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T. Y. HODGSON. 
This small species has a fairly well-built body, with the lateral processes rather 
widely separated, and as long as the diameter of the trunk. The trunk articulations 
are very distinct, and immediately behind the lateral processes. No setse of any kind 
are to be seen on the body. 
The Cephalon is stout but not widely expanded, showing two distinct lobes for the 
reception of the chelifori; it is not quite as long as the second and third trunk 
segments together. 
The Ocular tubercle is very stout, of small elevation, rounded at the summit, and 
carries four well-developed eyes. It lies just in front of the first pair of lateral 
processes and behind the neck. 
The Abdomen is of moderate dimensions, curved upwards, and not separated by 
an articulation from the trunk. 
The length of the body is 2‘75mm., and its extreme width l‘5mm. 
The Proboscis arises on the ventral side of the trunk, and measured ventrally it 
is nearly one-third the length of the entire body. It is stout, gently tapering to a 
rounded extremity, quite smooth. 
The Chelifori are well developed; the scape is single-jointed, extending beyond 
the proboscis ; provided laterally with comparatively long setse. The chela is not very 
long, the palm and fingers occupying approximately equal halves; the former is 
covered with setse, and the fingers, rather curved, are supplied with a very moderate 
number of slender teeth rather widely separated. 
The Palp is five-jointed, and rises underneath the chelifori (fig. 3a); as usual, the 
first joint is very small and the second long. Owing to distortion in mounting this 
appendage, the comparative length of the second and third joints cannot be very 
accurately stated, but the second appears to be twice the length of the third; the 
fourth is half the length of the third, and the fifth is longer than the preceding, the 
proportions being 5 : 2‘5 : 1‘25 : 1‘75. The terminal joint is ovoid, and fairly well 
supplied with comparatively long setse ; the three preceding joints have well-developed 
distal fringes and a small number of setse scattered along the shaft; these are most 
numerous on the third joint. 
The Oviger is ten-jointed, and rises from a small process of the trunk, visible 
dorsally, just in front of the first pair of lateral processes (fig. 3 b). The first three 
joints are very small; the second and third are subequal in length, the latter much 
the more slender ; the fourth is longer than the three preceding ones together; the 
fifth is twice as long, much curved, and bears a few setse on its outer margin ; the 
sixth is half as long as the fourth. The four terminal joints are very small, the first 
being the largest, and all bear two or three long setse distally. The terminal claw is 
long and slender, with five slender teeth set at irregular intervals. Of denticulate 
spines, such as characterise the genus Nymphon, there are none, but of special spines 
there are 2 : 2 : 2 : 1 on the four joints ; these are curved blades without any other 
distinguishing feature. 
