PYCNOGONIDA— CALMAN. 



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Proboscis very stout, expanding from base for less than half its length, then 

 cylindrical. 



Abdomen horizontal, fusiform, about two-fifths of length of trunk. 



Chelophore stout, scape armed above, and especially on inner face* with strong 

 spiniform setse. Chela with palm less than twice as long as wide, much longer than 

 immovable finger, which forms an angle of roughly 120° with its inner edge. 

 Immovable finger with setose pad extending for two-thirds of its length and with nine 

 teeth on inner edo-e. 



Palp with second segment longer by one-half than third, which is about three 

 times as long as fourth or fifth. 



Legs very stout but tapering rapidly from end of first tibia. Femur equal to 

 first tibia and longer by one-fourth than second. Tarsus shorter than propodus, which 

 is less than three times as long as claw ; auxiliary claws not more than one-fourth of 

 length of main claw. Legs beset with stout roughened spines much shorter than the 

 diameter of the segments carrying them ; on the tibiae the spines are closely set in two 

 dorsal, two lateral, and one ventral row. On ventral edge of femur is a row of about 

 seven gland-tubercles. 



Measurements, in mm.. — 



Length of proboscis 



Diameter of proboscis 



Length of trunk ... 



Width of cephalon 



Width across second lateral processes 



Length of abdomen 



Third right leg — 



Coxge (together) 



Femur . 



First tibia 



Second tibia 



Tarsus . 



Propodus 



Claw . 



Palp- 



Second segment 

 Third 

 Fourth 

 Fifth 



Remarks. — This species approximates in many of its characters to Chcetonymplion 

 villosum, Hodgson, but differs conspicuously from it in having the covering of long 

 hairs replaced by short stout spines. It further difi"ers in the proportions of various 



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