178 Annals of the South African Museum. 
First and second uropods, peduncle shorter than rami, which are 
elongate and tapering, the outer shorter than inner, outer margin of 
peduncle and, to a lesser degree, outer margins of both rami 
spinulose. 
Third uropod not extending beyond 2nd uropod, more feebly 
spinulose than Ist and 2nd uropods. 
Length: 9 mm. 
Colour : In spirit, pale yellowish. 
Locality: Cape Point NE. by E., distant 36 miles. 650 fathoms. 
4 893. 38 22 (1 ovigerous). s.s. “Pieter Faure.” 15/7/03. 
(S.A.M. No. A2786.) 
Gen. RHACHOTROPIS 8. IL. Smith. 
1871. Tritropis (part) Boeck, Forh. Selsk. Christian. 1870, p. 158. 
1883. Rhachotropis 8. 1. Smith, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. vol. 6, p. 222. 
1888. a Stebbing, Challeng. Rep. vol. 29, p. 954. 
1893; G. O. Sars, Crust. Norw. vol. 1, p. 428. 
1896. Rachotropis Bonnier, Ann. Univ. Lyon. vol. 26, p. 653. 
1906. Rhachotropis Stebbing, Das Tierreich, 21, p. 347. 
1908. zs id. Journ. Linn., Soc. Lond. Zool. vol. 30, p. 194. 
1909. ‘ Strauss, Wiss. Ergebn. Deutsch. Tief-see Exp. 
vol. 20, pt. 1, p. 38. 
1911. * Chevreux, Bull. Inst. oc. Monaco, no. 204, p. 11. 
RHACHOTROPIS KERGUELENI Stebbing. 
1888. Rhachotropis kergueleni Stebbing, lc. p. 955, pl. 85. 
1893. i * G. O. Sars, Le. p. 424. 
1893. Acanthozone Ps Della Valle, F. u. Fl. Neapel. vol. 20, 
p. 612, pl. 59, fig. 24. 
1906. Rhachotropis a Stebbing, l.c. p. 349. 
The Challenger specimens were probably males, judging by the 
lensth of the antennae; the present specimen is an ovigerous ? , and 
agrees in all respects except the shorter antenne and the slightly more 
dehiscent apices of the telson. 
Length: 15 mm. 
Colour: In spirit pale pinkish. 
Locality: Cape Pomt N. 81° E., distant 32 miles. 400 fathoms. 
l ovigerous ?. s.s. ‘‘ Pieter Faure.” 20/8/03. (S.A.M. No. A2771.) 
Geogr. Distribution : Kerguelen Island (Stebbing). 
