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the sternal plate. This peculiar structure comes near to that of 

 the genus Kibautia, in which the sternal and coxal plates are 

 coalesced, the cleft being replaced by a strongly chitinized ridge. 

 The distal inner angle of the coxa is produced into a long conical 

 process. The patellar joint is armed at its outer distal angle 

 with a short, blunt but strongly chitinized tooth ; the claw is long, 

 slender and smooth. The coxal plate bears a set of eight to ten 

 bristles disposed on three rows near the anterior inner margin ; 

 a particularly long bristle can be seen emerging from beneath 

 the patellar joint. 



Fig. 31. S. rainbowi, Brolem. Sternum and eupleurium of the eighth 

 segment ; si, sternum ; pst, presternum ; 1,2,3,4, pleurites. 



Terguin of maxillipedes wide at the base, with sides strongly 

 converging; punctured. Inner margins of the pleurae parallel 

 (Fig. 30). Maxillipedes largely overlapping the sides of the head. 

 Coxosternum nearly as long as broad, subquadrate, roughly 

 punctured, with straight chitinized lines almost reaching the 

 condyli of the femora, and a faint median sulcus widened into a 

 dimple in front of the centre. Two rudimental teeth emerge 

 from below the anterior margin which is almost straight. Femora 

 long, without any well defined tubercle although the inner edge 

 is somewhat sinuate and chitinized. Claw strong, with a small 

 basal tooth (Fig. 31). 



Terga bisulcate from the second segment, widely and faintly 

 punctured on the anterior part of the body. 



Anterior sterna roughly punctured and provided with a 

 median sulcus; the sulcus does not reach the anterior margin 

 and widens behind the middle into a flat, rounded or fusiform 



