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wigleyi is a deeper water offshore form, only occasionally found in- 

 shore, sometimes in company with P. deichmannae. 



The species is named in honor of Dr. Elisabeth Deichmann, who 

 assisted in the discovery of the species and who has contributed 

 greatly to knowledge of marine bottom invertebrates. 



Protohaustorius icigleyi, new species 



Figures \l, 2b, 41, 8, 9 



Material examined.— ^/6a^ross-l 01, sta. 89, 41°29', 67°28', 

 Digby bag, 27 fms., Aug. 24, 1957: 1 9, holotype, 1 cf, allotype 

 (NMC 7036); same locaHty: 3 99, ov., 6 d^, 3 imm., paratypes (NMC 

 7037); same locality, Smith grab: 1 9, ov., 2 cTcf, 4 imm. (NMC 

 7040). Albatross-70, coll. 5, 40°51', 68°20', Digby bag, 25 fms., 

 Dec. 7, 1955: 7 99, 10 cfcf, 9 imm. (NMC 7038). Albatross-70, 

 coll. 15, 41°38', 67°57', Digby bag, 11 fms., Dec. 9, 1955: 12 speci- 

 mens, including ov. 99 (NMC 7039). Albatross-101 , sta. 86, 41°14', 

 67°28', Smith grab, 24 fms., Aug. 24, 1957: 3 imm. (NMC 7041). 

 Albatross-lOl, sta. 109, 42°02', 66°58', Smith grab, 35 fms., Aug. 

 25, 1957: 1 imm. (NMC 7042). 



Albatross-Q9, coll. 1, 41°52', 69°59', Van Veen grab, Nov. 15, 

 1955: 65 specimens; same locality, Digby grab: 6 adult specimens; 

 Albatross-69, coll. 5, 40°33', 68°57', Van Veen grab, Nov. 16, 1955: 

 19 specimens; Albatross-70, coll. 8, 41°07', 67°17' Digby bag, Dec. 



8, 1955: 27 99; Albatross-70, coll. 46, 41°06', 67°38', Albatross-70, 

 coll. 1, 40°50', 69°39', Digby bag, Dec. 6, 1955: 28 specimens (USFW, 

 R. L. Wigley collection). 



Albatross-100, sta. 108, 42°08', 67°04', Smith grab, Aug. 25, 1957: 

 1 (f . Series of Albatross-lOl, Smith grab, Aug. 22-29, 1957, sta. 26, 

 40°33', 69°06': 6 subadults; sta. 38, 40°34', 68°51': 1 specimen; sta. 

 69, 41°02', 67°56': 8 99; sta. 70, 40°57', 67°52': 10 adults; sta. 72, 

 40°49', 67°49': 2 adults; sta. 85, 41°09', 67°29': 4 adults; sta. 184, 

 40°48', 68°06': 12 adults; sta. 192, 40°48', 69°02': 2 subadults; 

 sta. 186, 40°48', 68°19', Smith grab, 31 fms., Aug. 28, 1957: 10 99, 

 ov., 2 cfd^ (NMC 7043). 



Cape Cod region, Nobscussett breakwater, sand, low water, Sept. 



9, 1963: 4 specimens; off Nashawena Island, Quick's Hole, SE. en- 

 trance, sand, 45 ft. grab, Sept. 18, 1963: 20 adults, 7 imm.; Vineyard 

 Soimd, Deep Hole, sand, 100+ ft., Sept. 18, 1963: 1 imm. (MBL, 

 author collection); East Sandwich, Mass., sand, low-water level, 

 Aug. 11, 1963: 33 specimens (NMC, author collection). 



Description. — Female 5.5-7.5 mm. Head as long as broad, 

 rostrum broad, obtuse; eyes small, slitlike, removed from margin of 

 shallow antennal sinus. Antenna 1: peduncular segment 1 long and 



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