XiCHoLLS — A Nftv Blind Fresh irafcr A mphipod. 
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jcoiisiderably longer than dth, fiagvllum of 7 joints tajual to eoinhined 
length of pedumde joints 3 — o. TT])j)or lij) i-ournh'd, lower \\\) with in- 
ner lobe not distinct. ^landi])le with cutting edge and accessory jdate 
dentate, 4 or 5 sj)im‘s in s])ine row, palj> 1st joint longer tliau Ijroad, 
2nd joint longer tlnui 3rd; accessory ])late slighter on right mandible. 
Maxilla 1 inner j)late small, rounded a])ically witli a single feebly 
plumose seta, outer i)late with 8 (9) pectinate strongly cliitinised 
setae, 2nd joint of palp with (i toccasionaily o) stout tooth-like 
sj)inos on apex. On the oj)])osite side these s])ines are ro])laced by a 
like number of stiff setae, feebly })lumose. Maxilla 2 both jhates 
with 12-14 curved setae aj)ically, outer jdate fringed with fine setae, 
externally, inner plate witli similar fringe on 1>oth inner and outer 
margins and at summit of inner margin a coujile of stiff jiluniose 
setae. IMaxilliped outer plate l)roa<ler than inner, armed mesially 
with several stout spines ( ? S])ine teeth) and three longer setae, 
apically set with a numlier ((i-7) of curved s])ine teeth extending to 
middle of 2nd joint of ]>al|), ]>alp moderate, 4th joint with nail. 
Gnathopoils 1 and 2 similar, oth joint triangular. cu])-sha])ed. 
Otli much hiiiger, broad at base, wiliest at middle; ])alm oblique, 
guarded by a few setae and stout sjiines with notch and cilium near 
tip; huger strong, curvevl. Ihn-aeojiods 1 — 3 sube<jual, shorter ami 
more slender than ))eraeo]K)ds 4 and o ; 2nd joints p(*raeo]>o(ls 3 — 5 
oblong oval; accessory branchiae, long oval in shapi*, on jKU'aeopods 
3 and 4. 
Uropods 1 and 2 projecting as far backwards as urojnxl 3; 
uro])od 1 jiedimcle considerably longer than the rami, of which outer 
is shorter than inner; urojiod 2 jieduncle as long as the longer 
(inner) ramus; uro])od 3 short stout peduncle slightly longer tJian 
the outer 1-jointed ramus, inner ramus a minute scale without setae 
or spines. 
Telson rounded, entire, shorter than ramus of uropod 3, twice 
as broad as long, armed posteriorly with one pair of large and one 
of smaller spines. 
Spines on rami of uropods and telson are notched and bear each 
a curved cilium near the apex. 
Length of largest specimen barely exceediiig 3 mm. 
Colour . — Tn life, creamy white and semi-trans])arent. 
Habilat. — Taken beneath mud and decayed vegetable matter, 
around the orifices of small s])rings in the valley of the Yule Brook, 
below' the Besmurdie Falls, in the Darling itange. Evidently nor- 
mally subterranean, but brought to the surface when the water w'ells 
up unusually strongly after exceptionally heavy rainfall. 
The smooth body^ PI. VJIl. Fig 1, almost wholly free from con- 
spicuous setae is somewhat narrowdy compressed, the impression of 
