234 Soittlicni ( ^ross. 



tc'utli. I'liu iiidlur jn'ocuss is a siiiiii'W hill oval pad siirrouiKli'd l»y a 

 close fnnj^'e ot" stout paiiillac The palp is well (leveloi)e(l and 

 consists of a three jointed appendage, the joints being nearly uniform 

 in length hut dillering considerably in breadth from the basal one. 



Fii-st maxilla. The coxa is somewhat crescentic in sha|)e, the 

 horn directed forwards and thickly covered with long spinose setae ; 

 the basis is large, irregularly oval, and its inner margin very thickly 

 covered with stout setae; the endopodite is a curved, tapering joint, 

 its truncate end being indented and the inner lobe bearinir tw'o lonsr 

 setae. 



Second maxilla consists of a small rounded setose coxa, and a 

 large bilobed basis, the distal lobe being much the largest, both 

 are .seto.se. The endopodite is a comi>aratively long, slender process 

 armed at the extremity with two slender spines. The scaphognathite 

 is large and its entire margin is setose, excepting the innermost 

 posterior portion. It is truncate in front and fairly broad, curved 

 and narrow behind. 



First maxillipede is lanudlar, the coxa is comparatively small 

 and somewhat rounded, the basis is half as large again, the inner 

 margin being slightly incur\ed and the distal margin rounded, both 

 coxa and basis are very setose. The endopodite is a two-jointed 

 setose appendage with a terminal claw. The exopodite is a thin 

 lamellar appendage provided with long setae, and from its inner 

 margin arises a multiaiticulate flagellum which bears long plumose 

 setae at its extremity. 



Second maxillipede is a large lamellar appendage. The propodos 

 is almost the largest joint, and somewhat pyriform in shajie ; it is 

 reflexed on the remainder of the limb. The dactylus is a narrow 

 band-like joint which runs along the apparent posterior half of the 

 propos. Both are richly setose. The exopodite is a large multi- 

 articulate tiagellum, setose, more particularly at its extremity ; at 

 the base is a fan-like ajij^endage of numerous segments. 



Third maxillipede. The first joint is small, the next is very long 

 and stout, with small tufts of setae throughout its entire length, and 

 these not confined to any part of the m;ugin. The tw^o following 

 joints are not so long as the latter, and the longer terminal one 

 appears to be broken ; if so, the wound is an old one, and the tip is 

 much discoloured. These two joints boar horizontal rows of setae 

 throughout their length. 



The thoracic appendages vary in size ; the first two are chelate, 

 the former being very stout and with small tufts of setae throughout 

 its length ; these are specially noticeable at the extremity of the 



