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five or six articuli, each of which is respectively longer 
than the articuli of the flagellum, and the first is more 
than as long again as either of the others. The inferior 
antennae are scarcely longer than the superior. The 
first pair of legs are very robust ; the wrist and hand 
together have the upper margins in form of a continuous 
curve ; the inferior margin of the wrist is slightly pro- 
duced between the preceding joint and the hand, and 
is crowned with several long hairs ; the hand is long, 
ovate ; the upper margin more curved than the lower ; 
the palm is continuous with the inferior margin, and 
defined by a small spine planted upon a tubercle near 
the carpal extremity, a second spine is placed one-third 
in advance of the preceding ; the palm is fringed with 
a row of very minute cilia, and laterally defended by 
five or six equidistant hairs ; the finger is strong, 
curved, and sharp. The second pair of legs are long, 
slender, and membranaceous ; the third joint is longer 
than the fourth, and the wrist is much longer than the 
hand ; both these last two joints increase in diameter 
towards their distal extremity, and are thickly covered 
with short straight hairs, — those upon the hand are more 
numerous, and altogether prevent the finger from being 
observed. The walking legs are short and very strong ; 
the last three pairs are more so than the preceding, and 
have the scale-like second joints almost disk-shaped; the 
fourth and fifth joints are also very broad, the former 
more so than the latter. The tail is very short. The 
lateral walls of the last three segments are very deep, 
especially those of the last joint ; and when the caudal 
appendages are not extended they are almost covered by 
them, even when not rolled up. The caudal appendages 
are free from hairs or spines; their branches are styli- 
form, with a slight curve gradually tapering to a point. 
