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Gen. Tryphosites, G. 0. Sars. 



Tryphosites alleni, Se.\ton. 



St.ation XII. Two specimens, ovigerous females, measuring 10 mm. in 

 lengtli. 



For description and figures see (37). 



Fam. METOPIDAE. 



Gen. Proboloides, Delia Valle. 



Proboloides gregarius (G. 0. Sars). 



(Stebbing (41), p. 189.) 



Station XIII. One specimen, an ovigerous female, 5 mm. long. 



First tjnathopod. The palmar margin is sharply serrated, as well as 

 the inner edge of the finger. The finger carries a small decurrent 

 tooth subapically, two setules inset in the notch and four others at 

 intervals along the margin. The 4th and 5th joints are furnished 

 posteriorly with strong flat dentate bristles in addition to the feathered 

 setae, three on the 4th joint and two on the 5th. 



Eecorded once before from the Bay of Biscay by Walker (46), p. 159. 



Fam. CRESSIDAE. 



Gen. Cressa, Boeck. 



Cressa dubia (Bate). 



(Stebbing (41), p. 191.) 



Station \ll. Depth, ^^ fathoms ; one specimen, a male, 2 mm. long. 



The previous records from the Bay of Biscay (Chevreux (13), p. 478, 

 and (10) p. 121) are from quite shallow water, 6 m. 



Fam. STENOTHOIDAE. 



Gen. Stenothoe, Dana. 



Stenothoe richardi, Chevreux. 



(Stebbing (41), p. 194.) 



Station XIII. One specimen, a male, measuring 4'5 nmi. in lengtli ; 

 trawled in 412 fathoms. 



The only other sj)ecimen known, also a male, 5 mm. long, was taken 

 by the Princesse ^/?a' (Chevreux (12), pp. 427, 432-5), in August, 1894, 

 in this same region, to the south of Hiudey Station. The method of 

 capture was the same, the trawl ; the depth recorded 1262-748 metres. 



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