128 FLABELLIFERA • CIROLANIDAE 



Key to species of Bahalana 



1. Pleopods 3-4, endopods lacking setae; maxillipedal endite with one 



coupling hook cardiopus 



Pleopods 3-4, endopods with few setae; maxillipedal endite with one or 

 two coupling hooks 2 



2. Antennular peduncle, article 3 longest; maxillipedal endite with two 



coupling hooks geracei 



Antennular peduncle, article 2 longest; maxillipedal endite with one 

 coupling hook mayana 



Bahalana cardiopus Notenboom, 1981 

 Figure 55A,B 



DIAGNOSIS 9 10.0 mm. Maxillipedal endite with single coupling hook. Per- 

 eopod 1, meral projection bearing five distal spines. Pleopods 3-5, endopods 

 lacking marginal setae. Uropodal exopod half width of endopod, four spines 

 on outer margin. 



RECORDS Mount Misery Cave, Mayaguana Island, Bahamas. 



Bahalana geracei Carpenter, 1981 

 Figure 55C-G 



DIAGNOSIS 9 15.0 mm, S 8 mm. Maxilhpedal endite with two coupling 

 hooks. Pereopod 1, meral projection bearing seven distal spines. Pleopods 3- 

 5, endopods with 9—13 distal marginal setae; pleopod 5 endopod with four 

 distal setae. Uropodal endopod bearing few spines at outer distal margin, 

 margin not serrate, lacking distinct apex; exopod half width of endopod, with 

 four spines on outer margin. 



RECORDS Lighthouse Cave, San Salvador Island, Bahamas. 



Bahalana mayana Bowman, 1987 

 Figure 55H 



DIAGNOSIS 9 8.4 mm, 6 10.0 mm. Clypeus acutely pointed. Antennular 

 peduncle, article 2 longest. Maxillipedal endite with one coupling hook. Per- 



