Gr. M. Thomson. — On the New Zealand Copepoda. . 101 



other rudimentary, 1-jointed, with a single terminal seta. The caudal seg- 

 ments are short, and the setae 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, -^ 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 antennas 4-8-jointed ; posterior pair with a 

 small 1-jointed secondary branch. Mandibles with a small 1-jointed palp ; 

 maxillae 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 3-jointed, and 

 with few, feeble setae; inner branch 2-jointed, first joint very loug, second 

 short and terminating in a long movable claw. Next three pairs with the 

 outer branch 3-, the inner 2-jointed (more rarely 3-jointed). Fifth pair 

 2-jointed, basal joint largest. 



1. Laophonte australasiea, n. sp. PI. XL, figs. 1-10. 



Female. — Body slender, segment rings showing the characteristic tooth- 

 like margins only faintly. Anterior antennae short, 4 -jointed, furnished 

 with numerous short setae, and an auditory seta at the extremity of the 3rd 

 joint. Posterior antennae stout, 2-jointed; basal joint bearing a 1-jointed 

 secondary branch furnished with 4 setae, terminal joint having 4 stout 

 curved marginal spines and 3 setae, which are finely annulated towards 

 their extremities. Mandibles, maxillae, 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 3 terminal setae. Three following 

 pairs of feet with the outer branches stout, 3-jointed, and strongly spined, 

 inner branches much shorter, 2-jointed (probably 3-jointed, but the basal 

 joint is nearly quite anchylosed in the peduncle), last joint with 3 long 

 feeble setae. Fifth pair of feet with the second joint quadrangular, bearing 

 about 5 terminal setae. Caudal segments only about half as long as last 

 abdominal segment; setae not quite half as long as abdomen. Length ^ 

 of an inch. 



Hob. 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. II., 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. 



