Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . hela longer than scape, slender, palm shorter than fingers, straight to gently curving distally and overlapping, armed with 40 smallcurved teeth on immovable finger and 41 similar teeth on movable finger. Theimmovable finger also bears several short setae. Palp second segment longest, third 0,75 length of second, fourth half lengthof third, fifth slightly longer than fourth, terminal three segments armed withdistal and ventral setae, some slightly longer than segment diameter. Oviger fourth segment wi
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . hela longer than scape, slender, palm shorter than fingers, straight to gently curving distally and overlapping, armed with 40 smallcurved teeth on immovable finger and 41 similar teeth on movable finger. Theimmovable finger also bears several short setae. Palp second segment longest, third 0,75 length of second, fourth half lengthof third, fifth slightly longer than fourth, terminal three segments armed withdistal and ventral setae, some slightly longer than segment diameter. Oviger fourth segment with ectal bulge proximally, segment 0,75 as long asfifth, which is armed with ectal and endal rows of short setae. Sixth segmentslightly curved, half as long as fourth, armed with ectal and endal setae same asfifth segment. Strigilis segments subequal in length, armed with two or threeectal setae, endal denticulate spines in the formula 6:4:3:5, spines withspatulate centre lobe flanked by two serrations per side. Terminal claw shorter 160 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. ^^L_ ^T Fig. 9. Nymphon bicornum sp. nov. Holotype, male. A. Trunk, dorsal view. B. Part of anterior trunk segment, lateral view. C. Palp. D. Third leg. E. Distal segments of third leg. F. Oviger. G. Strigilis, with enlargements of denticulate spine and terminal claw. H. Chela, with enlargement of teeth. than ultimate segment, slightly curved, armed with seven endal serrations notincluding pointed tip. Legs slender, tibia 2 the longest segment, major segments each armed withfew short dorsal and ventral setae and single long dorsodistal seta. Tarsusslightly over half propodus length, both armed with row of short sole spines andpropodus with few lateral and dorsal setae. Claw robust, slightly curved, 0,6 aslong as propodus, auxiliaries lacking. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS MEIRING NAUDE CRUISES 161 Measurements (holotype, in mm) Trunklength, 1,82; trunk width (across 2nd lateral processes), 0,78; proboscislength,
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