342 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vor VEE 
¢ Total length 1°88 mm. 
Numerous examples of males were obtained and they correspond 
very closely with the females as regards their general structure. 
The cephalo thorax is the same as in the female. 
The abdomen consists of 5 segments, of which the 3rd is 
the longest and the 5th very short; the relative proportions of 
abdominal segments and furca are 22: 20: 30: 15: 7: 22. The 
fureal rami in this sex are symmetrical. 
The grasping antenna has the knee-joint between the 18th 
and 19th segments; the proportional lengths of the distal-joints 
are as follows :— 
13-14. 15, 16. 17. 18. 19-21. 22. 23. 24-25. 
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The 17th segment bears a spine very like that of L. minuta, 
and the toothed-plate of the 18th is longer than the segment itself 
and is produced proximally over the 17th. The 19th segment 
bears a row of six angular teeth which increase in size distally. 
The 5th pavr of legs is as figured. The spine on the proximal 
segment of the claw in the right leg is short, and there is a small 
angular tooth near its base; the distal segment is broad and 
terminates in two setae. ‘I'he left leg bears a terminal group of 
curved spine-like processes and is clothed in hair on its inner 
margin ; the penultimate joint also has a distal spine. 
L. euchaeta. Stage 3. 
Piva iss) 4——7e 
@ As regards their general structure, the individuals of 
this stage do not show any very great differences from stage 2. 
The abdomen possesses the same three segments, but the furcal 
rami are symmetrical. The antennae and mouth parts are iden- 
tical with those of the adult. 
The 5th pair of legs is short, only reaching to the end of the 
Ist basal joint of the 4th pair of legs; they are very similar in 
structure to those of stage 2. 
o In the case of the male the cephalo-thorax is the same 
as in the adult. ‘The abdomen, however, only possesses four seg- 
ments; of these the 3rd is the longest as in the case of subse- 
quent stages. 
The 5th pair of legs contains only two joints and presents a 
superficial resemblance to those of the female of the same stage ; 
they are however considerably longer, reaching to the 2nd basal 
joint of the 4th leg, and are not quite symmetrical, that of the 
right side being the larger. The main difference in length from 
that of the female is due to the greater size of the distal joint ; 
four spines are present, one about the middle of the external 
margin anda group of three distally; ona level with the single 
marginal spine there is a distinct constriction showing where, at 
the next moult, the division into two segments will occur. 
