456 Isopoda. — CuTiiafea. 



dices caudalcs valvis segmentorum III. IV. et V. ohfectae; sflU sefjmeiiti ulfimi snb 

 fornia raJrartim facicni infrrani sqpuoiti fcffcntcs. 



m 1. Tylus Latreillii Aid. {T. armadillo Latk.). Corpus grlabnim; oculi 

 circulares projicieiites; antennae 11. sejinientum I. tlioracicum vix superantes; 

 niarfi-o lateralis segmentorum thoracis ultimoruni et abdominis subtiliter denti- 

 culatus. Flavo-viridis. Long. circ. 8 lin. 



Habit.: Gibraltar (Xovara); Alger, Bona (Licas); Adria: Lesina (Hklleh); 

 litora Aegypti (Saviony). 



3. Ordo. ThoraCOStraca BURM. {PodopJithalmata ^L Emv.). 



Oculis compositis, pleruni([ue pedunculatis; clipeo dorsali (carapace) seiinicnta 

 thoracalia omnia aut priora cum capite conjungente. 



1. Subordo. Cumacea (Kr.) G. O. Sars. 



Oculi pedunculati nulli; cephalotliorax parvus, sej^menta tlioracica 4 — 5 

 libera, paribus maxillipedum 2 et pedum (i, quorum antica minimum 2 biremia; 

 abdomen elongatum (j-segnientatum, in 6 paribus '2, 3 aut 5 pedum natatoi-iorum 

 munitum. 



1. Fam, CUMIDAE G. 0. Sars. Corpus posticum ab antico haud bene 

 detinitum, sejjmentis in $ gracillimis, in S crassioribus et epinieris distinctis prae- 

 ditis; antennae I. tiagellis brevibus, altero minimo et rudimentari, II. in $ parvae, 

 biai-ticulatae, in S evolutae, flagello liliformi; mandibulae extremitate antica ex- 

 serta, dentata, processu molari maiiiio, setis intermediis numerosis; niaxiHae pos-te- 

 riores palpo bilobato; liranchiae foliosae dense seriatae, pars antica apparatus in 

 fronte rostri squamulis duabus mobilibus praedita; maxillipedes III. magni, ramo 

 natatorio instructi; pedes paris I. tantum natatorii, reliqui in d et $ simplices; 

 pleopoda biramea, longe setifera, ramo altero uni-, altero biarticulato ; telson nullura. 



Cuma M. Edw. (incl. Bodofria (joods). Iiiff'(/umeiifa durissima SfjuamDsa,' 

 scutum dorsidc supra uon arcuatum, UdcraJitcr cariuafam, rostro fcre uidlo; scf/mcufa 

 pcdii/cra 4 nuda, I. iii $ pcrmai/nim; ocuJiis Jcidihus pJiirihus insfrucfus; anfcnnfie 

 I. hrcvcs, arficuJo hasfdi mafjno, ftacjello lontfiore hiarticulafo, appcndicihus olfacforiis 

 2 termiucdihus, in 6 cul hasin aliis 2 insfructo, II. § minimae, 6 corporis lont/i- 

 tudinc; lahium lohos tcrminalcs nicmhranaccos ohfuse rotundafos ct cdiafos prachfiis; 

 maj:dJipedf's III. mafjni, arliculo hasfdi cxtus ad apiccm in proccssum laminairm 

 scfifcrum cxcurrcntes, secjucntihus sat ddatafis; imlcs I. Iiaud cJoni/ati, II. 'i-arficididi.. 

 scqucnfcs friiurs rt sjxirsc pilosi; uropofla ramis hrevibus suhliiicfirihus. 



1. C. Edwardsii Goods (C Audoinnii Bell). Corpus $ sat abbreviatum, 

 S gracilius; scutum dorsale utrinque carina horizontali, in $ per segmenta libera 

 thoracis continuata, in 6 in abdomine distincta, martiine superiore omnino recto, 

 rosti'o lirevi lineae dorsali continuo; se<inienta iicdinera dorso leviter carinata; 

 niaxillipedum 11. articulus liasalis extus aculeis (i fortibus armatus; uropoda seg- 

 nientis 2 ultimis junctis aeque longa, ramis dimidia parte stipitis longioribus, 

 interno biarticulato, articulo L in $ intus aculeis 4 armatus. Ballidc fulva ma- 

 culis fuscis hic illic variegata. Long. $ 4,3 mm, 6 ;"> mm. 



Distrib.: Firth of Forth. 



II abit.: Spezia, Napoli, Siracusa ((t, 0. Saks). 



III 2. C. gibba G. O. Sahs. Corpus 9 breve, obesum, 6 niulto gracilius; 

 integumenta squamosa; scutum dorsale supra leviter impressum, utrinque carina 

 laterali antice minus distiucta, per segmenta libera continuata, rostro brevi et 



