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AMPnrPODA NOKMALIA. 



Brought from Sulvkcrtopper, in Greenland, by M. Holboll, in com- 

 pliment to whom Ki'iiycr named the species. It has been sent to 

 me from the Moray Frith by the llev. George Gordon, from Banff 

 by Mr. Edward, and from Shetland by Mr. Barlee. I have taken it 

 in Plymouth Sound. 



The figure is taken fi'om a North British specimen, and has been 

 compared Avith one in the collection presented to the British Museum 

 by M. HolboU. 



8. Anonyx nobilis. (Plate XII. fig. 5.) B.M. 



iVnonyx nobilis, Stimpson) Marine Invert, of Grand Manan, p. 50, 

 1853. 



Eyes black, ovate. Superior antenna3 having the fii'st joint of the 

 peduncle as long as the cephalon, the whole organ extending 

 nearly to the fourth segment of the pereion. Inferior antcnnoD 

 a little longer than the superior, having every alternate joint 

 surmounted by an oval pedunculated calceola. First pair of 

 gnathopoda having the propodos longer than the carpus ; inferior 

 margin parallel with the superior ; palm short, slightly oblique, 

 spinous at the inferior angle ; the dactylos longer than the palm. 

 Second pair of gnathopoda having the propodos rhomboid ; dactylos 

 rudimentary; the carpus cylindrical, and covered with short 

 straight hairs ; the inferior angle of the carpus furnished with 

 an armour of pectinate scales. Posterior margin of the bases of 

 the three posterior pairs of pereiopoda serrated. Posterior pair of 

 pleopoda much longer than the preceding. 



" Length three-fourths of an inch." 



" Colour white ; antennae light fawn." 



"It was taken in considerable numbers on the sandy flats of 

 Fisher's Cove, Nantucket Island, at low-water mark." — Stimpson. 



The figure and description are taken from a specimen kindly sent 

 to me by the author. 



9. Anonyx minutus. (Plate XII. fig. 6.) B.M, 



Anonyx minutus, Kriiyer, Voy. Scand. pi. 18. f. 2. 



Liljeborg in Of vers, af Kongl. Vetensk. Akad. Forhandl. 1851. 



Eyes small, round. Superior antennae having the third joint of the 

 peduncle almost obsolete ; flagellum very short, first joint forming 

 half the length, fringed upon the inside wdth two rows of hairs 

 placed in a series of short lines . Inferior antennje three times as 

 long as the superior ; the flagellum having the joints short, and 

 presenting a baccate appearance. Fii'st pair of gnathopoda short, 

 the propodos having the inferior margin nearly parallel with the 

 superior, and a little broader at the posterior end than at the palm ; 



