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Gen. HYALE Rathke. 
1837. Hyale Rathke, Mem. prés. Ac. St. Petersb. vol. 3, p. 377. 
1849. Nicaea Nicolet in Gay’s Hist. Chile, vol. 3, p. 237. 
1888. Hyale Stebbing, Challeng. Rep. vol. 29, p. 171, ete. 
1890. ,, G.O. Sars, Crust. Norw. vol. 1, p. 26. 
1906. ,,  Stebbing, Das Tierreich, 21, pp. 559, 735 (references). 
USO 55 Chevreux, Bull. Mus. d’ Hist. Nat. Paris, 1907,no.6,p.414. 
OOS aa Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, vol. 2, p. 37. 
OO R e Kunkel, Tr. Conn. Ac. Sci. vol. 16, p. 72. 
NOT. Chevreux, Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. vol. 23, p. 238. 
HYALE MAROUBRAE Stebbing. 
1899. Hyale maroubrae Stebbing, Tr. Linn. Soc. Lond. ser. 2, vol. 7, 
pt. 8, p. 405, pl. 32c. 
1906. an Me id. lie. p. 563. 
First gnathopod @, 2nd joint with very slight lobe on anterior apex, 
3rd not lobed at all. 
Second genathopod 4, distal expansion on 2nd joint with 5 spinu- 
iferous indents, 3rd joint also lobed. 
Third uropod, ramus shorter than peduncle. 
In other respects agreeing with Stebbing’s description. The female, 
hitherto unknown, has the gnathopods as follows: Ist gnathopod, 
2nd joint slightly lobed on anterior apex, the lobe bearing one setule, 
3rd and 4th not lobed, lobe of 5th not extending beyond 4th, setiferous, 
6th twice as long as broad, palm transverse, convex, defined by a spine, 
margin setose, hind margin with 1 group of setae, finger matching 
palm; 2nd gnathopod, similar but a trifle larger. 
Length: $ 5mm.,°? 45 mm. 
Colour : Claret, eyes black. 
Locality: Sea Point, near Cape Town. 26/2/14. (K.H.B.). 6¢¢, . 
1 ovigerous ? ; Buffel’s Bay (False Bay). 28/9/13. (K.H.B.). 
1g. (S.A.M. Nos. A2883 and A2884.) 
Geogr. Distribution : Sydney, New South Wales (Stebbing). 
HyYALE saLpAanHa Chilton. 
(Plate XXVII. Fig. 37.) 
1912. Hyale saldanha Chilton, Tr. Roy. Soc. Edinb. vol. 48, pt. 2, 
p- 509, pl. 2, figs. 24-29, 
This very common species occurs in several colour varieties according 
to the local habitat and the colour of the weeds among which it is 
