470 



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in. 



M^ixilla: Tlu' ilnrso-tlistiil bristlron tlic l)asalc is almul as loii;.; 



us or a littli' sliortcr than tlir liist rn(|n|»i(|iic joint. A. Mulleri. 

 Tin- dorso-ilistal bristlf on the basalr is (■(insidcralilx- 



lunger than the first tMuloptxlite joint 



Without hiteral eyes. 



With well developed lateial eyes. — 9. 



The exopodite of the mandible is more than half the lenj^th nf 

 the anterior side of the first endopndite joint. — Ki. 



The exopodite of the mandible is considerably shorter than half 

 the anterior siile of the first eudopodite joint. — 11. 



Maxilla: The distal eiidite has three bristles, the basale has five 

 dorso-distal bristles. 



The distal ciulite has four bristles, the basale has two 

 dorso-distal bristles. 



. 1. Miillffi \:\y. /tiiiijincla. 

 A. (ilii/sslc(i/<i. 



A. norvegica. 

 A. oculata. 



11. 



The second protopodite joint of tlu' mandible has a bristle on 



the middle of the dorsal side. A. Grimakli. 



The second protopodite joint of the mandible has no bristle 



on the middle of the dorsal side. A. Grimaldi var. riciiia. 



Asterope quinquesetae n. sp. 



Description: — F e male: — 

 !^ h e 11: — Length 2,9.5 — 3,1 mm.; length : height about 1,75 : 1; length : breadth about 

 2:1. .Seen from the side (fig. 1) it is rather elongated, with its greatest height somewhat behind 

 the middle and the posterior part somewhat, though only slightly, larger than the anterior part. 

 The dorsal and ventral margins are moderately and almost uniformly curved, with almost 

 the same shape, but the dorsal margin is somewhat more flattened anteriorly than the ventral 

 one ; they pass evenly into the anterior and posterior margins without any corners. The anterio rand 

 posterior margins are uniformly and boldly, almost semi-circularly, rounded. The rostral incisur 

 is situated rather considerably ventrally of half the height of the shell. Seen from beneath 

 (fig. 2) the shell is rather narrow and egg-shaped, with its greatest breadth somewhat behind 

 the middle ; the posterior end is somewhat more broadly rounded than the anterior one, the side 

 contours are evenly curved. Seen from inside: Medial bristles: On the rostrum there is a fairly 

 distinct, moderately close, row of moderately long, stiff bristles, running somewhat within and 

 about parallel with the anterior margin of the shell. Within this row there are usually only 

 rather few scattered bristles on the rostrum; some of these bristles are moderately long, most of 

 them, however, are very short- they vary somewhat in number. In the incisur there are rather 

 numerous moderately long, stiff bristles, aU quite without any definite arrangement. On the part 



