
Description of Male
Length 18 mm.; depth, 2¾ mm.; width, 5 mm. Colour in formalin orange-yellow, eyes transparent with orange nucleus.
Antennae. First: Length, 11 mm. Flagellum of about 30 segments; 1st strong, as long as peduncle, inferior margin and surface densely fringed with extremely fine sensory setae; 2nd and 3rd flagellum segments wider than long, a few sensory setae on each; rest filiform, length 2 or 3 times width, with very fine spine on inferior margin. Peduncle, 1st segment slightly wider than long, twice combined length 2nd and 3rd. Second: Length, 13 mm., flagellum of about 30 segments. Peduncle 1st segment twice length rest, all very long and slender. Last peduncle segment as long as 1st flagellar, much stouter.
Mouthparts. First Maxillae: Short stout inner plate has 5 strong teeth distally. Inner and end margins and outer surface strongly setose. Outer plate slender, reaching past spines of inner, outer margin has very small teeth distally, surface has area of small setae; inner distal angle has single short strong spine. Second Maxillae: Inner plate somewhat the shorter, both plates marginally and distally setose, inner has stout end spine, outer has 2. Mandibles: Cutting edge a finely incised narrow plate; spine row of numerous fine short setae and spines; molar process a strong, squarish plate with granular surface and finely toothed rim. Palp very long, slender, 1st 3 segments in approximate ratio 2:3:4, a few fine bristles distally on 2nd; 3rd distally tapering to acute point, outer margin finely bristled. Maxilliped: Median plate reaching ½ along outer plates, narrowing to 2 strong distal teeth, surface strongly setose, appears to have small 2nd segment. Outer plates distally pointed, margins convex, inner with numerous small fine setae.

Text-Fig. 5.—Hyperia bengalensis (Giles). Male 80—Peraeopod 4, end segments. 81—Epimoral plates. 82—Uropods and telson. Hyperia spinigera Bovallius. Male. 83—Antenna 1. 84—Antenna 2.85—Maxilla 1.86—Maxilla 2.87—Mandible. 88—Maxilliped. 89—Gnathopod 1. 90—Gnathopod 2. 91—Peraeopod 1. 92—Peraeopod 3.93—Peraeopod 5.

Gnathopods. First: Basos expanded, ovate, margins convex; greatest width ½ length, 2 or 3 spines on posterodistal angle. Ischium less than ¼ basos length, subsquare, 3 or 4 spines on posterodistal angle. Merus anterior margin short, posterior and end margins subequal, less than ⅓ basos length; posterodistal angle acute, produced somewhat outwards, end margin strongly spined. Carpus ⅖ basos length, widening somewhat distally to ⅔ length; posterodistal angle acute, produced downwards a little about ⅓ along propod, 1 or 2 small spines on anterior margin; posterior and end margins strongly spined, several short spines on posterior surface, end margin finely bristled between spines. Propod anterior margin ⅓ basos length, width less than anterior margin, which is slightly convex, has 3 or 4 strong spines; strong spines on surface; posterior margin finely toothed. Dactylos slender, more than ½ propod length; posterior margin finely toothed. Second: Basos ovate, strongly expanded, greatest width ½ length, posterodistal angle spined. Ischium not quite ¼ basos length, posterodistal angle spined. Merus anterior margin short, posterior as long as end, slightly more than ¼ basos length, end margin strongly spined. Carpus expanded distally by forwardly produced posterodistal angle, which extends ½ down propod; anterior margin slightly shorter than posterior, which is nearly ½ basos length; end margin strongly spined, several spines on posterodistal surface. Propod ⅓ basos length, a few spines on anterior margin and surface, slender, posterior margin finely toothed. Dactylos slender, ½ propod length, posterior margin finely toothed.
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Pehaeopods. First: Gill large, subtriangular. Basos greatest width ⅖ length, margins convex, posterior with several short stout spines, posterodistal angle spined. Ischium subrectangular, less than ¼ basos length. Merus almost linear, width slightly more than ½ length, length ¼ basos. Carpus width ⅖ length, length nearly ⅖ basos, linear, posterior margin has 2 small spines. Propod width about 1/7 length, narrowing to slender dactylos, length ½ basos, surface minutely toothed, posterior margin with comb of fine teeth. Dactylos about ¼ propod length. Second: Basos proportionately narrower, propod posterior margin without comb. Third: Very similar, but reverted, proportions different; basos has two posterior margins, a flange effect, one flange widening distally and the other proximally, giving crossed appearance. Basos greatest width ⅔ length, ischium ¼ basos length. Merus linear, ⅓ basos, width more than ½ length. Carpus linear, width ⅓ length, length nearly ½ basos. Propod about 1/7 basos length, width about ⅙ length, no sign of spines on any segment. Fourth and Fifth: Segments wider, posterior margin of basos flanged, but flanges not crossed; propod surface with area of minute teeth.
Epimeral Plates. Broadly rounded but with distinct and slightly produced posterodistal angle, posterior margin tending to concave distally immediately above angle, convex proximally, a strong median ridge running in convex are from posterodistal angle (which may be almost median in position).
Pleopods. Peduncle stout, longer than wide, rami slightly longer than peduncles.
Uropods. Rami of uropod 1 not reaching quite as far as rami of 3rd; inner ramus of 2nd reaching as far as outer ramus of 1st. Outer rami all lanceolate with outer margin smooth, almost straight; inner margin slightly convex and finely pectinate; inner ramus of 1st similar in shape but inner margin smooth, outer pectinate; inner ramus of 2nd and 3rd in shape more ovate, both margins pectinate; each distally produced to narrow finger. Inner margin of peduncle

of 3rd finely toothed distally, inner distal angle of 2nd and 3rd produced to small sharp tooth. First: Inner margin of outer ramus and outer margin of inner proximally excavate and finely bristled. Length of peduncle, inner and outer rami in ratio 24:15:14. Second: Ratio 28:21:18. Third: ratio 29:17:16. Telson: Not quite reaching ½ down uropod 3 peduncle, ovate, tending to triangular, apically rounded.
Holotype. Slides L.28.
Locality. Station 210/51.
Distribution. Spitzbergen; off the northern coast of Norway; the Labrador Current; west coast of Ireland; south coast of England; east mid-Atlantic; South Georgia; Friday Harbour, Washington; Bermuda; New Zealand.
