XR'^TiOLLri AND- }^)AKXEs -*-/ X(‘W TorrsIriaJ Isopod. 89 
short niitomiae, and tlu' (h-(.'U 1 ' 1 \mu-o of doHiiiti' epiniora on third, 
fourth and fifth sog'nu'iits of tho niotasoino. 
AVith throe s])ocios: — 
It. soarlei Oiilton, 1920, sp. tv])., Proo. Linn. Soo. Vol. 44-, 
p. 72 ;l 
H. saliiia (Baker), 1920, Philnscia s., Baker in Pee. Sth. Austr. 
Mas., Yol 2, No. 2, j). 14d. 
H. stepheiii, sp. nov. 
Haloniscus Stephen! s]^. nov. 
Specif c diagnosis. 
Body almost four times as lono- as broad, with dorsal surfaee 
covered with uumerons short hairs. Byes moderately developed. 
Le^'S g'radually inereasino- in size ])osteriorly ; the four anterior jmirs 
api')roxiniately similar in shajH', sliohtly ]ireh(>nsile, and Avitli their 
joijits more or less rectauo'ular ; tlie fifth iuternu'diate in sha])e ami 
size; the sixth and seventh similar in shape; ])leo))ods with o])er- 
cular ])lates well develoiied, oTadually decreasing in size posteriorly, 
with the exception of the first ]niir, whi<di are small and a])])arently 
lack setae; (nido])ods of the first and second ]>airs moditied in the 
male in the usual manner, those of the third, fourth and fifth 
branchial and com])arati vely well developed. TTrojiods moderately 
exposed with the basal joint reacliing slightly l)eyond the end of 
the metasome ; rami different in sha])e, the outei’ tliree-sided and 
pointed, the inner ta])ering to a ]U)int, sliglitly flattened on one side. 
ColO'Ur: Creamy white*, translucent, tlu* food laden intestine 
visible through the body wall. 
Lenfifh: Largest specimen about 7 mms. 
LocaHiy: Lbider dani]» logs by tlu* bank of Kokatea Creek, 
near Tenindewa. 
Detailed descriplion (taken from male specimen) : — 
The convex body is of a long oval sha]>e, the length being almost 
four times as great as the breadth, and thus notalily narroAv; the 
laferal portions are not greatly expanded, the dorsal surface is 
smooth and covered with numerous minute fine hairs. The mesoso- 
matie segments are sub-e(iual in length; the epimera of the first 
four are rounded posteriorly, while those of the last three are 
acutely produced. The cephalon is rounded and without lateral 
lol>es. The frontal marginal line of the head is evident through- 
out its entii’c length and is bent downward on either side surrounding 
the epistome, being continuous with the vertical marginal line at 
the back of the eyes. The metasome is without ejdniera on tlie 
first and second, segments, tliese being covered laterally by the last 
mesosomatic segment, in the extended position; the epimera of 
