Contents 



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FOREWORD TO THE ENGLISH EDITION vii 



PREFACE ix 



FOREWORD xi 



ABBREVIATIONS USED IN FIGURES xvi 



SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES xvii 



PART I: GENERAL 1 



1 . Brief Morphological Outline 4 



2. Notes on the Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Suborder 11 



3. Vertical and Geographic Distribution of Hyperiideans 17 



PART H: SYSTEMATICS 41 

 Key to Infraorders, Superfamilies, and Families of Suborder 



Hyperiidea 44 



Infraorder Physosomata Pirlot, 1929 47 



Superfamily Archaeoscinoidea 48 



I. Family Archaeoscinidae 48 



Superfamily Lanceoloidea 55 



II. Family Lanceolidae 55 



III. Family Chuneolidae 104 



rV. Family Microphasmidae 113 



