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half as long again as the whole body. Outer pedipalps very large, 
nearly equal in breadth throughout ; from the base nearly as long 
as the body ; first joint the longest, nearly reaching to the end of 
the laniellated appendage of the outer antennae; third joint more 
than twice the length of the second, compressed, blunted at the 
end. 
First pair of legs two-clawed, thickish, extending a little beyond 
the second joint of the outer pedipalps ; the second pair of legs fili- 
form didactyle ; third, fourth and fifth pairs of legs thicker than the 
second, monodactyle ; claws large, serrated below. 
Abdomen largish, middle plate of tail with two pairs of small spines, 
the first pair beyond the middle. 
This genus is allied to Pontonia, Latreille, but may be distinguished 
at once by the foregoing characters. 
Alope palpalis. White, List of Crust, in Brit. Mus. p. 75. 
The tail has a pinkish hue. 
Hab. New Zealand. From the collection of Mr. Earl. 
Family Erichthid.e. 
Alima aphrodite. White. 
Carapace somewhat narrowed in front, deeply sinuated behind; 
tlie frontal horn not quite the length of the carapace ; the posterior 
angles of carapace not much extended. Abdomen more than twice 
the length of the carapace, exclusive of frontal horn ; penultimate 
joint of abdomen with two spines in the middle behind ; middle lobe 
of tail notched in the middle with a gentle sinuation between the 
notch and the posterior angle, which is very sharp ; the posterior 
edge is furnished with many short regularly placed teeth, giving it a 
fringed appearance; outer lobes of tail with the middle appendage 
prolonged into a sharp spine. Anterior pair of legs quite simple. 
Hab. South Seas. Antarctic expedition. 
Order AMPHIPODA. 
Family Gammarid.e. 
Ephippipiiora. 
Head rather large ; antennae distant from each other, the upper 
pair with the basal joints very thick and corneous, inserted in a deep 
notch in front of head ; two setae at the end of each, the outer tlie 
thicker. Lower pair of antennae with the basal joint somewhat elon- 
gated and furnished with hairs. 
Body much compressed, the lateral appendages on the first eight 
joints very large, and nearly concealing the legs ; the appendage of 
the fourth joint much dilated behind at the end ; eighth to eleventh 
joints slightly keeled on the back ; appendages of the three last joints 
of the abdomen longish, with short spines on the edge behind. 
A genus allied to Orchestia and Talitrus. 
