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NOTE ON THE GENUS TEMOBA. 



In the definition of this genus (vol. i, p. 53) the 

 inner branches of the first, second, third, and fourth 

 pairs of feet are stated to be two- jointed. This is 

 correct as far as the typical species, T. longicornis, is 

 concerned; but, in the case of T. velox, the inner branch 

 of the first pair consists of only one joint. It is there- 

 fore necessary to amend the generic character as 

 follows : — Inner branch of the first pair of feet one- or 

 two-jointed; of the second, third, and fourth pairs 

 two -jointed. 



Dr. Clans makes the one-jointed inner branch of the 

 first pair a generic character, and it would therefore 

 appear that he has found it to hold good in T. longi- 

 cornis, on which species and T. armata his description 

 is founded. But, though I have noted in my remarks 

 on T. longicornis that there is often, in British speci- 

 mens, only an imperfect division of the branch into 

 two joints, there can be no doubt that this is a sign of 

 immaturity or imperfect development. Possibly there 

 may be race-variations, and it would be interesting to 

 know whether the specimens described by Dr. Glaus — 

 probably from Heligoland — exhibit constant characters 

 in the jointing of the first foot. 



