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Subfamily MICIPPIN^. 



MICIPPA, Leach. 



MICIPPA SPINOSA, Stimpson. 



Micippa spinom; Stimpson, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1857, 

 p. 217. Miers, Cliall. Rep., Zool., xvii., 1886, p. 70, pi. viii., 

 tig. 2. 



Station 28. 



A small, much damaged specimen is in the collection from 

 Station 28, off the Manning River ; depth 22 fathoms. 



CYCLOMETOPA or CANCROIDEA. 



Legion I. CANCRINEA. 



Family CANCRID^. 



Section CANCRIN^. 



PILUMNUS, Leach. 



PILUMNUS TOMENTOSUS, Latreille. 



Pilummis tomentosus, Latreille, Encyclopedie Methodique, x., 5, 

 1825, p. 125. H. Milne-Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., i., 

 1834, p. 418. Miers, Zool. Col. "Alert," Crust., 1884, p. 

 220 ; ChalL Rep.; Zool., xvii., 1886, p. 160, pi. xiv., fig. 4. 



Stations 12, 21, 37, 41, 44, 48. 



Carapace moderately convex, punctate, smooth, or with a few 

 isolated granules, about one-fifth wider than long, covered as well 

 as the limbs with simple yellow hairs, which are about 0'2 mm. 

 apai-t, and from 0-5 mm. to 1-5 mm. in length; those measuring 

 over '8 mm. are confined to the ambulatory legs. Regions pretty 

 well defined anteriorly. 



Frontal lobes rounded, somewhat prominent, with a median 

 V-shaped notch ; each lobe bears about eight subspiniform 

 denticles, and is bounded externally by a shallow sinus and a 



