BIHANG TILL K. SV. VET.-AKAD. HANDL. BAND 11. N:o 15. 33 
peduncle, the outer a little shorter, both provided with bundles 
of long, fine hairs. 
Colour. Very light yellow. 
Length. 5 mm. 
Hab. Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. 
Gen. X. Ianthe. BovaALLIUs. 
Syn. 1881. TIanthe. BOVALLIUS. >»Ianthe, a new genus of Isopoda. Bi- 
hang till K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. 
Bd. 6; N:0:4,pot. 
Diagn. Corpus convexum, ovato-elongatum. 
Caput convexum, rostrum gerens acuminatum. 
Oculi conspicui, minuti, remoti. 
Antenne primi paris breves, latitudinem capitis non 2quantes. 
flagello multi-articulato instruct2e. 
Antenne secundi paris longitudine corporis breviores. 
Mandibule valide, palpum tri-articulatum gerentes. 
Latera segmentorum pereii producta, laciniata, bases pedum om- 
nino tegentia. 
.Pedes pereii primi paris subcheliformes, ceteri subequales, gres- 
sorii. Dactyli pedunculati, bi-unguiculati. 
Pedes wri styliformes, ramis binis anguste laminatis. 
The body is convex, oblong-ovate. 
The head is convex, provided with a long, sharp rostrum; 
the anterior corners of the head are produced into long, 
flat, sharp processes. 
The eyes are small, situated near the lateral margins. 
The first pair of antenne are shorter than the breadth of 
the head. 
The second pair of antenne are shorter than the body. 
The mandibles are strong, provided with a three-jointed 
palp. 
The lateral margins of the segments of the pereion are 
produced into long, acute angulations or laciniations, flattened 
and serrated. The projections cover totally the bases of the 
legs. 
The first pair of pereiopoda are subeheliform, the following 
are subequal, walking legs. The dactyli are pedunculated, 
bi-unguiculate. 
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