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posterior end. The antennules are small and four- 

 jointed, the penultimate joint being shorter than the 

 others. The antennae are moderately robust except 

 the last two joints, which are small, and the end joint 

 is very feebly clawed. The mandibles are small, but 

 somewhat similar in form and armature to those of 

 Gharopinus dalmanni. The maxillge are also somewhat 

 similar to those of that species, except that the ends 

 are furnished with two instead of three spiniform 

 appendages. The first and second maxillipeds are 

 very robust and armed with short but powerful 

 hooked terminal claws. 



" The form of the various appendages shows a close 

 relationship with the Lernseopodidae, closer perhaps 

 with Charopinus than with Lernseopoda." 



The male specimens, of which the above is a short descrip- 

 tion, have been doubtfully referred to the genus Lernzeopoda, 

 but as they are considerably larger than the males of any 

 species of that genus the females of which are known to us, 

 they probably do not represent Lernseopoda at all, but if so, it 

 is a genus closely related to it, as indicated by their form and 

 anatomical details. One of the males figured in the Fishery 

 Board's Eeport mentioned above measured 4'3 mm. If the 

 size of the female is of about the same proportion as we find 

 it to be in some of the other species of the Lernzeopoda, it 

 should reach to about 16 or 18 mm. in length. 



Genus 42. BRACHIELLA Cuvier, 1817. 



Nearly related to Lernseopoda, but the female differ- 

 ing in having the cephalothorax usually more elon- 

 gated and without a shield-like dorsum, the distance 

 from the base of the second maxillipeds also being 

 usually greater. The second maxillipeds separate 

 except at the tip as in Lemsepoda, but usually shorter, 

 rarely elongated. Genital segment short and robust, 

 rarely elongate, and furnished with one, sometimes 

 with two pairs of posterior appendages. 



Male very minute ; the cephalothorax and abdomen 

 of nearly equal thickness and not very distinctly 



