78 BRITISH COPEPODA. 



Mediterranean ; and often occurs in immense pro- 

 fusion. 



Family 2. MisophriidjE. Nov. f am. 



Anterior antenna 7- to 18 -jointed, much shorter 

 than the cephalothorax. No supplementary eyes, no 

 furcate rostrum. Posterior antennas provided with a 

 large secondary branch ; mandible-palp large and two- 

 branched. Maxillas and foot- jaws as in Galanidce. 



The characters here given are to a considerable 

 extent intermediate between those of the Cyclopidce and 

 Calanidce. The general habit of the three genera at 

 present included in the family — Misophria, Pseudo- 

 cyclojos, and Gervinia — is decidedly akin to that of the 

 Gyclopidce ; so also are the anterior antennas and the 

 swimming feet ; the posterior antennas and mouth- 

 organs, on the other hand, more closely resemble the 

 Calanidce. Under these circumstances I propose to 

 constitute a new family, Misophriidce, for the recep- 

 tion of the three genera. 



Diagnosis of Genera of Misophriidoe. 



r 16— 18-jointed ; secondary C six -jointed Misophria. 



branch of posterior < 



antenna (. two-jointed Pseudocy clops. 



.2 a 



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7-jointed ; 



secondary branch of 



posterior antenna — four -jointed Cervinia. 



