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Legion HYPERIIDEA. 



Family HYPERIID^. 



HYPERIA MEDUSARUM (Miiller). 



A single specimen from Station 4339, off Point Loma, California, 

 241-309 fathoms. 



Family PHRONIMIM]. 



PHRONIMA SEDENTARIA (Forskal). 



Localities. — Station 4305, off Point Loma, 67-116 fathoms; 4322, 

 off Point La Jolla, 110-199 fathoms; 4348, off Point Loma, 83-113 

 fathoms; 4382, off North Coronado Island, 642-666 fathoms; 4408 

 off Santa Catalina Island, 104-117 fathoms; 4488, Monterey Bay, 

 18-20 fathoms, and 4507, Monterey Bay, 308-347 fathoms. 



Family TRYPHANID^E. 



BRACHYSCELUS CRUSCULUM Bate. 



A single specimen from Station 4350, off Point Loma, at a depth 

 of 100 fathoms. 



Family CYSTISOMIDJE. 



CYSTISOMA SPINOSUM (Fabricius). 



A single specimen from Station 4528, Monterey Bay, 545-800 

 fathoms. 



Family SCINIDJE. 



A single specimen of Scina, too imperfect to identify, was taken 

 :.i Station 4405, off San Clemente Island, 654-704 fathoms. 



Family VIBILIID.3E. 



VIBILIA CALIFORNICA, new species. 



Rostrum short. Eyes rather large, oblong. First antennae with 

 flagellum longer than head. Second antenna' about equaling the 

 first ; flagellum 2-jointed. Segments of the body smooth. First 

 gnathopods with the hand truncated distally. the infero-posterior 

 angle only slightly projecting and armed with several acute serra- 

 tions or teeth which are continued upon the distal half of the pos- 

 terior margin; dactyl serrate on inner margin. Second gnathopods 

 with the nierus projecting below the carpus about as far as the hand 

 and armed with several spines; carpus produced distally into a nar- 

 row triangular lobe extending beyond the tip of the hand and armed 

 with several acute serrations; hand oblong, the distal margin nearly 



