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A CORNISH FAUNA. 



aceous appendage, Last pair of caudal appendages two- 

 branched. 



Apseudes talpa. — Montagu, Lin. Trans., ix, p. 98, t. 6, f. 6. — 

 Bate and Westwood'' s Sessile-Eyed Crustacea, vol. ii, p. 149. 

 The first specimen of this very interesting animal was found by 

 Col. Montagu on a large scallop she\l(Pecten maximus),oX Salcombe, 

 on the south coast of Devon. It has been found in the Channel 

 Isles, and in Plymouth Sound. 



ANTHTJRIDM. 

 Genus, Anthupa. — Leach. 

 Bate and West wood, p. 157. 

 Body slender, elongated. Eead and segments quite distinct. 

 First pair of legs robust and imperfectly subchelate, all the rest 

 filiform. Tail appendages arranged to be dorsally concave. 

 Anthupa gracilis. — Montagu, p. 104. — Bate and Westwood, p. 162. 



First taken by Col. Montagu, many years ago, at his usual 

 hunting ground, Salcombe harbour. It has since been taken at 

 Falmouth, and off the south coast. 



ANCEIDM. 

 Genus, Anceus. — Risso. 

 Crust, des Nice, p. 51. — Bate and Westwood, p. 170. 

 Male. Head square. Mandibles developed anteriorly like 

 antennse,body having two segments wanting, the anterior division 

 (pereion) much broader than the posterior (pleon). Only five 

 pairs of walking legs, no hands. 



Anceus maxillapis. — Montagu, Lin. Trans., vii, p. 65, t. 6, /. 2. — 

 Bate and Westwood, p. 187. 

 In crevices of rocks between tides all round the coast. It has 

 been taken in such places at extreme low water, at Gyllyngvase, 

 near Falmouth, as well as at Polperro, and Plymouth. It has 

 also been taken in trawl refuse. 



Genus, Ppanisa. (Female of Anceus.) 

 Head pointed. Antennae, as well as the appendages of the 

 mouth, small. Three last segments of the anterior portion of the 

 body united into one. Posterior portion much narrower than 

 the anterior. Five legs, slender. 



