Diclielestiidae. — Philichthydae. 3(57 



Distrib. : Ad oras Belgii. 



H a b 1 1. : Sqnatina angelns et Acanthias vnlgaris, in branchiis : Adria (Valle). 



Clavella Okex. Caput a thorace distinctum, thorax strictura mecUa in xmrtcs 

 (luas divisus; antennae I. brevissimae, setaceae, pluriarticulatae, II. articulo basaU et 

 loico foiii terminaU formatae; pedum paria duo in prima thoracis parte, minuta; 

 fJa ovicjera exserta. 



I. C. muUi Yan Bex. Corpns rectnm c^^lindricnm et longissimnm ; capnt 

 globosnm discretnm, sine cornibus; antennae biarticnlatae; corpns eadem cras- 

 sitie per totani longitndiuem ; pedum paria 2 biramia; fila ovigera corpore paulla 

 longiora. 



Distrib. : Mullus sp., Mare CTermanicum. 



Habit. : Mullus barbatus et surmnletus, in branchiis: Mare Italiae (Eichiaedi); 

 Adria (Valle). 



m 2. C. sargi Yalle (Nondnm descripta). Inter laminas branchiales Sargi 

 Salviani: Adria: Trieste (Yalle). , 



m 3. C. obesa Eich. (Nondum descripta). Muraena helena, in branchiis:. 

 Mare Italiae (Eichiaedi). 



Peniculus v. Noedm. Corpus porrectum, ci/Undricum, cap>ite conico, collo 

 angusto, thorace rotundo et abdomine longo cijUndrico ; antennae II. imcinatae, in 

 statu aclulto (in una speciej suh forma cUsci connatae; antennae I. rudimentares ; 

 oculus cordatus; pedum xmria duo prima apipropinqucda in collo, duo reUqua in margine 

 antico et postico trunca, sine ramis et setis; fila ovigera longissima, ova uniseriata. 



m 1. P. fistula V. Noedm. Flavns, maculis rnbidis ubique sparsis; an- 

 tennae II. non connatae. Long. 9 mm, lilornm ovigerorum 11 mm. 



H a b i t. : Zeus aper, in pinna dorsali : Mediterranenm (v. Noedmann) ; pisci 

 cuidam adliaerens mediterraneo (Mns. Caes. A^indob., Hellee). 



II. Fam. PHILICHTHYDAE C. Yogt. d distincte articnlatns, antennarnm 

 paria dno, maxillipedum paria dno, primo hamos fortes formante, pedum nata- 

 toriornm paria dno biramea; appendices dorsales in segmento II. thoracico; in- 

 terduni par pednm abdominalinm rndimentare. § plus minnsve articnlata, sine 

 pedibus articulatis, saepe appendicibus lateralibus mollibus et non articulatis in- 

 strncta; antennae partesque orales plns minusve rudimentares. In canalibns 

 muciparis piscium. 



Philichthys Step. $ elongata, crassa tumida, post sensim attenuata; cephalo- 

 thorax pAane distinctus, tota latitudine cum aMomine conjunctus; abdomen ante in 

 discum intumescens, post coarctatum, cijUndricum, gradatim in caudam transiens;- 

 cauda teres, post subgracilescens, distincte articulata; corpus app>encUcum paribus ad 

 15 unaque soUtaria ijistructum; appendices omnes inarticulatae et molles, forma ac 

 magnitudine variae; integumentum niolle, memhranaceum , jyerspicuum; os et anus 

 distinctus, iUud omni vestigio instrumentorum cibarioruni carens. 



1. Ph. Xiphiae Step. $: Cephalothorax distinctus, tota latitndine cum 

 abdomine conjunctns, abdomen ante in discnm intnmescens, post coarctatnm, cylin- 

 dricum, gradatim in caudam transiens; cauda teres, subgracilescens, articulata; 

 appendicum corporis paria 1 5 ; lacteus , pone appendicem primam macula parva 

 purpnrea. Long. 6 — 36 mm. c?: Cephalothorax scutiformis indivisus, abdomen 

 segmentis duobus, segmento II. post spinis 2 validis; canda 8-annulata; inte- 

 gumenta duriora cornea, anus distinctus. Long. 4 mm. 



Distrib.: Xiphias gladius, sinus frontales: Mare germanicum. 



H a b i t. : In eodem pisce : Mare Italiae (Eichiaedi) ; Messina, Napoli (Bbkg- 

 soe); Adria (Yalle). 



