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absent. Very large lamellae grow out from the bases of the 

 thoracic limbs to form a brood-pouch, and iu this manner the 

 adult condition is attained. 



The final complication in the life-histories of these Isopoda 

 is reached by the family Entoniscidae, which are parasitic when 



Fig. 92. — Bopyrus foiigerouxi. A, 

 Ventral view of female carrying a 

 male {M) between her abdominal 

 appendages, ^ 8 ; B, ventral 

 view of p<art of head of female, 

 the maxillipedes and the left 

 mandible having been removed. 

 A.l, A. 2, 1st and 2nd antennae f 

 iT/, male ; Mtt, right mandible ; 

 Mx, left maxillipede ; 0, ooste- 

 gite ; r, left 4th thoracic append- 

 age or 3rd leg. (After Bonuier. ) 



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adult inside the thoracic cavity of Brachyura and Paguridae. 

 The cephalothorax of a C'arcinus maenas, which contains an adult 

 Portunion maenadis (P), is shown in Fig. 93. The parasite is 

 of a reddish colour when alive. 



The Entoniscidae pass through a free living Epicaridian 

 and Cryptoniscus stage, and become adult males in the Bopyrus 

 stage. It is stated, however, by Giard and Bonnier ^ that these 

 individuals, wliich actually function as males, never grow up 



Trav. Inst. Lille, v., 1887. 



