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the superior pair, and have the peduncle more conspi- 

 cuous than that of the superior ; only three joints of the 

 peduncle are visible beyond the projecting lateral wall 

 of the head, — these are subequal, and reach a little 

 beyond the extremity of the peduncle of the superior 

 pair ; and the flagellum is scarcely longer than the 

 peduncle. The coxae are not very deep ; and the first 

 pair of legs have the hand oval, with the palm oblique ; 

 the tip of the infero-anterior process of the wrist ex- 

 tends a little beyond the inferior angle of the hand, 

 and forms a point, against whicli the apex of the finger 

 impinges, where it closes on the palm. The second pair 

 of legs are longer than the first, and have the hand less 

 robust, — it is long and slender, the margins being pa- 

 rallel, and the inferior angle produced anteriorly in a 

 straight line, terminating in a sharply -pointed curve ; 

 the finger is narrow, sharp, and slightly curved, lying in 

 a line continuous with the hand, and impinging against 

 the inferior process, or thumb, only near the apex, or 

 where the margins meet ; the tips of the finger and thumb 

 then cross each other. The wrist is short and narrow, and 

 the anterior extremity is inferiorly produced into a long 

 narrow process, that reaches beyond the apex of the 

 claw, where it is slightly dilated or lobed, and tipped 

 with a few hairs. The two next pair of legs are similar, 

 and of the same length, — they are longer and a little 

 stouter than the second, with the hands dilated anteriorly, 

 similar to those in IVestwoodilla and Monoculodes, and 

 having the anterior distal extremity covered with a thick 

 brush of hair ; the fingers are short, strong, and directed 

 backwards. The two succeeding pairs of legs are also 

 similar to each other : they have the thighs oval, the meta- 

 carpal joints posteriorly dilated and inferiorly produced ; 

 the wrists and hands of nearly the same length, and fringed 



