PANDULUS ANNULICORNLS. 



297 



DEC APOD A. 



MACROURA. 



PALMMONIDJE. 



Pandalus annulicornis. Leach. 



Specific Character. — Rostrum the length of the carapace ; anterior half without 

 teeth above, excepting a small one close to the apex. 



Pandalus amudicornis. Leach, Malac. Brit. t. xl. — Latk. Encycl. Meth. — 



Lam. Anim. sans vert. V. p. 203. — Edw. Hist, des 

 Crust. IL p. 384. 



The carapace of Pandalus ammlicornis resembles strongly 

 that of the genus Palamon. The rostrum, as in that genus, 

 is very long ; it is considerably turned upwards towards its 

 extremity; the carina commences about half-way towards 

 the posterior margin of the carapace, and it is finely toothed 

 to nearly half of the free portion of the rostrum, the re- 

 mainder being without teeth above, excepting a minute one 

 just above the apex ; beneath, it has five distinct teeth. 

 The eyes are remarkably large. The external antenna? 



