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in dorsal view. No dorsal plates present. Genital segment globose, 

 about as long as wide (1.3 mm long by 1.2 mm wide). Genital 

 segment deeply incised posteriorly. Abdomen (fig. 347) joined distally 

 to^'abdomen and bearing 6 terminal setae, inner 4 long and plumose. 

 Inner margin of ramus with a row of hairs. 



Oral area with adhesion pads as in other species of genus. Pad 

 associated with first antenna not produced to form a hooklike process 

 as in other species of the genus (see fig. 348) . Fhst antenna (fig. 348) 

 2-segmented, armed as in figure, and bearing only 12 spines on first 

 segment and 6 setae on the second. Second antenna (fig. 349) of 

 usual form. The 2 setae near base of claw longer than m other 

 species of genus. Mouth tube and mandible of usual pandarid type. 

 First maxilla (fig. 351) with a short spme and a small patch of setules 

 near base of the claw. Claw with rows of frmge as in figm^e. Maxil- 

 liped (fig. 352) bearmg a blunt terminal claw opposed by a crater-like 

 area on opposite segment. 



Legs 1-4 bkamose with spine and setal formula as follows : 



leal leg 2 les S ^^^ ^ . 



exp. end. exp. end. exp end. exp. end. 



seg. 1 1:0 0:0 1:1 0:1 1:1 0:1 IV:3 4 



seg. 2 IV:3 3 IV:5 7 IV:4 4 



Leg 1 (fig. 353) with both rami 2-segmented. Fhst exopod segment 

 wiSi an outer spme. Last exopod segment with 4 outer spines and 

 3 mner setae. Fhst endopod segment unarmed. Last endopod 

 segment with 3 terminal setae. Leg 2 (fig. 354) with both rami 

 2-segmented. First exopod segment with an outer spine and an 

 mner seta. Last exopod segment with 4 outer spines and 5 inner seta. 

 Fu-st endopod segment with an inner seta. Last endopod segment 

 with 7 terminal setae. Leg 3 (fig. 355) with each ramus 2-segmented. 

 Fhst segment of the exopod with an outer spine and an inner seta. 

 Last exopod segment with 4 outer spines and 4 mner setae. Fhst 

 endopod segment with an inner seta. Last endopod segment with 4 

 terminal setae. Leg 4 (fig. 356) with each ramus 1-segmented. 

 Exopod with 4 outer spines and 3 inner setae. Endopod with 4 

 setae. Setae on legs 1-4 constricted near their bases (see fig. 355) 

 and often broken off at this pomt. Leg 5 (see fig. 347) a single 

 plumose seta located ventrally near distal margin of genital segment. 

 Leg 6 absent. 



Egg strings long and straight. 



Color in life cream. 



Discussion.— This copepod has been collected only from Bhyn- 

 chobatus djeddensis in Madagascar and Ceylon. It was found in 

 the mouth of the host in Madagascar and on the body surface of the 

 Ceylon host. 



