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tiix Gir. I consider to be the Southern and Western form of C. Blandingii 

 Harhxn (:^ G. aciitus, var. B, Hagen) ; C. robvshis, a variety of C. Bartonii. By 

 some error the descriptions of C. advcna and C. Carolimis are transjDosed in 

 Hagen's Monograph. 



It is exceedingly difficult to discriminate between the different species 

 of North American Cambari, even with the help of the most careful descrip- 

 tions and figures, which are rarely afforded us by the older authors. It 

 therefore becomes a matter of the first importance to examine type speci- 

 mens whenever it is possible. In September, 1870, Dr. Hagen examined 

 the types of some of Erichson's and De Saussure's Cambari in the Berlin 

 Museum, and has kindly placed in my hands the notes which he took con- 

 cerning them. Of Erichson's types he found the following: — C. pellucidus, 

 a male, form I. C. affinis, a female from Carolina, collected by Dr. Cabanis. 

 The locality is new. Cabanis informed Dr. Hagen that all the Cambari which 

 he collected were taken in a rivulet in the northern part of South Carolina, 

 near Greenville, at a farm called Tiger Hall. I suspect that this specimen 

 may be the nearly related species C. spinosus Bundy. (See p. 87.) C. Bar- 

 tonii : " Erich.son's types are a male, form II., and young female from South 

 Carolina, Cabanis, and, so far as I saw, both are the young of C. latimanus." 

 C. Cubciim : " Three males, form I., and two females, agreeing with Erich- 

 son's description. It belongs probably to Group II." (See p. 51.) C. Caro- 

 limis : " Erichson's t^pe, from South Carolina, Cabanis, is a male form I., 

 and, so far as I saw, my (7. Bartonii." Nevertheless, Erichson's description 

 accords well with Hagen's C. Carolinus. (See p. 56.) The types of Erichson's 

 two Mexican species, C. Wiegmamii and C. Mcvicamis, could not be found in 

 the Berlin Museum by Dr. Hagen, nor at a later day by Von Martens (Arch, 

 f Naturgesch., 1872). 



The types of De Saussure's species, C consobrimis from Cuba, C. Aztecus 

 and C. Montczumcc from Mexico, Avere also examined by Hagen in Berlin. 

 When the Monograph of the North American Astacidaj was written, Hagen 

 had seen no specimens from Cuba or Mexico, and he fell into the error of 

 supposing that the peculiar species C. Montcmunce was the same as Erich- 

 son's C. Mcxicaniis. This mistake was rectified on seeing Saussure's types. 

 C. coiisobriniis : " Saussure's types, two females, drj'. A peculiar species, or 

 a young state of C. Ciil}cnsi.s. Rostrum bidentate." C. Aztecus : Saussure's 

 types. The male, first form, and female, from Mexico, seem to be C. Ifcri- 

 camis Erichs., with nearly cjdindrical hands. The second form, with more 



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