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tion present immediately posterior to maxillipeds in 1 specimen (not 

 shown in figures). Posterior region with pah- of unarmed subterminal 

 dorsal flaps (caudal rami?) and pair of slightly projecting, knoblike 

 terminal processes. Anterior third of body heavily sclerotized dor- 

 sally; mouth cone projecting anteriorly and ventrally, slightly past 

 anterior end of cephalothorax. 



Antennule (fig. 69c) 3-segmented, situated lateral and slightly 

 posterior to anterior edge of mouth cone base. First segment more 

 than IK times the combined lengths of second and third segments, 



0.1 mm.o" 



Figure 69. — Brachiella regia, new species, male: a, lateral view; i, dorsal view. Lateral 

 view: c, right antennule; d, right antenna; e, denticulated portion of mandible [drawn 

 by Z. Kabata];/, right maxillule; g, right maxilla; h, right maxilliped. 



broad proximally, tapered slightly to distal end. Second segment 

 short, collar shaped; third segment dactyliform, approximately twice 

 the length of second, distal end rounded, tipped by 3 naked setules. 

 Antenna (fig. 69c?) biramous, situated slightly posterior and lateral to 

 antennule base. Protopodite 2-segmented, segments of approxi- 

 mately equal size, both irregular in outline. Exopodite 1-segmented, 

 small, less than one-third the length of protopodite, broadly rounded 



