Bateidae Stebbing 1906

Family Bateidae Stebbing, 1906 Diagnosis. Head rostrate; eyes large, occupying at least 1/3 of head surface; rostrum and cephalic lobe present; rostrum distally pointed or blunt. Body smooth or dentate dorsally. Antenna 1 accessory flagellum vestigial or absent. Mandible with molar and three articulated palp. Maxilla 1 inner plate conical with one small distal and seven inner marginal setae; palp two-articulate. Lower lip without inner plate. Gnathopod 1 degraded, only present coxa and feeble linear basis, both hidden by coxa 2. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; coxa 4 the largest; coxa 4 strong posterior lobe. Uropod 2 shorter than uropods 1 and 3 which are of similar length. Telson flat; cleft half way. Composition. Genus Batea Müller, 1865 Diagnosis. As for the family