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almost or quite bare, but apart from this it has no appendages at all. There is no special muscle 

 for closing this cavity. 



Furca: — This has nine claws, somewhat more powerful than those shown in the 

 accompanying figure 8 of the male furca, all decreasing rather uniformly in length the more 

 proximally they are situated, with the exception of claw no. 3, which is somewhat, though 



Fig. XLII. — C. (Vargida) norvcgicaW. Baird, $. — 24. Seventh limb; 192 X. 25. Some of the distal bells of a 

 cleaning bristle of the seventh limb; 1240 X. 26. Tlie point of the seventh limb; 680 X. Specimens from Lofoten. 



slightly, shortened and weakened; it is about as long as or slightly shorter than claw no. 4. 

 All the claws are well defined from the lamella except claws nos. 2 and 4, which are quite joined 

 to it. Proximally of the claws the furca is smooth. 



Upper lip (fig. 6, c? — 9): — The upper glandular field is of moderate size; the 

 two lower paired ones are small and situated distally on two long tusk-likc processes. The 

 protuberance dorsally of the upper lip is rather low and broad. 



