Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. Meh 
s.s. “Pieter Faure.” 19/12/00, 23/9/01, 12/7/01 and 30/1/01. (S.A.M. 
Nos. A213, A212, A2781, and A3391 respectively.) 
Geogr. Distribution : Ceylon (Walker). 
Gren. CERAPUS Say. 
1817. Cerapus Say. Journ. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. vol. 11, p. 49. 
1888. es Stebbing, Challeng. Rep. vol. 29, p. 1157. 
1906. ,, _~—« id. Das Tierreich, 21, pp. 665, 740. 
1910. a id. Sei. Res. “Thetis,” pt. 12, p. 616. 
CERAPUS ABDITUS Templeton. 
1836. Cerapus abditus Templeton, Tr. Entom. Soc. Lond. vol. 1, 
p- 188, pl. 20, figs. 5 a-k (2). 
1885. Cyrtophium calamicola Giles, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 
54, p. 54, pl. 1 (¢). 
1888. Cerapus flindersi Stebbing, l.c. p. 163, pl. 125 (2). 
1892. Ba if Chilton, Rec. Austr. Mus. vol. 2, no. 1, 
m i pk ie, ay 
1904. »  edlamicola Walker in Herdman’s Ceylon Pearl Fish. 
Suppl. Rep. 17, p. 293. 
1906. - uy + flindersi + abditus Stebbing, l.c. pp. 
668, 669. 
1910. ,, abditus id. 1.c. p. 616, pl. 55a. Jaze’ 
The above synonomy is taken from the last reference, where the 
discussion on it will be found. 
A single ? may be thus briefly described : 
Body of uniform width, narrowing only at the junction of 3rd and 
4th pleon segments. Rostrum prominent, acute. Telson with 2 
dorsal rows of upturned spinules. First antenna with a sharp pro- 
jection on ventral surface, 3rd joint a good deal longer than 2nd, 
flagellum 6-jointed. Second antenna with 5th joint longer than 
4th but not as long as the 6-jointed flagellum. Gnathopods and 
peraeopods as figured for flindersi by Stebbing. Ramus of 3rd 
uropod extremely minute. 
Length: (Rostrum to telson) 6 mm. 
Colour : In spirit, white, eyes brown. 
Locality: O'Neil Peak NW. + W., distant 9 miles (Zululand 
coast). 90 fathoms. 192, nonovigerous and without tube. ss. 
“ Pieter Faure.” 28/2/01. (S.A.M. No. A3855.) 
Geogr. Distribution: Mauritius ? (Templeton) ; Bengal (Giles) ; 
