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Third peraeopod, Ist joint not more than 1} times as long as broad, 
Ath joint ovate, with 6 sharp teeth on anterior margin, the 2nd and 
6th teeth smaller than the others. 
Fourth peraeopod spiniform posterior apex of 3rd joint not 
extending quite half way along posterior margin of 4th, 4th joint 
with 4 teeth on palm, the 2nd and 4th teeth smaller than the other 
two. | 
Fifth peraeopod intermediate between that figured for P. nicetensis 
by Bate and that for P. semilunata by Stebbing (1888, lc. pl. 176), 
posterior margin very convex basally, then narrowing rapidly to the 
truncate and slightly emarginate apex, anterior margin nearly 
straight. 
Length ; 18 mm. (to end of uropods), 5rd peraeopod 16 mm. 
Colour: In spirit colourless, transparent, the muscles and omma- 
tidia of the eyes brownish. 
Locality: Buffalo River NW. by N., distant 21 miles (off East 
London). 490 fathoms. s.s. “ Pieter Faure.” 22/4/01. 1 9 with ova. 
(S.A.M. No. A104.) 
Geogr. Distribution: Mediterranean (Risso and M. Edwards) ; 
Cape of Good Hope (Paris Museum); North and South Atlantic, 
0-ca. 800 fathoms (Challenger and Plankton Exp.); Indian and 
Pacific Oceans (Bovallius) ; Indian Ocean, between Socotra and Ceylon 
(Walker) ; Azores (Chevreux) ; Gulf of Mexico (Pearse); near Cape 
of Good Hope (Stewart); Chagos Archipelago, 0-1200 fathoms 
(Walker). 
Famity PRONOIDAH. 
1879. Pronoidae Claus, Zool. Inst. Univ. Wien. vol. 2, pp. 149, 168. 
1910. os Stebbing, Gen. Cat. S.A. Crust. p. 479. 
Gen. PARAPRONOE Claus. 
1879. Parapronoé Claus, Die Gatt. u. Art. d. Platysceliden, pp. 25, 29. 
1886. s Gerstaecker in Bronn’s Klass. u. Ordn. vol. 5, pt. 2, 
p. 485. 
1887. e Bovallius, Bih. K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. vol. 11, 
no. 16, p. 42. 
1887. r Claus, Die Platysceliden, pp. 48, 55. 
1888. fi Stebbing, Challenger Rep. vol. 29, p. 1521. 
