No. 26 ] ARTHROSTRACA OF CONNECTICUT. 



Melita nitida Smith. 



99 



1873. Melita nitida, Smith, Rep. U. S. Com. Fish. 

 1871-2, p. 560. 



Body slender and compressed ; eyes small and round. 



First antennse two-thirds the length of body, with peduncle 

 having second joint longer than first and nearly twice the length 



