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Measurements of Xiphocaridina curvirostris (Heller).! 
Tezpur, Assam. R. Avon, New Zealand. 
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Total length oe eA SVL es 3o SSC PZOM ESS 43 | 39°5| 37 | 3475 cu.29 
Length of rostrum se SAG stele Tonal spor i Zon: EHS) ZA 3°9 
Length of carapace JOH 77s FSi) 53) Oo)||) Pall Boal) 7} Ges) Res 
Length of antennal scale Go| 5°7| 5°21 4°5|- 5°Oll 6°5| 5-8) 5-7] 5°41 4:6 
First peraeopod— | 
Length of carpus .. 1°42) 1°44] 1°43) 1°05] 1°28)| 1°79] 1-57) 1°53] 1°40] 1°16 
Breadth of carpus rie (tee E64 ores e ey sieacon ill Sctsyrll ecg mir) «Site 
Carpus: length=+breadth .. 1°71) 1°97) 1:96) 2-00 2°41) 1:97| 1:87) 1-96) 2:41, 2:23 
Length of cheia .. .. | 2°12] 2°06] 1°90] 1°65] 1°58|| 2°48] 2°23] 2°12] 1°84! 1°31 
Breadth of chela .. | *76| 74) *74l +56] 551] 87] -85! +771 -60| -56 
Chela: length +breadth .. 2°80) 2°78) 2°57| 2:95 2°87) 2°85| 2-62 2:75|3:07| 2°34 
Length of dactylus .. 10 | ‘90| -91| -77| °*72\| 1:09] 96] -84| -80} -62 
Chela-length+carpus-length — 1 49) 1-43) 1°33] 1:56 1:23 1°37| 1-42 1-39) 1:31, 1:13 
Second peraeopod— | 
Length of carpus ~« | 3°45) 3°12] 2°88] 2°24] 2°63]! 3°51] 3-16] 3°02| 2°19) 2°25 
Breadth of carpus Sd es 5) Magia yo fe” eee Foal nec 12 fn OLS) [ONC fo) bg ay We) -4al =i 
Carpus: length+breadth .. 6°16'612/6-40| 5°89 6°74) 6-27| 6:45 6:16) 5-00, 6:43 
Length of chela .. .. 2°00} 1°90] 1°79] 1°53] 1°53]| 2°20] 1°95] 1°88] 1°67) 1°30 
Breadth of chela Be SS) CSP SES OE) SERA Feil sey OIE “OcKey) S21 
Chela: length+breadth _. 3°58'3-39| 3383-40 3°48) 3-44| 3-31 3-24|3-34' 2:89 
Length of dactylus a . ‘9 -o1| +77 
Carpus-length +chela length 1°72 1°64) 1-61) 1:46 1°72) 1°60) 1-62 1:61| 1:31) 1°73 
Third peraeopod— 
Length of propodus »» | 3°67] 3°58] 3°17] 2°77) 3°02|| 4°28) 3°77] 3° 
Length of dactylus .. | 1°03] -g1| con] +77] 1°14|| 1-14] 1°08] 1 
Propodus length + dactylus- | 
9) 2°77 
9) 3°71 
127.92 
length ae 3°56 3°93/3°48| 3°60 2°65| 3:75| 3-49 3:59/2 51/3°01 
Breadth of dactylus eH 2S Nez elle22| SAB les =233i\\ 20 -25| -25| -24| *20 
No. of dactylar spines LO a LOMO SH MnCeeMeat Wiey Iere ig? ln 
Fifth peraeopod— i | 
Length of propodus .. 14°17] 3°43] 3 58] 3°06] 3°51]] 4°84] 4°37|/4 05] 3°81] 2°93 
Length of dactylus . | 1°21] I-10] 1°08) ~82| 1°05} 1°35) 1°21 |1°20)/1°25| °93 
Propodus-length + dactylus- | \ | 
length 33 .. | 3°45) 3°30) 3:31) 3°73 3°34) 3-60) 3-61, 3°37) 3-05) 3:15 
Breadth of dactylus Ae | ee pull eALal| SeeXe)) Czy all Seal OCs oayal| eeyol, ceil) ome 
No. of dactylar spines 4, 66" 59 163°" 146 G5 ZOOS) 72 7oeeZ 
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Ova — | | 
Length aie Zou es “AO|e SAO]. «teh | 24 oun [esc ridl ume | eee 
Breadth Sys a Na grad ee). ha mena fast as Am Nh 00216) [onal S 
| The measurements of total length are only approximate. Those of the ros- 
trum, carapace and antennal scale are given to the nearest tenth of a millimetre. 
As regards the dimensions of the eggs the average of six measurements is entered 
in the case of each ovigerous female examined. 
