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the level of the lateral spines and it terminates in a long styliform point. The inner uropod 

 is 2 mm. shorter than the outer. 



The eye-peduncle carries a small tooth on its inner border, the major diameter of the 

 eye is more than twice as broad as the eye-stalk. 



The antennular peduncle is little shorter than the antcnnal" scales, the distance 

 between its apex and that of the scales measuring hardly two-thirds the length of the terminal 

 joint; the outer margin of the 2"^ joint, that is almost twice as long as the 3"', is carinate. 

 The lower shorter flagellum is 40 mm. long, nearly as long as the carapace, rostrum included; 

 the other flagellum is incomplete. 



The antennal scale is i; mm. long, its greatest width, 5-/., mm., is just one-third its length; 

 the outer margin is slightly curved inward distally and terminates in a small tooth that just 

 reaches beyond the apex of the scale. The flagellum is more than twice as long as the body. 



The external maxillipeds extend with half their penultimate joint beyond the apex of 

 the antennal scales. The base and the ischium of the i^' pair of pereiopods that reach to the 

 tip of the eyes, are armed with a spine at their distal extremity. The legs of the 2°^ pair 

 reach to the end of the scales, while those of the 3'''^ project with their chelae beyond them. 

 The legs of the 4"^ pair are 72 mm. long, somewhat more than half as long as the body and 

 extend with half their carpus beyond the antennal scales; carpus and merus have the same 

 length, viz. 24 mm., the dactylus measures little more than one-fourth the propodus. The 

 5"" legs are missing. 



The genital tubercles on the 3''^ pair are nearly as long as broad, shorter than those 

 of Halip. aequalis. The tubercle, situated immediately behind them between the legs of the 

 4'^' pair, terminates in a sharply -pointed, compressed tooth, that is curved 

 forward and the posterior margin of which is sharp; the coxae of the 4''^ legs 

 carry a very small acute tooth at their antero-internal angle. The prominent tubercle between 

 the legs of the 5'^^ pair is sharply carinate in the median line, the carina being arcuate 

 from before backward. 



Remarks. This specimen was captured together with the two females of Halip. 

 aeqtialis^ described above. Alcock supposes that both species are identical, but they are, no 

 doubt, different. The sternal tubercles of the female are quite different in both species. 

 Halip. obliqicirostris bears a distinct post-rostral ridge, the antennular peduncie is longer, like 

 also the telson, the fingers of the i^' pereiopods are as long as the palm, but in the female 

 of Halip. aequalis twice as long as it and perhaps there are still more differences. 



General distribution: Oft' the Kermadec Islands (Spence Bate). 



1 1 . Haliporus neptunus Sp. Bate. 



C. Spence Bate, Report Challenger Macrura, 1888, p. 291, PI. XLII, Fig. 3. 

 A. Alcock, Catal. Indian Deep-Sea Crustacea, Calcutta, 1901, p. 24. 



Stat. 314. February 17. 7° 36' S., 117° 30. 8 E. Flores Sea. 694 m. Fine, sandy mud. i young male. 



This specimen is about 40 mm. long, unfortunately it is much damaged. The legs of 



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