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Fig. 7. Dairella califomica (after Vinogradov, 1988). The typical pose of a living specimen. 



2. Five sexually mature males of the uncommon Lycaeopsis zamboan- 

 gae, previously considered as shallow-dwellers, were obtained from 

 deep-water collection apparatus situated near two vents at. a depth of 

 2640 m (20° 50' S 109° 06' W). 



3. Characteristic movements of hyperiids under the influence of light 

 indicated the speed of some Platysceloidea was on the order of 19 

 body lengths per second. 



4. New knowledge about the natural coloration of hyperiids. 



Lanceola pacifica — translucent brick-red or dark-cherry, sometimes the 

 whole body is dark-cherry, and the abdomen is translucent red. 



Scypholanceola aestiva — dark-cherry, monotone coloring of the body 

 and pereopoda. 



Prolanceola vibiliformis — opaque, monotone rose-red or dark wine-red 



Mimonecteola diomedeae — the body is a translucent olive color; the pere- 

 opoda are rose-red. 



Mimonectes sphaericus — males and females are deep red or cherry-red; 

 juveniles with rosy medial mesosome, pereopoda I, II and the mouth- 

 parts are red; the rest of the pereopoda and body parts are translucent 

 and colorless. 



Mimonectes loveni — males are translucent rose-red or dark-red; females 

 are colorless or translucent with dark rose spots and carmine-red 

 eyes. 



Scina vosseleri — carmine-red with colorless, translucent distal segments 

 of the antennae. 



