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the abdomen is shaped as in Sars' figure, but seems to be still a little broader and longer in propor- 

 tion to the three posterior thoracic segments. The front cephalic area seems to differ from the figure 

 of Sars in having no angles at the sides of the terminal emarginatiou, but according to experience in 

 other forms no stress can be laid on this difference. 



Occurrence. Taken by the "Ingolf" at a single station in the warm area. 



South-West of Iceland: Stat. 78: Lat. 6o°37' N., Long. 2f '52' W., 799 fath., temp. 4-5°; 2 spec. 



Distribution. Hitherto known from Stavanger Fjord and Hardanger Fjord, South-West 

 Norway, 150 to 200 fath. (G. O. Sars) and from a locality west of Ireland, 199 fath. (Tattersall). 



98. Eurycope parva Bonnier. 

 (PI. XIII, figs. 7 a— 7 e). 



1896. Eurycope parva Bonnier, Campagne du "Caudan", Ann. l'Univ. Lyon, Vol. XXVI, p. 600; PI. XXXIII. 



figs. 4 a— 4 e. 



The male of this fine species has been figured and described by Bonnier, but the female is 

 unknown. The following description is based on the female, but excepting the operculum it may hold 

 good for both sexes. 



Description. Body uncommonly oblong, from slightly less to considerably more than two 

 and a half times as long as broad. — The front cephalic area is extremely large, only a little longer 

 than broad, as its lateral margins converge feebly forwards (comp. fig. 4 a of Bonnier), while the long 

 anterior margin is a little convex, and the surface is feebly arched without keels at the lateral margins. 

 — The first joint of the antennulEe (figs. 7 a and 7 b) is a little longer than broad, with the lateral 

 margins somewhat convex, the outer margin longer than the inner, and the front margin a little 

 oblique; second joint originates somewhat before the front margin of the first, is longer than thick 

 and longer than third joint. — Antennae with third and fourth peduncular joints (fig. 7 a) somewhat 

 slender and subcylindrical ; fourth joint with the outer margin at least as long as the diameter of the 

 joint; squama very small, about one-third as long as the diameter of the joint, rather slender, sub- 

 conical, with the obtuse end terminating in a small seta. - - Maxillipeds (fig. 7 c) moderately slender; 

 fifth joint produced forwards and inwards, so that the distal inner angle is acute, and the inner margin 

 straight excepting towards the base; sixth joint with the lobe short; epipod almost three times as 

 long as broad, with the end obtuse, and the outer margin conspicuously concave somewhat beyond 

 the middle, but without any trace of an outer corner. 



The four anterior thoracic segments in the median line together extremely short (figs. 4 a and 

 4b in Bonnier) as compared with the sum of the three posterior segments; the epimera at first seg- 

 ment are considerably produced, while those at the three other segments are mainly or totally invisible 

 from above, as they are overlapped by the rather produced corners of the segments. Fifth segment 

 is at the lateral margins as long as the sum of the two posterior segments, and its anterior margin 

 is extremelv convex; this segment is dorsally fused with sixth segment, so that a suture between them 

 is seen only near the lateral margins. 



Abdomen somewhat small, not much broader than long. The female operculum (figs. 7 d and 



