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times as long as the body, penultimate joint of the peduncle clothed 

 everywhere with adpressed spines, some of which, attached to the 

 inner edge and tip, are stronger than the others. Epignath of max- 

 illipeds securiform, outer edge angularly produced. First pair of legs 

 with the propodus much .shorter than the carpus, both simple, linear, 

 and clothed with short bristles, dact^dus very small; the succeeding 

 pairs ver}' slender, somewhat exceeding the l)ody in length. Natatory 



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Fig. 547.— Et'rycope cornuta (After Haeger). Female, x 6. a, First antenna, x 20. ft, 

 Maxilliped. X 20. r, Mandible, x 20. d, First leg. x 20. d', Propodus and dactylt's of 

 SAME. X 38. e, Propodus and dactylus of second leg. x 20. /, Sixth leg. x 20. (j, Uropod. 

 x 20. 



legs with the carpal joint cordiform, propodal one of about the same 

 length, but somewhat narrower, oblong oval, dactylus scarcely exceed- 

 ing half the length of tiie former. Female operculum subpentagonal 

 in form, and distinctly carinated along the middle: male operculum 

 transformed in the usual manner. Uropoda with the rami subequal in 

 length, the outer one nari'ower than the inner. Color of the whole 

 dorsal face light reddish l)i-own. Length of adult male -i mm.'' — G. O. 

 Saks." 



« Crust, of Norway, II, 1899, p. 145. 



