MELITA PUOXIMA. 
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M. obtusata , but they are furnished with a few fasciculi 
of hairs instead of the short fur upon the inferior 
margin in that species. The second pair of legs like- 
wise bear a close resemblance to those of the preceding 
species, but the hand has a more irregularly tuber- 
culated palm : the finger is scimitar-shaped. The three 
posterior pairs of walking legs have the posterior 
margins of the thighs serrated ; a small hair (microscopic) 
arising immediately below each little denticle. The 
posterior pair of caudal appendages are very long ; the 
shorter branch is almost rudimentary. 
This species may be readily mistaken for M. obtusata 
(hence the specific name), of which, indeed, we are 
sometimes inclined to think that it may prove to be a 
variety : an examination of a greater number of in- 
dividuals is, however, necessary to determine this point. 
Our specimen was taken in Plymouth Sound. We 
have also received it from our excellent correspondent 
Mr. Edward, who took it off* Banff*. 
