276 DE. J. Or. DE MAN ON THE PODOPHTHALMOTJS 



antennae are somewhat longer than the body, and the joints 

 of the flagella are naked. Their peduncles are much shorter than 

 those of the antennules, being quite as long as the rostrum ; the 

 basal scales are much longer than the peduncles, and even 

 project a little beyond the peduncles of the inner antennse. 

 The external masillipeds (fig. 7) are a little shorter than the 

 peduncles of the outer antennse ; they much resemble those of 

 Palcemonella orientalis (Dana, I. c. pi. xxxviii. fig. '^d), as 

 regards the relative length and breadth of the joints. The 

 terminal joint is a little shorter than the penultimate, and the 

 last two joints together are a little longer than the ante- 

 penultimate joint, which is but little broader than the penulti- 

 mate, being much less dilated than in the typical species of the 

 genus, Harpilius lutescens, Dana. 



The anterior legs are slender, and, with the distal halves of 

 their carpopodites, project beyond the antennal scales ; the carpo- 

 podite, which is gradually somewhat thickened towards its distal 

 end, is a little shorter than the arm, and but little longer than the 

 hand; whereas in Harpilius inermis, Miers, it is about twice as 

 long as the hand. The palm is a little shorter than the hairy fingers. 



The somewhat unequal chelipedes of the second pair are closely 

 similar to those of Ancliistia aurantiaca, Dana, and are much 

 longer and larger than the anterior legs, being almost twice as long 

 as the carapace. The meropodites are a little longer than the 

 ischiopodites, and nearly twice as long as the carpopodites, which 

 are very short, still shorter than those of Anch. aurantiaca. The 

 bauds (fig. 9) much resemble those of the latter species. The palm 

 is rounded above and below, and is much swollen at its base and 

 thicker than the carpopodite, the diff'erence between both joints 

 being greater than in Anchistia aurantiaca ; the palm towards 

 its distal end being slightly compressed. The fingers are strongly 

 compressed and are a little longer than half the length of the 

 palm, but shorter than half the length of the whole hand. Their 

 tips are pointed, somewhat curved and hairy, and have thin inner 

 edges. The mobile finger is scarcely longer than the other, aud 

 is armed at the base of its inner edge with two or three teeth ; 

 the index, on the contrary, presents eight or nine teeth of 

 equal size at the base of its inner edge, much smaller, how- 

 ever, than the teeth of the mobile finger. The remaining part 

 of the inner edges is sharp and unarmed. The fingers of both 

 hands are armed with such teeth, whereas in Harpilius inermis 



