PYCNOGONIDA CALM AN. 
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Abdomen decurved, slightly dilated distally, bluntly rounded at the tip. 
Palp consisting of eight segments only ; second segment less than one and a half 
times as long as fourth ; sixth a little longer than fifth or seventh, and about one and 
a half times as long as thick ; eighth about two-thirds as long as seventh. 
Oviqer stout; fourth segment a little longer than sixth ; spines (very much worn) 
set in about five rows; terminal claw rather long. 
Legs short and stout, third pair not quite seven times as long as trunk. Femur 
not quite four times as long as its greatest diameter, slightly shorter than first tibia, 
Fig. 2.— Colossendeis wilsoni, sp. n., Female. A. Dorsal view of body with palps and coxse. B. Lateral 
view of body with palp and oviger. C. Third leg of right side. 
which, again, is shorter than second. Tarsus a little shorter than propodus ; claw stout 
and curved, about two-thirds as long as propodus. 
Body and limbs very smooth and free from conspicuous setse. 
Measurements, in mm .— Holotype 
Length of proboscis . . . . . . 6 - 56 
Greatest diameter of proboscis . . . . I • 84 
Length of trunk . . . . . . . .5*28 
Width across first lateral processes . . . . 4 • 9 6 
Length of abdomen . . . . . . 2 • 08 
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