Ednophthalma from South America. 



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lY. Elasmopus rapax, Costa. Eio and Aiica (var.). 



A few — male, female, and young. 

 A very widely distributed species. 



In connection with this may be mentioned a form received 

 from Prof. Carlos E. Porter, of Santiago, Chile, and collected 



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'.Kja— 



Elasmopus rapax , var. denlipahna. Second gnatliopod; adult c^, 



at Arica^ which I can only regard as a variety of the above. 

 The female and young male do not differ from E. rapax, nor 

 does the adult male except in the second gnathopod, of 

 which the following is a description : — Side-plates irregularly 

 rounded, rather small. Hind lobe of fifth joint not projecting 

 beyond hind margin of sixth, densely setose. Sixth joint: 

 hind margin about half as long as the palm, which is defined 



