STIMPSONIA CHELIFERA. 
^85 
AMPHIPODA. GA MM A RIDES. 
NATATORIA. 
STJMPSONIA CHELIEERA. 
Specific character. Superior antennse scarcely longer than the peduncle 
of the inferior. First pair of gnathopoda having the inferior margin of the 
carpus interiorly produced to a long, sharp process. Second pair having the 
inferior angle of the propodos produced nearly as long as the finger. 
Length ^ inch. 
Stimpsonia chelifera. Spence Bate, Cat. Amph. Brit. Mus. p. 162, 
pi. xxix. fig. 9. 
The animal bears a strong general resemblance to 
Microdeutopus Gryllotalpa. It lias the eyes small, round, 
and black. The superior antennse are scarcely longer 
than the peduncle of the inferior, and have the flagellum 
about half the length of the organ. The secondary 
appendage consists of a single articulus. The first pair 
of legs have the wrists large and inferiorly produced to 
a long, sharp process, reaching nearly as far as the 
