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Proboscis slightly curved upwards, widest distally, and with a slight swelling 
about the middle; with a pair of short, conical teeth at lower angles of its truncated 
distal extremity. 
Abdomen short and blunt, obliquely raised. 
Cheloplwre extending well beyond proboscis, scape slender and curved, chela; 
small, fingers gaping. 
Oviger of live distinct segments, the third showing by a suture-line near the base 
that it consists of two segments coalesced. Terminal segment as long as preceding, 
with a few recurved spines. 
Fig. 10.— Phoxicliilidium australe, Hodgson, Male. A. Dorsal view of body with chelophores and first 
and second coxae. B. Ventral view of proboscis. C. Lateral view of body with chelophores 
and oviger. Outline of egg-mass dotted. D. Fourth leg of right side. 
Legs with second coxa; longer than the other two together. Femur, first and 
second tibiae subequal. Propodus with three stout spines at base of ventral edge, 
followed by a series of small spines of uniform size extending to near base of claw. 
Main claw two-thirds of length of propodus, auxiliaries very minute. A series of about 
seven inconspicuous tubercles on dorsal surface of femur carrying the large openings 
of cement-glands. 
Measurements, in mm. — Station 355. 
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1-76 
Length of proboscis (below) 
Greatest diameter of proboscis 
