Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 165 
in 4th straight, setose, hind margin smooth, 4th joint (in 4th peraeopod) 
longer than 5th but shorter than 6th, hind margin strongly spinose, 
finger as long as 6th (5th—7th joints in 3rd peraeopod lost.) 
Fifth peraeopod, 2nd joint 2} times as wide proximally as distally, 
hind margin nearly straight, very faintly serrulate, 3rd—7th joints 
lost. 
First and second uropods, rami narrow, finely pointed, outer a little 
longer than inner, feebly spinose. 
Third uropod lost. 
Length: 9 mm. 
Colour: In spirit, whitish. 
Locality: Cape Point N.E. by E., distant 86 miles. 650 fathoms. 
3 mutilated specimens (one of thema g, other two uncertain).  s.s. 
“‘ Pieter Faure.” 15/7/03. (S.A.M. No. A2794.) 
Specific name referring to the mandibular palp, which forms one of 
the distinguishing features of the species. The other features are: 
the absence of eyes, the shape and size of the 5th and 6th joints of 
the Ist and 2nd gnathopods, the 2nd joint of the 3rd and 4th 
peraeopods, and the telson. 
(?) Gen. HALICREION Boeck. 
1871. Halicreion Boeck, Forh. Selsk. Christian. 1870, p. 173. 
1876. 3 id. Skand. Arkt. Amphip. vol. 2, p. 294. 
1892. i G.O. Sars. Crust. Norw. vol. 1, p. 321. 
1906. ms Stebbing, Das Tierreich, 21, p. 247. 
Since in the single specimen the 8rd uropods have been broken off, 
it remains uncertain whether the species is rightly assigned to this 
genus. The process of the 5th joint of the 2nd gnathopod is certainly 
like that of H. aequicornis as figured by Sars, but the telson is 
reminiscent more of Westwoodilla. 
(2?) HALICREION OVALITELSON 0. sp. 
(Plate XXVII. Fic. 4.) 
Rostrum long, acuminate, reaching to or a trifle beyond end of Ist 
joint of Ist antenna, slightly curved downwards. Eyes absent. 
Antero-lateral angles of head rounded. Peraeon and pleon dorsally 
rounded. Side-plates fairly large, lst well expanded below, 2nd, 3rd, 
and 4th rounded below, 4th deeper than 3rd, 5th bilobed, lobes sub- 
equal, but anterior lobe not setose below, 6th subquadrate, a little 
deeper than long, 7th twice as long as deep, postero-inferior angle 
rounded. Postero-inferior angles of pleon segments 1-3 rounded. 
