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jSTtmphok pilieeetjm, sp. nov. (PI. 46. figs. 1, 3-6, 8, 10-13.) 



E. 7. I mile S.W. o£ Elmwood ; 19 fms. 19 June, 1897. 

 1 male (egg-bearing). 



E. 3. 1 mile off Elora Cottage ; 15 fms. 10 Sept. 1897. 

 1 immature male. 



Body elongate, with the lateral processes (which bear promi- 

 nent setae at the tip) long and well separated. Head-segment as 

 long as the two following segments taken together ; neck slender 

 and elongated, frontal part much broadened (fig. 1). Eye-eminence 

 moderate, obtusely conical, with very large lenses (fig. 3). 

 Proboscis rather shorter than head-segment. Mandibles with 

 elongate slender scape enlarged distally ; hand about twice as 

 long as broad, fingers two-thirds as long as hand ; scape and 

 hand beset with numerous long hairs (figs. 4, 5). Palp elongate ; 

 second and third segments equal in length, fifth rather longer 

 than fourth, cylindrical, beset with numerous long hairs (fig. 6). 

 Ealse legs in male half as long again as body, terminal part 

 longer than the fifth segment ; last three segments of equal 

 length, seventh a little longer ; sixth, fifth, and thickened distal 

 end of fourth with numerous hairs (figs. 8, 10) ; denticulate 

 spines w'ith large, Munt, basal processes, and 7-12 (usually 8 or 

 9) sinuate serrations on each side (fig. 11). Walking-legs (beset 

 with numerous hairs and setae) with second coxal segment twice 

 and a half times as long as first ; second tibial segment a third 

 as long again as first (fig. 1); tarsal segment slightly longer than 

 propodal, which is slender, almost straight, bears five small 

 basal and seven long central spines, a powerful claw and two 

 auxiliary claws less than half as long as main claw (fig. 13). 



Male. Length 5"5 mm., expanse 42 mm. 



This pycnogon by the density of its hairy covering resembles 

 the species of CJicetonymp'hon. It is evidently most nearly re- 

 lated to iV. hrevipes and N. rubrum, Hodge, whicb it resembles 

 in the shape of the eye-eminence and the serration of the spines 

 on the false legs. But the slender palps and the proportions of 

 the segments of the walking-legs, especially the tarsus and 

 propodus, recall iV. grossipes, var. mixtum, Kr. 



Ntmphoi^^ pilifeeum, var. abbeeviatum, nov. (PI. 46. 

 figs. 2, 7, 9.) 



E. 31. Off Cape Mary Harmsworth ; 53-93 fms. 1 August, 

 1897. 2 males (egg-bearing). Length 4 mm., expanse 40 mm. 



