Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . the East Indies and Maldive Islands to the eastcoast of South Africa, in depths from 0 m to 156 m. Family Nymphonidae Wilson, 1878Genus Nymphon J. C. Fabricius, 1794 Nymphon barnardi sp. 8 Material Transkei area. Holotype, SAM-A10261, SM 250, 31°59,3S 29°22,5E,150-200 m, 1 2. Paratype, SAM-A10262, SM 250, 150-200 m, 1 9. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS MEIRING NAUDE CRUISES 157 Description Female. Moderately small size, leg span 26,3 mm. Trunk completely seg-mented, glabrous, without tubercles. Lateral processes sh
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . the East Indies and Maldive Islands to the eastcoast of South Africa, in depths from 0 m to 156 m. Family Nymphonidae Wilson, 1878Genus Nymphon J. C. Fabricius, 1794 Nymphon barnardi sp. 8 Material Transkei area. Holotype, SAM-A10261, SM 250, 31°59,3S 29°22,5E,150-200 m, 1 2. Paratype, SAM-A10262, SM 250, 150-200 m, 1 9. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS MEIRING NAUDE CRUISES 157 Description Female. Moderately small size, leg span 26,3 mm. Trunk completely seg-mented, glabrous, without tubercles. Lateral processes short, hardly longer thantheir diameter, separated by half or slightly more of their diameters, short, oviger implantation bulges touching first lateral processes. Oculartubercle not taller than wide, sides bulging, with tiny apical papilla, eyes large,slightly pigmented. Proboscis moderately short, cylindrical, inflated slightly atmidlength, lips rounded. Abdomen cylindrical, tapering distally, reachingslightly beyond posterior lateral processes, Fig. 8. Nymphon barnardi sp. nov. Holotype, female. A. Trunk, dorsal view. B. Trunk, lateral view. C. Oviger, with enlargement of denticulate spine. D. Strigilis, with enlargement of terminal claw. E. Chela, with enlargement of teeth. F. Third leg, terminal segments. 158 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Chelifores typical, scapes as long as proboscis, armed with few lateral anddistal setae. Chelae moderately short, palm slightly longer than fingers, armedwith few short distal setae. Fingers slightly curved, overlapping at tips, armedwith 15 equal-sized teeth on immovable finger and 16 similar or slightly smallerteeth on movable finger. Palp segment 2 longest, third through fifth subequal, fairly short, armedwith many short ventral and distal setae. Oviger fairly short, third segment slightly shorter than fourth, both withfew setae. Sixth segment half length of fifth, armed with few setae. Strigilissegments p
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