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Superior antennae very small, with the first joint of the peduncle quite short, and
extended straight in front, at a right angle to the remaining part of the antenna.
Inferior antenme very slender, with the last peduncular joint much elongated.
Oral parts on the whole resembling those in Cirolana. Anterior pairs of legs
rather short and thick, the 4 posterior ones gradually increasing in length, and
having the outer joints broad and compressed. Pleopoda
of normal structure.
Uropoda with the basal part only very slightly produced inside, rami compara-
tively broad, lamellar, and edged with long seta?.
Remarks. This genus, established by Leach, is very nearly allied to
Cirolana, though differing in some particulars, so as to justify its separation.
The genus Slaltberina of v. Beneden is undoubtedly identical with Leach's genus.
We know of about 8 species, one of which belongs to the fauna of Norway, and
will be described below.
Eurydice pulchra, Leach.
(Fl. XXX, fig-. 2.)
Ewydicc piJchra, Leach. Trans. Linn. Soc. XI, p. 370.
Syn : Slabberina again,
\. Beneden.
ayilis, G. 0. Sars.
gracilis, Bovallius.
Specific Characters. -Body in adult specimens rather short and stout, oval
in form, and rather convex above. Cephalon evenly
rounded in front. Coxal
plates well defined, and quite smooth. Metasome about the length of the 5 poste-
rior segments of mesosome combined, 1st segment very short, almost concealed;
terminal segment very large, about the length of the preceding ones combined,
and semi-oval in form, tip obtusely rounded, and armed with 4 minute spinules.
being, moreover, fringed with small bristles. Eyes rather large, oval triangular,
extending a little up the dorsal face. Superior antenme with the flagellum
5-articulate, 1st joint much larger than the other 4 combined. Inferior antenme.
when reflexed, reaching almost to the end of the mesosome. last joint
of the
peduncle about the length of the preceding joints combined, flagellum extremely
slender, and composed of about 20 articulations. Legs densely setiferous, and
armed with scattered short spines; last pair with the meral and carpal joints much
expanded, propodal joint about the length of the carpal one, but considerably
narrower; dactylus in all pairs rather small. Uropoda with the basal part densely
setous outside, and having a single bristle at the inner corner, terminal plates
rather unequal, the inner one being much broader than the outer, and obliquely
truncated at the end. Body ornamented dorsally with richly ramified, dark, pig-
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