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minidae, Lepechinellidae, and members of the Eophliantidae, Pro- 

 phliantidae, and Kuriidae. 



The Dexaminidae lack a mandibular palp. 



The Lepechinellidae have acuminate or very short coxae and a 

 spine-like accessory fiagellum. 



The Eophliantidae, Prophliantidae, and Kuriidae all lack mandib- 

 ular palps and have other mouthparts departing from the basic 

 configuration. 



Atylus aberrantis J. L. Barnard (1962d) is removed to 

 Lepechinella. 



Genera of Atylidae 



Atylus Leach 



Atylus Leach, 1815.— Stebbing, 1906.— J. L. Barnard, 1956. 

 Nototropis Costa, 1853c, 1857. 

 Epidesura Boeck, 1861. 

 Paratylus Sars, 1895. 



Type-species: Gammarus carinatus J. C. Fabricius, 1793 (mono- 

 typy). See Sars, 1895. 



Species: 22, cosmopolitan, littoral (2 boreal bathyal). 



Figure 68.— Atylidae: Atylus carinatus (Fabricius) (Sars, 1895, pi. 166); a, upper lip; b 

 lower lip; c,d, maxillae 1,2;^, gnathopod 1;/, maxilliped; g, mandible; h, telson; i, uropod 

 3; ;, gnathopod 2. Jtylus swammerdami (Milne Edwards) (Sars, 1895, pi. 163): k, 

 mandible. 



