72 CARL BOVALLIUS, AMPHIPODA HYPERIIDEA. I. 2. MIMONECTID^. 



The ovitectrices (Pl. VI, fig. 17) are long, and much bi^oader than in the two preceding 

 species; sparingly fringed with simple haii-s. The ovitectrix of the second pair is not 

 inore than a third longer than broad, and only a little shorter than the whole leg; those 

 of the following pairs are longer than, or as long as the branchial säcks, and only a little 

 shorter than the corresponding legs. 



The first -pair of ][)erceo2:)oda (Pl. VI, fig. 16) are scarcely shorter than the second 

 paii'. The femur is almost ovate, twice as long as broad; the front margin is more 

 curved than the hinder, provided with a narrow groove as in the preceding species, it 

 carries two long bristles a little below the middle. The ge nu is more long than broad, smooth. 

 The tibia is very small, shorter than the genu, with four to five long bi'istles at the 

 feebly produced, hinder end. The carpus is almost half as long as the femur, linear, 

 broader than the metacarpus, the lower, hinder corner is obtusely rounded, carrying a 

 long stout bristle, and one or two shorter hairs, the hind margin is straight, with a bristle 

 a little below the middle; the front margin is straight, smooth, the lower corner carrying 

 a long bristle, longer than half the metacarpus. The metacarpus is almost cylindrical, 

 the lower anterior corner broadly produced, forming a kind of shield in front of the 

 dactylus, and armed with three strong bristles at the tip, a little above on the front 

 margin there are three more bristles; the hind margin is straight carrying two pairs of 

 bristles below the middle. The metacarpus is shorter than the carpus. The dactylus 

 is more than half as long as the metacarpus, straigtht, narrow, binstle-like. Glan ds in 

 all the joints. 



The second pair (Pl. VI, fig. 17). The femur is much narrower than in the pi^eced- 

 ing pair, linear, thrice as long as broad ; the margins are smooth ; along the lower half of 

 the front margin there is a narrow groove. The genu is more long than broad, with a bristle 

 at the lower, hinder corner. The tibia is shorter than the genu, with two bristles at 

 the lower, a little produced, hinder corner. The carpus equals a third of the length of 

 the femur, it is a little broader below, carrying two bristles at the hinder, and one at the 

 anterior corner. The metacarpus is much narrower than the carpus, cylindrical, with 

 a bristle at the middle of the hind margin, and one at the lower corner; at the produced 

 lower corner of the front margin it carries two short spines. The dactylus is long, 

 narrow, straight, half as long as the metacarpus. Glands in all the joints. 



The third pair (Pl. VI, fig. 18) are a little longer than the second, tolerably robust, 

 equalling an eighth of the diameter of the globe. The femur is almost linear a little 

 more than twice as long as broad, and equalling the length of the three following joints 

 together; at the lower end of the front margin there is a short, narrow groove for the 

 reception of the genu and tibia, when the leg is folded up. The genu is as long as 

 broad, smooth. The tibia is longer than the genu, the front part is dilated, the hind 

 margin is straight, with two bristles below the middle. The carpus is bi'oad, fully half 

 as long as the femur, the front margin is curved, smooth, the hind margin almost straight, 

 with two bristles. The metacarpus is considerably shorter than the metacarpus, the 

 front margin curved, the hind straight, both are smooth. The dactylus is feeblj' curved, 

 robust, more than half as long as the metacarpus. Glands in the last three joints. 



The fourth pair are a little shorter than the third pair, but similar in shape. 



