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taken it very plentifully on a muddy bottom ; but as the appendages are extremely
brittle, it is rarely secured in a perfect condition.
Difttrihtiti'jn. Several Stations of the Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition
(the present author). Skagerak (Meinert). Atlantic coast of North America (Harger).
2. Eurycope producta,
(PI. LXV.)
G. 0. Sars.
Eurycope producta, G. 0. Sars, Beretning om en i Sommeren 1865 foretagen Reise ved Kysterne
af Christianias og Christiansands Stifter. pag. 32.
Sepcific Characters. Body oval, about twice as long as it is broad, and
slightly tapering both in front and behind. Cephalon with the frontal part con-
siderably produced, forming a narrow linguiform projection slightly bilobed at the
tip, outer edges of the lobes minutely denticulate. Anterior segments of mesosome
distinctly excavated above, lateral parts acutely produced in front; the 3 posterior
segments all well defined and of about equal length, antero-lateral corners pro-
duced. Caudal segment rather large, nearly twice as broad as it is long, and evenly
rounded at the tip, edges perfectly smooth. Superior antennae rather elongated,
with the flagellum composed of about 20 articulations. Inferior antennae about
3 times as long as the body, penultimate joint of the peduncle edged inside with
slender spines, flagellum about the length of the peduncle. Epignath of maxilli-
peds slightly angular outside. 1st pair of legs slender, with the propodal joint
scarcely more than half as long as the carpal one; the 3 succeeding pairs some-
what exceeding the length of the body, and very slender; 2nd pair comparatively
stronger in male than in female, with the carpal joint slightly dilated and spinous
inside. Natatory legs of a similar structure to that in E. cornuta, though having
the dactylus comparatively smaller. Uropoda with the outer ramus much narrower,
but scarcely shorter than the inner. Colour of dorsal face light yellow, all the
segments bordered behind with light chestnut. Length
of adult female 3 mm.
Remarks. This species is nearly allied to E. cornuta, but of smaller size,
and is moreover easily distinguished by the less oblong body, the greatly produced
frontal part, and the different colouring of the dorsal face.
Occurrence. I have met with this species not rarely in several local-
ities of the Norwegian coast, from the Christiania Fjord to Vadso, in depths
ranging from 60 to 400 fathoms. Out of Norway it has not yet been recorded.