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Fain. 3. Epimeridae. 
Gen. 1 . Epimeria, Costa, 1851. 
Cat. de Crost. Ital. del Rev. 
45. Epimeria loricata, G. 0. Sars, n. sp. 
(PI. XTV, Fi<r. 2). 
Epimeria loricata, Or. 0. Sars, Crnstacea & Pycnogonida nova etc., 
No. 26. 
Artscharaeteristik. Legemet strnrkt incrusteret, med 
meget ujevn Overbade. Hovedet gaaende ud i et langt og 
spids Pandehorn. Alle Forkropssegmenter og de 4 forreste 
Bagkropssegmenter oventil kjplede og forsvnede mod lmie, 
sammentrykte, i Spidsen afrundedo dorsale Fortsatser. For- 
kroppon dosuden forsynet til liver Side med 2 stumpere 
Kjole. dev delvis fortsa-tter sig langs de 3 forreste Bag- 
kropssegmenter. De forreste Epimerer smale og tilspidsede ; 
4de og 5te Par store og udstaaende, hint fortil forlsenget 
i en leformigt krummet og langs Midten kjolet Fortsats, 
dette bagtil dolkformigt tilspidset. De bagre Sidehjorner 
paa de 3 forreste Bagkropssegmenter kort tilspidsede. 0i- 
nene stairkt convexe, rondo, zinnoberrpde. Folerne med 
forlsenget, maugeleddet Svobe; 2det Par noget lamgere end 
lste. De 2 forreste Fodpar sniaa og svage, de ovrige tynde, 
meget kort haarede. Hofteleddet |iaa de 3 bagerste Par 
smalt med en median Kjol. Sidste Par Halefodder med 
kort Stanime og forlsengede Grene. Hale vedhsen get lidet 
med udrandet Spids. Farven pragtfuld rod. Lamgden ind- 
til 40™"’. 
Findesteder. Stat. 326, 357, 363. 
Bemserkninger. Fra den tidligere bekjendte Art, 
E. cornu/era Fabr., er denne let kjendelig ved sin betyde- 
lige Storrelse, de usmdvanlig faste Integumenter og Lege- 
mets forskjellige Bevrebning. 
Beskrivelse. Legemet er (se PI. XIY, Fig. 2) af 
temmelig underssetsig Form, med en sserdeles ujevn og kantet 
Overflade. Integumenterne er ualmindelig haarde og faste, 
stserkt incrusterede med Kalk og derfor lain lidet gjennem- 
sigtige. 
Hovedet er forhohlsvis lidet og gaar fortil mellem 
Roden af lste Par Fplere ud i et langt og spidst, noget 
nedadkrummet Pandehorn. Sidekanteme viser umiddelbart 
nedenfor lste Par Foleres Fmste kun et ganske kort Frem- 
spring, men danner med den bagre Band nedentil et tem- 
melig staerkt udtrukket spidst Hjorne. 
Alle Forkropssegmenter og de 4 forreste Bagkrops- 
segmenter er oventil langs ad Midten forsynede med en 
hoi Kjol, som for hvert Segment gaar ud i en meget stor 
pladeformig sanunentrykt og bagudrettet Fortsats. Disse 
Fain. 3. Epimeridae. 
Gen. 1. Epimeria, Costa, 1851. 
Cat. do Cross. Ital. del. Rev. 
45. Epimeria loricata, G. O. Sars, n. sp. 
(PI. XIV, fig. 2 ). 
Epimeria loricata, (4. 0. Sars, Crustacea & Pycnogonida nova etc., 
No. 26. 
Specific Character. — Body thickly incrusted, with 
surface very uneven. Head running out into a long and 
acute rostrum. All thoracic segments and the 4 anterior 
abdominal segments keeled above, with high, compressed, 
at the extremity rounded, dorsal projections. Moreover, 
anterior division of body furnished on either side with 2 
obtuser carinaj, extending partly along the 3 anterior ab- 
dominal segments. Anterior epimera slender and pointed; 
4th and 5th pairs large and projecting: the former of the 
two jutting out as a, falciform and, along the middle, carinated 
projection; the latter produced posteriorly as a mucroniform 
point. Posterior lateral corners on the 3 abdominal segments 
short pointed. Eyes prominently convex, round, a rich Ver- 
million in colour. Antennaj with elongate, multi-articulate 
flagellum; 2nd pair somewhat longer than 1st, The two 
anterior pairs of legs small and feeble, rest slender, ex- 
ceedingly short-haired. Basal joint on the 3 posterior 
pairs 'slender, with a/ median keel. Last pair of caudal 
stylets with trunk short and elongate branches. Telson 
small, with point emarginate. Colour a gorgeous red. 
Length reaching 40”'™, 
Locality. — Stats. 326, 357, 363. 
Remarks. — From the previously known species, E- 
cornigera Fabr., this form is easily recognized by its con- 
siderable size, remarkably firm integuments, and the devi- 
ating armature of the body. 
Description. — The body (see PI. XIY. fig. 2) is rather 
thickset in form, with a most uneven and rugged surface. 
The integuments occur remarkably hard and firm, thickly 
incrusted with calcareous deposit, and henceal most every- 
where opaque. 
The head is comparatively small, and runs out an- 
teriorly, between the bases of the 1st pair of antenna;, as 
a long and acute, somewhat downward - curving rostrum, 
The lateral margins exhibit, however, below the attachment 
of the 1st pair of antenna-, but a very short projection, 
though forming beneath, along with the posterior margin, 
a rather distinctly produced acute corner. 
Ail the thoracic segments and the 4 anterior abdom- 
inal segments are furnished above, along the medial line, 
with a prominent keel, which, at each segment, juts out 
as a very large, lamelliform-compressed and posteriorly di- 
