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Family Pakatymolid^o. 



Genus raidf i/tnohis, Miers. 



Paratymolus latipes, Haswell : xar. (j^iadridenlata; n. v;ir. 



PI. i. fig. 2. 



The body and limbs are covered witli a short pu})esceHce 

 of llattish hairs, amongst which longer, reddish, club-shaped 

 ones are scattered. The anterior third of the carapace is 

 much depressed, as is also to a somewhat less degree the pos- 

 terior third; it is only slightly convex in the transverse direc- 

 tion. 



The front consists of two short, obtuse projections, each 

 tipped with two small acute teeth, from the narrow hiatus 

 between these projections a shallow median sulcus extends 

 back for a short distance; there is also a shallow sulcus be- 

 tween each rostral projection and supra-orbital spine. 



The surface of the carapace is uneven, but the regions 

 are indistinctly defined. The gastric region is rather timid. 



The antero-lateral borders are irregularly toothed, four 

 larger ones on each side are spiniform and directed for- 

 wards, and have the following positions : — One on the 

 inner orbital angle, one on the exterior orbital angle, one 

 on the lateral angle of the carapace, with the largest mid- 

 way between this and the one on the external orbital angle. 

 Besides these there are smaller more or less spiniform tuber- 

 cles between the larger ones, the most posterior of these ter- 

 minates an oblique rounded ridge, which extends some dis- 

 tance on the carapace. 



The undersides of the rostral projections are completely 

 occupied by the fossettes, which are longitudinal or slightly 

 oblique in position. The antennules are large, the basal 

 joints separated by only a very thin septum. 



The orbits are shallow, there is a spiniform tooth at 

 the internal sub-ocular angle, the remainder of the lower 

 margin being a thin ridge bearing a few spinules. The eyes 

 are of moderate size, the peduncles being constricted. 



The basal joint of the antenna is large and mobile, fill- 

 ing the orbital hiatus; the next two joints are also large, 

 the second longer than the first, and the third longer than 

 the second. The flagellum is long and carries club-shaped 

 hairs. 



The epistome is rather broad, its anterior border is 

 straight and granulate, posteriorly and medianly it is divid- 

 ed by an incision into two lobes, which project into the buc- 

 cal cavity. 



There are no endostomial ridges. 



