. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 207 lobe set with fine spinules on its margin. Five pairs of brood lamellae arising from bases of peraeopods 1-5. Penis narrow lanceolate, apex acute. Pleopod 1 in g, outer lobe triangular, apex subacute and curv- ing gently outwards, inner lobe narrow with a fine filiform stylet. Pleopod 2 in <£, outer lobe small, ovate, inner lobe stout, apically acute. Uropod, inner ramus widening slightly distally, upper surface slightly concave, the inner
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Contributions to the Crustacean Fauna of South Africa. 207 lobe set with fine spinules on its margin. Five pairs of brood lamellae arising from bases of peraeopods 1-5. Penis narrow lanceolate, apex acute. Pleopod 1 in g, outer lobe triangular, apex subacute and curv- ing gently outwards, inner lobe narrow with a fine filiform stylet. Pleopod 2 in <£, outer lobe small, ovate, inner lobe stout, apically acute. Uropod, inner ramus widening slightly distally, upper surface slightly concave, the inner margin slightly Fig. 7.—Phylloniscus braunsi Purcell. a, Whole animal; b, portion of peraeon segment of var. euthehs n. ; c, d, uropod of typical form and of var. eutheles ; e, maxilliped; /, 2nd-4th joints of peraeopod 7 <$; g, penis and pleopod 1 <$ ; h, pleopod 2 <$ ; i, pleopod 2 $ ; j, k, I, pleopods 3-5 respectively; m, antenna 1. 8x7 mm. Cream of whitish. Localities.—Cape Province : Willowmore and Matjesfontein (Pur- cell) ; Laingsburg (R. M. L.) ; Grahamstown ( Mus.) ; G-aries, Namaqualand (A. J. H.). Found in the galleries of Tertries viator and mossambicus. Var. eutheles n. Some specimens from Upington, collected by Father Sollier, resemble the typical form except in the following respects : all the ribs and tubercles are much stronger and more prominent, the tubercles are all of the same size, and stand up on the peraeon seg- ments like rounded buttons ; the inner ramus of the uropod is nearly parallel-sided, both inner and outer margins costate, and the upper. 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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