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omtrent af ens Lmngde. Derimod er sidste Led her for- II 
holds vis storre og dobbelt saa langt som mestsidste. 
Do falske Fodder er hos Hannen (se fig. 2 a, 2 b) 
sserdeles stserkt forkengede og tynde, lige udstrakte, kjen- 
delig kengcre end Legemet. Af Leddene er (se Fig. 2 f) 
4de og 5te overordentlig lange og smale, noget indknebne 1 
ved Basis og successivt udvidede mod Enden, hvor de i 
Kanterne er besatte med en Del meget fine Haar. Ende- 
partiet (Fig. 2 g) er neppe lsengere end ote Led og har 
det lste Led betydelig storre end de ovrige. Raridtornerne 
paa de ydre Led (Fig. 2 h) er talrigere end hos foregaaende 
Art. men af en meget lignende Bygning; dog synes den 
ydre Del at vsere noget bredere og har ialmindelighed 1 
Par Saugtakker Acre. Endekloen er omtrent halvt saa 
lang som sidste Led og temmelig kraftig. 
Gangfodderne (se Fig. 2) er sserdeles spinkle, mere 
end 3 Gange laengere end Legemet og besatte med spredte, 
ussedvanlig grove, n ms ten pigformige Borster (Fig. 2 k). 
At Leddene er 2det Hofteled temmelig staerkt forlsenget, 
omtrent af sannne Lsengde som do 2 ovrige tilsammen, 
Laarleddet er hos Hannen meget smalt og noget fortykket 
i Enden, hvor det har et Knippo af de ovenomtalte Bor- 
ster. lste Laegled er omtrent af Laarleddets Ltengde, me- 
dens 2det do. er betydelig laengere og sserdeles tyndt. Tar- 
salleddet er (se Fig. 2 i) temmelig forlsenget, af lineaer Form 
og neppe udvidet mod Enden. Fodleddet er lain ubetyde- 
lig laengere end Tarsalleddet, forholdsvis smalt og naesten 
lige. Dot har i Inderkanten Here stserke Torner, hvoraf 
5 udmaerker sig ved betydelig Laengde. Begge < disse Led 
tilsammen er kortere end Halvparten af 2det Laegled. Ende- 
kloen er omtrent halvt saa lang som Fodleddet, temmelig 
kraftig og jevnt krummet. Bikloerne er vel udviklede, dog 
forholdsvis noget kortere end hos foregaaende Art. 
De ydre iEgmasser (se Fig. 2 a, 2 b) er kugleformige 
og indeholder talrigeiEg; de er faestede til 5te Led af de 
falske Fodder. Hos et af de undersOgte Exemplarer var 
en lignende JEgmasse ogsaa faestet til 4de Led. 
Farven er, ifolge Hodge, vakker rod, med Tvierbaand 
af en morkere rod Colour. Selv har jog forsomt at notere 
mig Farven. 
Porekomst. I vort Universitots Museum opbevares 
2 Exemplarer af denne Art, begge Hanner. De er ifolge 
den paa Glasset paaheftede Etiquette tagne af min Fader 
ved Flora og benaevnt N. hispvhmi n. sp. Ved at gjen- 
nemgaa mit Materiale af Pycnogonider, finder jeg blandt 
Exemplarer af N. gracile, tagne ved vor Sydkyst, et enkelt 
yngre Individ, der ganske stemmer overens med hine, alene 
med den F orskjel, at Tarsalleddet er noget kortere. 
Udbredning. Foruden ved Norge er denne Art kun 
observeret ved de britiskeOer af Hodge, som tog et enkelt 
Exemplar ved Kysten af Durham. Saavidt man heraf 
equal in length. The last joint, on the other hand, is re- 
latively greater, and twice as long as the penultimate oue. 
The false legs in the male (see fig. 2 a, 2 b) are ex- 
ceedingly elongated and slender, and, when fully extended, 
appreciably longer than the body. Of the joints (see fig. 2 f ) 
the 4th and 5th are remarkably long and slender, somewhat 
constricted at the base, and successively expanded towards 
the extremity, where they are beset on the edges with a 
number of very fine hairs. The terminal part (fig. 2 g) is 
scarcely longer than the 5th joint and .has its 1st joint con- 
siderably larger than the others. The marginal spines on 
the outer joints (fig. 2 h) are more numerous than in the 
preceding species, but much the same in structure; yet 
their outer portion would seem to be somewhat broader, 
and has in general 1 pair of secondary teeth more. The 
terminal claw is about half as long as the last joint and 
rather powerful. 
The ambulatory legs (see fig. 2) are exceedingly 
slender, more than 3 times longer than the body, and beset 
with scattered, unusually coarse well-nigh spiniform bristles 
(fig. 2 k), Of the joints, the 2nd coxal is considerably 
prolonged, attaining about the same length as the 2 others 
taken together. The femoral joint is, in the male, very 
slender and somewhat tumified at the extremity, exhibiting 
there a fascicle of the aforesaid bristles. The 1st tibial 
joint is about the same length as the femoral one. whereas 
the 2nd is a good deal longer and exceedingly thin. The 
tarsal joint (see fig. 2 i) is rather elongate, linear in form, 
and but little if at all expanded at the extremity. The 
propodal is only a trifle longer than the tarsal joint, com- 
paratively slender, and well-nigh straight. It has on the 
inner edge several stout spines, 5 of them distinguished by 
considerable length. Both these joints taken together are 
shorter than half of the 2nd tibial joint. The terminal claw 
is about half as long as the propodal joint, rather power- 
ful, and evenly curved. The auxiliary claws are well de- 
veloped, though relatively a little shorter than in the pre- 
ceding species. 
The outer egg-masses (see fig. 2 a, 2 b) are globular 
in form and contain numerous ova ; they are affixed to the 
5th joint of the false legs. In one of the specimens ex- 
amined a similar egg-mass was also found on the 4th joint. 
The colour is, according to Hodge, a fine red with 
transverse bands of a darker red hue. I myself omitted 
to note the colour. 
Occurrence. The Christiania University Museum has 
2 specimens of this form, both males. They were taken, 
according to the label on the glass, by my late father at 
Floro, and designated N. hispidum n. sp. On going through 
my material of Pycnogonids, I lighted, among examples 
of N. gracile from our south coast, on a single immature 
individual agreeing in every respect with those specimens, 
save that the tarsal joint is a trifle shorter. 
Distribution. Besides Norway, this species has 
only been observed on the coasts of the British Islands 
by Hodge, who met with a solitary specimen on the coast 
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