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In 1932, when I had only the San Francisco material before me, I 

 adopted the first interpretation and agreed with Hansen's view. In 

 1933 the examination of the material from British Columbia showed 

 that the two species were linked up geographically by intermediate 

 forms, and this is further supplemented by the examination of the 

 present extensive material. I have come to the conclusion that it is 



Figure 71. — Neomysis rayii (Murdoch): a, Antennal scale and peduncle, X 25; b, telson, 

 X 37; c, fourth pleopod of male, X 25. (From California specimens.) 



no longer possible to maintain the specific separation of N. rayii and 

 N. franciscorum in the light of all the material examined. I have 

 therefore united the two species under the earlier name, N. rayii, and 

 adopted the second interpretation of the facts. 



NEOMYSIS INTEGER (Leach) 



Synonymy and locality record may be found on page 247. 



