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Figure 103, — Ameira minuta Boeck, loc. 589, ad. 9: a, whole animal, lateral view from 

 right side; b, same animal, dorsal view. (X 310.) 



Mandibular praecoxa produced into slender cutting edge, bearing 4 

 teeth and a seta. Palp very small, basipodite short, with 1 strong and 



2 very thin, scarcely observable setae. Endopodite unsegmented, with 



3 long setae and 1 short seta (fig. 104A). 

 Maxillule damaged in my dissection. 



