1. Aega Schioedteana, n. sp. 



Deriv. The name in honour of the celebrated Zoologist J. C. Schioedte, 

 late Professor of the Copenhagen University. 



Llagn. Corpus elougatum, ovatum, ter fere longius quam latins. 



Caput plus duplo latins qnam longins ; acumen frontis declive, 

 tertiam partem articnlorum basalium antennarnm primi paris discer- 

 nens. 



Oculi permagni, fere contingentes. 



AnteJinoe p7'lmi jja7'is marginem posteriorem capitis non attin- 

 gentes, flagello septem-articulato. 



Äiitenna; secundi paris marginem posteriorem segmenti primi 

 pereii vix attingentes, flagello Xlll-articnlato instructce. 



Segmentum primum pereii longissimnm, cetera longitudine de- 

 crescentia, segmentum septimum obtectum. 



Epimera sub^qualia introrsum versa. ita \\t animal subter appa- 

 reat quasi marginatum. 



Metacarpi pediom pereii parium trium priornm lamina cultriformi 

 prjediti. 



Pedes septimi paris longissimi, spinulosi. Urus grandis, triangu- 

 laris, acuminatus, longitudine latitudinem fere requante. 



Kamus interiör pedtim uri latere esteriore profunde inciso. 



Tlie hody is elongate-ovate, neaiij thrice as long as broad 

 (35 : 13). 



The heacl is more tlian twice as long as broad (28:11); 

 the middle of the front separatas only a third of the basal 

 joints of the npper antennse. 



The eyes are very large; the space between them is very 

 narrow. 



The jirst pair of antennce are shorter than the head, pro- 

 vided with a seven-jointed palp. 



The second pair of antennce reach nearly to the hinder 

 margin of the first pereional segment. The flagellum consists 

 of 13 articnli. 



