REPORT ON THE STOMATOPODA. 
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Measurements. 
In inches and 
decimals. 
In thousandths 
of total length. 
Total length from tips of eyes to tip of telson, 
1-50 
Measurements on middle line : — 
Total length from tip of rostrum to tip of telson, 
1-57 
Rostrum, ........ 
•0375 
24 
Carapace, ........ 
•3075 
196 
Total length of carapace, including rostrum, 
•3450 
220 
From posterior edge of carapace to posterior edge of second thoracic 
somite, ........ 
•0700 
45 
From posterior edge of second to posterior edge of third thoracic 
somite, 
•0625 
40 
From posterior edge of third to posterior edge of fourth thoracic 
somite, ........ 
•0675 
43 
From posterior edge of fourth to posterior edge of fifth thoracic 
somite, ........ 
First abdominal somite, ...... 
•0850 
54 
T125 
72 
Second abdominal somite, ...... 
•1250 
80 
Third abdominal somite, ...... 
T125 
72 
Fourth abdominal somite, ...... 
T250 
80 
Fifth abdominal somite, ...... 
T475 
94 
Sixth abdominal somite, ...... 
•0875 
56 
Telson on middle line, ...... 
•2275 
145 
Total length of hind body, ..... 
1-2225 
781 
Total length on middle line, .... 
1-5675 
1000 
Width of carapace between antero-lateral spines, 
T750 
112 
Width of carapace (greatest), ...... 
•3225 
206 
Width of second thoracic somite, ..... 
•2725 
174 
Width of third thoracic somite, ..... 
•2625 
168 
Width of fourth thoracic somite, ..... 
•2975 
190 
Width of fifth thoracic somite, ..... 
•3125 
200 
Width of first abdominal somite, ..... 
•3750 
240 
Width of second abdominal somite, ..... 
•3774 
241 
Width of third abdominal somite, ..... 
•3824 
245 
Width of fourth abdominal somite, ..... 
•3900 
250 
Width of fifth abdominal somite, ..... 
•4124 
264 
Width of sixth abdominal somite, . . 
Width of telson, between postero-median spines, 
•3974 
254 
•0824 
53 
Width of telson, between postero-lateral spines, 
•2450 
157 
Width of telson (greatest), ...... 
•3875 
248 
Greatest length of telson, ...... 
•2850 
182 
Length of sixth abdominal appendage, .... 
•3675 
225 
Distance between same, ...... 
•8000 
512 
Length of eye, ....... 
•1000 
64 
Width of eye, ....... 
•0525 
34 
Total length of first antenna, measured from tip of rostrum, . 
•4500 
288 
Total length of flagellum of second antenna, .... 
•3625 
232 
Total length of scale of second antenna, .... 
•1500 
96 
species, one of which, Chloridella rotundicauda, 
specimen ; another, Chlorida latreilii, E. and S., 
Miers, is represented by a single 
by a single mutilated specimen 
female 
; while 
