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at 8 and between 5 and 20 fathoms, but Parap. nana was taken on the Orissa coast at a 

 depth of 68 fathoms. 



40. Parapenaeopsis corniita (Kish.). 



Penaeus cornutus K. Kishinouye, Journal Fisheries Bureau, Tokyo, VIII, N" i, 1900, p. 23, 



PI. VII, Fig. 9. 

 Parapenaeopsis cornutus G. Nobili, Hoi. Mus. Zool. Torino, XVIII, 1903, N" 452, p. 6 and 

 N" 455, p. 4. 

 t Parapeneopsis maxillipedo A. Alcock, Catal. Indian Decap. Crust. Part III. Macrura. Fasc. i, 

 Calcutta, 1906, p. 40, PI. VIII, Fig. 24, 24^, 6. 



Stat. 4. March 9. 7°42' S., 114° 12.6 E. Anchorage off Djangkar (Java). 9 m. Coarse sand. 

 I female. 



This specimen, which is 56 mm. long, is no doubt still young; it agrees very well with 

 Alcock's description and figures of Parap. viaxillipedo, but the legs of the third pair are 

 unarmed at base and therefore it is referred to Kishinouye's species. The rostrum that reaches 

 to the far end of the 2"<i joint of the antennular peduncle, is slightly convex above the eyes and 

 the acute tip is a little turned upward. It bears 9 teeth, of which the i^' or epigastric tooth is 

 twice as far distant from the 2^^ as the 2^^ from the 3'''i; the foremost tooth is a little farther 

 distant from the tip than from the antepenultimate tooth. The post-rostral ridge is traceable 

 until to the posterior margin of the carapace; midway between the latter and the epigastric 

 tooth it is somewhat flattened and shows here a trace of a short shallow groove; posterior to 

 this flattened part the ridge is much less distinct than in front of it. The longitudinal fissure 

 runs as far as in Parap. maxillipedo and as in Kishinouye's figure, i. e. to the middle of the 

 carapace, but he describes it as running about two-thirds the length of the latter. The i*' to 

 3''<i abdominal somites are rounded, the carina of the 4''' begins a little in front of the middle. 

 Telson about as long as the 6''^ somite, considerably shorter than the inner uropod. 



Outer antennular flagellum measuring two-thirds the length of the peduncle. 



The external maxillipeds project with their terminal joint beyond the antennal peduncle. 

 The 3'^ thoracic legs reach to the middle of the antennal scale, while those of the 5'i» pair reach 

 with their dactyli beyond the tip of the antennal peduncle. There is a spine at the base of the 

 i^' and 2"'' pair, but none on the 3'''^ and there are no epipods on the three last pairs of legs. 



The thelycum fully resembles that of Parap. maxillipedo (Alcock, I.e. Fig. 2.\d), the 

 tuft of hair posteriorly is also present. In Kishinouye's figure 9 A the median plate appears a 

 little too long. 



General distribution: Bay of Ariake, Kushu (Kishinouye); Bombay (Xobili); = 

 Singapore (Xobili). 



741. Parapenaeopsis venusia de Man. 



Parapeneopsis venusta J. G. de Man, in: Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXIX, 1907, p. 1 34. 



Stat. 273. December 23 26. Anchorage off Pulu Jcdan, East coast of Aru-islands (Pearl-banks). 

 13 m. Sand and shells. 2 females. 



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