. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 261 Projecting portions of pleurae l|-2 times longer than mid-dorsal length of segments ; of 5 extending nearly to level of telsonic apex. Telson, sides concave, apex acute, slightly impressed dorsally. Antenna 2 reaching to, or a little beyond, end of peraeon segment 1, 4th joint a little longer than 3rd. Peraeopods 1-3 in $ strongly fringed on lower and anterior surfaces with spines, most of which are apically bifid, some multifid ; in 2 the sp
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 261 Projecting portions of pleurae l|-2 times longer than mid-dorsal length of segments ; of 5 extending nearly to level of telsonic apex. Telson, sides concave, apex acute, slightly impressed dorsally. Antenna 2 reaching to, or a little beyond, end of peraeon segment 1, 4th joint a little longer than 3rd. Peraeopods 1-3 in $ strongly fringed on lower and anterior surfaces with spines, most of which are apically bifid, some multifid ; in 2 the spines are less numerous, and all are of the latter k I m n Fig. 23.—Niambia. Outer ramus of pleopod 1 of : a, b, truncata <$ and $ ; c, d, flavescens $ and $; e, f, griseo-flavus <$ and £ ; g, h, angusta <£ and $ ; i, squamata $ (after Budde-Lund); j, lata $ ; k-m, capensis <$ (three forms); n, capensis $. (In all cases the inner margin to right.) Pleopod 1, outer branch about as broad as long, in $ outer margin with a triangular projection near apex (or apex can be described as having a semicircular or angular excision) ; in $ outer margin angularly incised. Uropod, outer ramus longer than peduncle. Up to 16x8 mm. Slaty-grey, with lighter mottling on head and peraeon, telson and each pleon segment with 2 small pale dots, often inconspicuous or absent, antennae grey, legs pale, eyes black. Localities.—Cape Province : Cape Town and Simonstown (Budde- Lund, also K. M. L., K. H. B.) ; Port Elizabeth (Budde-Lund : truncata and hirsuta) ; Kamaggas and Steinkopf (Budde-Lund : brunnea) ; Faure (); Saldanha Bay (); Vredenburg and Clanwilliam ( Mus.); G-aries and Kamies- kroon (A. J. H. and E. F. L.); Lilyfontein (K. H. B.); Tulbagh (W. F. P.) ; Steinthal, Tulbagh (K. H. B.). Damaraland : Walvis Bay (Budde-Lund); Okahandja (Panning).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for rea
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