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other rudimentary, 1-jointed, with a single terminal seta. The caudal seg- 
ments are short, and the sete single, hardly longer than their segments. 
The general colour of the animal was a rather deep shade of pink, which 
was most pronounced at the sides of the segments. Length, 4l; of an inch. 
Hab. A single specimen taken by the dredge in Dunedin Harbour. 
Genus Laophonte, Philippi. 
Body slender, elongated; posterior margins of the segments usually 
pectinately toothed. Anterior antenne 4-8-jointed ; posterior pair with a 
small 1-jointed secondary branch. Mandibles with a small 1-jointed palp; 
maxille with a well-developed digitate palp. Anterior foot-jaws strong, 
with several marginal digitiform processes; posterior pair forming a clawed 
hand. Feet of 1st pair with the outer branch short, 2- or 8-jointed, and 
with few, feeble sete; inner branch 2-jointed, first joint very long, second 
short and terminating in a long movable claw. Next three pairs with the 
outer branch 8-, the inner 2-jointed (more rarely 8-jointed). Fifth pair 
2-jointed, basal joint largest. 
1. Laophonte australasica, n. sp. Pl. XI., figs. 1—10. 
Female.—Body slender, segment rings showing the characteristic tooth- 
like margins only faintly. Anterior antenns short, 4-jointed, furnished 
with numerous short sete, and an auditory seta at the extremity of the 3rd 
joint. Posterior antennæ stout, 2-jointed; basal joint bearing a 1-jointed 
secondary branch furnished with 4 sete, terminal joint having 4 stout 
curved marginal spines and 8 sete, which are finely annulated towards 
their extremities. Mandibles, maxille, and foot-jaws normally developed. 
Feet of the 1st pair with the inner branch greatly elongated, second joint 
short and ciliated on its outer face, claw long and strong; outer branch 
with three nearly equal joints, each bearing a marginal spine near its distal 
end, and the last having in addition 8 terminal sete. Three following 
pairs of feet with the outer branches stout, 3-jointed, and strongly spined, 
inner branches much shorter, 2-jointed (probably 8-jointed, but the basal 
joint is nearly quite anchylosed in the peduncle), last joint with 3 long 
feeble sete. Fifth pair of feet with the second joint quadrangular, bearing 
about 5 terminal sete. Caudal segments only about half as long as last 
abdominal segment; sete not quite half as long as abdomen. Length as 
of an inch. 
Hab. Two specimens (both females) taken by the dredge in Dunedin 
Harbour. 
This may be L. (Cleta) forcipata, Claus (Die Copepoden Fauna von Nizza, 
p. 23, taf. IL., figs. 9-11), but Dr. Claus has given so short and incomplete 
a description, and has besides only described and figured males, that identi- 
fication is not possible until the male of our species has been obtained. 
