Archive image from page 96 of Discovery reports (1936) Discovery reports discoveryreports12inst Year: 1936 . Aphrodite Laetmatonice APHRODITIDAE 8i Family APHRODITIDAE Dorsal bristles smooth ... Dorsal bristles Genus Aphrodite, Linnaeus A thick dorsal felting covers the elytra. Dorsal bristles of two kinds: (i) protective spines usually projecting through the dorsal felting, (2) very long and slender bristles. Ventral bristles stout and with slightly curved tips. They are arranged in three tiers. Eyes, when present, sessile. Dorsal bristles stout, needle-like, projecting ab
Archive image from page 96 of Discovery reports (1936) Discovery reports discoveryreports12inst Year: 1936 . Aphrodite Laetmatonice APHRODITIDAE 8i Family APHRODITIDAE Dorsal bristles smooth ... Dorsal bristles Genus Aphrodite, Linnaeus A thick dorsal felting covers the elytra. Dorsal bristles of two kinds: (i) protective spines usually projecting through the dorsal felting, (2) very long and slender bristles. Ventral bristles stout and with slightly curved tips. They are arranged in three tiers. Eyes, when present, sessile. Dorsal bristles stout, needle-like, projecting above the dorsal felting. Median tentacle very long Aphrodite longirostris Dorsal bristles slender, not projecting above the dorsal felting. Median tentacle short Aphrodite talpa Aphrodite longirostris, Kinberg (Fig. 2 a, h). Kinberg, 1857, p. 4, pi. i, fig. 3 b-h. Occurrence. St. WS 798 (2). Description. This species has been elaborately figured by Kinberg, who neverthe- less fails to convey its characteristic appearance. The palisade of long dark brown I MM Fig. 2. Aphrodite longirostris. a. Dorsal view. b. Lower pinnate bristle, second foot. needle-like spines (Fig. 2 a) projecting upwards and backwards through the dorsal feking but not meeting across the back, is unlike that of any other Aphrodite that I have seen. The dorsal spines and the ventral bristles are dark brown and the dorsal felting is greenish grey. The dorsal capillary bristles are covered with mud, but when freed from this show a slight iridescence. The larger specimen measures 75 mm. by 31 mm. at the widest part for about 35 chaetigers. The shape of the body is like that of an
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