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Colour in the living state of the animal not yet stated Length of adult 

 female scarcely exceeding 4 mm. 



Bemarlcs. — As above stated, this form was first detected by Malm 

 on the Bohuslan coast, and described as Fardalwca Boecldi. The same form 

 was subsequently recorded by Boeck from the Norwegian coast, and more 

 minutely described in his great work, under the same name. It may be easily 

 distinguished from the other PardaUscidce not only by its small size, but 

 also by the extremely slender form of the body, the absolute want of any 

 dorsal projections on the urosome, and by the comparatively short antennae. 



Occurrence. — Boeck found this form in the Christianiafjord and at 

 Haugesund, west coast of Norway. I have myself only met with a single 

 specimen, which was taken at Hvaloer, in the outer part of the Christiania- 

 fjord, from a depth of about 100 fathoms. 



Distribution. — Bohuslan (Malm). 



Gen. 3. Nicippe, Bruzelius, 1859, 



Body comparatively broad, with very small and scarcely contiguous 

 coxal plates. Cephalon with a very small rostral projection, lateral corners 

 rather produced. Eyes rudimentary. Antennae slender, the su])erior ones 

 being in female much the longer. Buccal area very much projecting below. 

 Anterior lip but slightly bilobed at the tip; posterior lip not very large, and 

 having the inner lobes coalesced. Mandibles strong, with the cutting part 

 much expanded, and irregularly dentated on both mandibles, secondary lamella 

 on the left mandible rather large and finely serrated; palp of moderate size, 

 setous. Maxillse of a structure similar to those in Pardalisca, except that the 

 terminal joint of the palp of 1st pair is far less expanded, and edged with 

 small spinules. Maxillipeds largely developed, with the outer segment of the 

 basal part of moderate length, basal lobes well defined and conical in form, 

 masticatory lobes very small, palp of quite an unusual size, and densely seti- 

 ferous. Gnathopoda very powerfully developed, carpus comparatively short, 

 and forming below a densely setous expansion, propodos large, oblong oval 

 in form, dactylus simple acuminate. The 2 anterior pairs of pereiopoda uf a 

 structure similar to those in ParcMisca, but comparatively more elongated ; the 3 

 posterior pairs rapidly increasing in length, and having the basal joint rather 

 narrow, and the dactylus slender, setiform. The 2 anterior pairs of uropoda 

 rather strong and densely spinous; last pair projecting considerably beyond 

 the others, rami densely setous on the inner edge. Telson comparatively 

 narrow, and deeply cleft. 



