1004 CRUSTACEA. 



contain numerous eggs. The eggs were spherical, or nearly so, and 

 within were subdivided into four equal parts. 



The spots of red pigment in the head became a dull yellow soon 

 after the death of the animal. 



Anchylomera thyropoda. 



Caput transversum. Antennas (an adultce?) brevissimce flagello carentes. 

 Pedes secundi primis longiores, subulati. Manus tertia quartaque 

 triangidatce, rnargine inferiore palmdque subtiliter semdatis aut spinu- 

 losis, digito {unguis excluso) palmd non longiore. Pedes quinti rnaximi, 

 coxa oblongd, pentagond, ad apicem quant articidus sequens parce 

 latiore et integrd, latere paulo excavatd; manu oblongd, triangidatd, 

 palmd dentatd, dente externo parce majore, digito {ungue excluso) 

 multo breviore quam palma. Pedes sexti mediocres, articulis secundo 

 tertio quartoque brevibus, subcequis; septimi obsoleti coxa laminatd 

 exceptd. Lamellce caudales late ellipticce, partim ciliatce. 



Head transverse. Antennae (probably not adult) very short, without 

 a flagellum. Second pair of feet longer than first, subulate. Hand 

 of third and fourth pairs triangulate, inner margin and palm very 

 finely serrulate or spinulous, finger (claw excluded) not longer than 

 palm. Fifth pair of feet very large, coxse oblong pentagonal, at 

 apex but little wider than preceding joint and entire, sides a little 

 excavate; hand oblong triangular, palm dentate, external tooth 

 little the largest ; finger, excluding claw, much shorter than palm. 

 Sixth feet of moderate size, second, third, and fourth joints short, 

 subequal ; seventh pair obsolete, excepting coxa. Caudal lamellae 

 broad elliptical, some of them ciliate, entire. 



Plate 68, fig. 10 a, animal, enlarged ; b, front view of head; c, an- 

 tenna ; d, maxilla ; e, sixth pair of legs ; /, seventh pair ; g, extre- 

 mity of abdomen. 



Atlantic, latitude 39° south, longitude 54° west; January 18, 1839. 



Length, one line. Specimen probably not mature, judging from 

 the antennae, which were without flagella and very short ; they were 



