pairs, biramous ; posterior pair extending- shghtly beyond 

 second which in turn extend slightly beyond first ; inner rami slightly 

 longer than outer, styliform. 



Telson subrectangular, stout, bilobed, with lobes well separated 

 by triangular emargination and armed apically with 2 or 3 stout 

 spines. 



Length 6 mm. 



The species was represented by 2 specimens which were collected 

 in 1903. 



Podoceropsis sophia Boeck, 1861. 



1861. Boeck, Forh. Skand. Naturf, vol. 8, p. 666. 



Eyes compound, reniform, situated very close to front margin of 

 head. 



First antennae slightly longer than second, with first 2 joints of 

 peduncle rather stout, cylindrical and equal in length, last joint 2/3 

 as long as first; principal flagellum made up of 5 elongated joints, 

 about as long as last 2 joints of peduncle ; accessory flagellum short, 

 consisting of 2 unequal joints, the first of which is much longer 

 than the second. Second antennae with second joint rather short 

 but with gland cone rather long and slender ; third joint more than 

 twice as long as broad, slightly thicker distally than proximally ; 

 fourth and fifth joints subequal, about as long as first joint of first 

 antennae ; flagellum made up of 6 joints, somewhat shorter than that 

 of first antennae. 



Mandibles with 8-jointed jialp and denticulated cutting edge ; first 

 joint short ; second and third subequal in length, second C3iindrical ; 



