. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 624.—Bopyrina urocaridis. a, Dorsal view of female. 6, Ventral view of same, x 23. The segments of the thorax are distinct. The epimera are marked off by faint lines or impressions. The abdomen is composed of six segments, which are distinct at the sides Imt fused in the middle. The posterior margin of the terminal segment is broad, with a slight median excavation. The pleopoda consist of four pairs of single- branched plates or lamelhe, each pair directed toward the median line. There are no uropoda. The incul)atorv pouch is a large ar


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 624.—Bopyrina urocaridis. a, Dorsal view of female. 6, Ventral view of same, x 23. The segments of the thorax are distinct. The epimera are marked off by faint lines or impressions. The abdomen is composed of six segments, which are distinct at the sides Imt fused in the middle. The posterior margin of the terminal segment is broad, with a slight median excavation. The pleopoda consist of four pairs of single- branched plates or lamelhe, each pair directed toward the median line. There are no uropoda. The incul)atorv pouch is a large area on the ventral side of the bodj', which is not closed over by the incubatory lamella'. These lamella consist of five pairs of plates, the first pair of which have the second segment produced distally in a linguiform process. Color uniformly light yellow with small black dots on the incubatory lamelUe. Male unknown. Four .'pecimens were found—three at Puntarasa, Florida, collected ]>y llenr}' Hemphill, and one from west Florida, collected by Mr. J. B. Henderson and Mr. C\ T. Simpson, all parasitic on Urocaris longicau- data Stimpson. Type.—C,2X. No. 29088, Fig. 625.— Bopyrina UROCARIDIS. ILLIPED. X 39. Fig. 626.—Bopyrina uroca- RiDis. First lamella of MARSl', RIGHT SIDE. X 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.


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