136 



117 



Fig. 48. Mimonectes loveni Bovallius (after Stephensen and Pirlot, 1931). 



equal to the 4th and 5th segments together; the 4th segment is shorter 

 than the 5th, which is nearly equal to the narrowly oval 6th segment; 

 the claw is long and almost straight. The structure and length ratios of 

 pereopods V-VII are roughly the same as in M. sphaericus; the 5th seg- 

 ment of pereopods VII is usually broad, amygdaloid in shape, and just 

 barely longer than the distally broadened 4th segment. It is significant 

 to note that the 3rd segment of pereopods V-VII is also short, as in 

 M. sphaericus; it is not less than 2/5-1/2 the length of the 4th segment 

 in the corresponding pereopods ; the claw is short and falcate. 



