. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 260 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 8. Chaka leoni n. gen., n. sp. Female, 8 mm: A —lateral aspect; B —dorsal view of abdomen. i, flagellum 3-articulate, swimming setae present; mandible with 3-articulate palp, setal formula of terminal article 1-2-1, incisor of mandible (Fig. 7B) five toothed, lacinia mobilis smooth, two accessory plates present, below which lies a row of ten strong setae, molar absent; inner and outer lobes of maxilliped equal, inner lobes nearly fused, armed distally with
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 260 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 8. Chaka leoni n. gen., n. sp. Female, 8 mm: A —lateral aspect; B —dorsal view of abdomen. i, flagellum 3-articulate, swimming setae present; mandible with 3-articulate palp, setal formula of terminal article 1-2-1, incisor of mandible (Fig. 7B) five toothed, lacinia mobilis smooth, two accessory plates present, below which lies a row of ten strong setae, molar absent; inner and outer lobes of maxilliped equal, inner lobes nearly fused, armed distally with serrate spines. Propodos of gnathopod 1 subtriangular, palm evenly concave, defining angle produced into a rounded lobe; gnathopod 2 very large, propodos with proximal poison tooth followed by a pair of small protuberances, palm distally with a strong pointed tooth separated from a triangular tooth near the hinge by a semicircular excavation; dactyl strong, equal to palm; branchiae elongate- elliptical, three pairs found on pereon segments 2-4; pereiopods 1 and 2 6-segmented, palm of propodos proximally with three spines; pereiopod 3 3-segmented, propodos lacking palm and without spines; (pereiopods 4 and 5 missing). Abdomen with two pairs of bi-articulate appendages (Fig. 7D); article 1 of each dorsally with closely packed short spines set in a row, article 2 of each appendage distally finely setose. Female: Rostral projection shorter and of different shape to that of the male;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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