REPORT ON THE STOMATOPODA. 



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Measurements. 



Total length from tips of eyes to tip of telson, 

 Measurements on middle line : — 



Total length from tip of rostrum to tip of telson, 



Rostrum, ........ 



Carapace, ........ 



Total length of carapace, including rostrum, 



From posterior edge of carapace to posterior edge of second thoracic 



somite, . 

 From posterior edge of second to posterior edge of third thoracic 



somite, . 

 From posterior edge of third to posterior edge of fourth thoracic 



somite, . 

 From posterior edge of fourth to posterior edge of fifth thoracic 



somite, ..... 

 First abdominal somite. 

 Second abdominal somite, . 

 Third abdominal somite. 

 Fourth abdominal somite, . 

 Fifth abdominal somite, 

 Sixth abdominal somite, 

 Telson on middle line, 



Total length of hind body, 



Total length on middle line, 



Width of carapace between antero-lateral spines, 



Width of carapace (greatest), . 



Width of second thoracic somite, 



Width of third thoracic somite, 



Width of fourth thoracic somite, 



Width of fifth thoracic somite. 



Width of first abdominal somite, 



Width of second abdominal somite, 



Width of third abdominal somite, 



Width of fourth abdominal somite. 



Width of fifth abdominal somite. 



Width of sixth abdominal somite, 



Width of telson, between postero-median spines. 



Width of telson, between postero-lateral spines. 



Width of telson (greatest), 



Greatest lengtli of telson. 



Length of sixth abdominal appendage. 



Distance between same. 



Length of eye, .... 



Width of eye, .... 



Total length of first antenna, measured from tip of rostrum. 



Total length of fiagellum of second antenna, 



Total length of scale of second antenna, 



In inches and 

 decimals. 



1-50 



1-57 

 •0375 

 ■3075 



•3450 



•0700 



•0625 



•0675 



■0850 

 •1125 

 •1250 

 •1125 

 •1250 

 •1475 

 •0875 

 •2275 



1-2225 



1-5075 



•1750 

 •3225 

 •2725 

 •2625 

 •2975 

 •3125 

 •3750 

 •3774 

 •3824 

 •3900 

 •4124 

 •3974 

 •0824 

 •2450 

 ■3875 

 •2850 

 •3675 

 •8000 

 •1000 

 •0525 

 •4500 

 •3625 

 •1500 



In thousandths 

 of total length. 



24 

 19G 



220 



45 

 40 

 43 



54 



72 

 80 

 72 

 80 

 94 

 56 

 145 



781 



1000 



112 

 206 

 174 

 168 

 190 

 200 

 240 

 241 

 245 

 250 

 264 

 254 



53 

 157 

 248 

 182 

 225 

 512 



64 



34 

 288 

 232 



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species, one of which, Chloridella rotundicauda, Miers, is represented by a single female 

 specimen ; another, Chlorida latreilii, E. and S., by a single mutilated specimen ; while 



