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Material: Reported by Barnard, 1954. Velero stations 1463 (1), 

 1489 (1). Barnard station 40 (2). 



Records: Coos Bay, intertidal; North Bay, Cape Arago State Park, 

 Oreg., intertidal. Coal Oil Point, near Goleta, Calif. 



Remarks: Possibly Ampithoe corallina represents a senior synonym 

 of this species. The shape of the lower lip and gnathopod 1 correspond 

 well with the female of A. simulans but Stout draws a small point on 

 the thu'd pleonal epimeron, possibly gi\'ing indication that A. corallina 

 belongs -^ath A. lacertosa. In any case the second antenna is not 

 typical of either species and more search must be made for animals 

 correspondmg with Stout's figures. 



Two aberrant male specimens from Barnard station 40 are figiu'ed 

 to show the aspect of gnathopod 2 similar to A. pollex; however, their 

 lower lips are those of A. simulans. 



Distribution: Oregon to Coal Oil Point, southern California, 



Ampithoe tea, new species 



Figures 19-21 



Diagnosis : All pleonal epimera rounded behind and at lower corners, 

 no lateral ridges; articles 5 and 6 of male gnathopod 1 equal in length, 

 posterior edge of article 5 with a truncated, rather shallow hind lobe, 

 article 6 narrow, sublinear, palm transverse, finger overlapping palm 

 by its full length ; gnathopod 2 in male undergoing extensive differentia- 

 tion, commencing with a finger about half as long as article 6 and the 

 palm slightly excavated, scarcely defined and quite oblique, through 

 several stages until the finger is as long as article 6, fitting the entire 

 hind edge of article 6, which forms the palm, the palm developing a 

 process near the finger hinge, followed by a shallow excavation and 

 then a relatively straight but sloping edge, the palmar edge minutely 

 crenulated; the finger becoming increasingly bent at its base; article 

 2 of gnathopod 2 with poorly developed distal bump; article 2 of 

 pereopods 1 and 2 strongly inflated, 1.9 times as long as broad; article 

 2 of pereopod 3 broader than long; ventral edge of article 1 of first 

 antenna not spiniferous; antenna 1 much longer than antenna 2, the 

 flagellum of antenna 1 more than four times as long as that of antenna 

 2, the latter flagellum rather short, 0.5 times as long as article 5 of 

 peduncle, and the second antenna rather setose; article 4 of peduncle 

 120% as long as article 5; outer apical lobule of lower lip somewhat 

 longer than medial lobule ; coxae 1 and 2 shorter than 3 and 4 but not 

 broadened, coxa 1 not produced forward; peduncular process of 

 uropod 1 long. 



Female: Article 5 of gnathopod 1 shorter than article 6 and thus 

 shorter than in the male ; gnathopod 2 with article 6 similar to that of 



