SCULPTURED SHRIMP. 



DECAPOD A. 



MACROURA. 



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CRANGONID^. 



SCULPTURED SHRIMP. 



Crangon sculptus. Mihi. 



specific Character. — Carapace with several raised lines, each armed with two or 

 three small teeth ; two spines on the median line, one considerably posterior to 

 the other : second pair of legs much shorter than the first, didactyle : abdomen 

 distinctly sculptured ; third, fourth, and fifth segments sharply carinated ; sixth 

 and seventh, channelled. 



Of this new species I possess two specimens, which 

 I found amongst some small Crustacea dredged by Mr. 

 Bowerbank at Weymouth. Like Ecjeon loricatus of Risso, 

 PontopJiilus spinosus of Leach, and Crangon septemcari- 

 natus of Sabine, it has several denticulated carinse on the 

 carapace, and might at first sight be supposed the young 

 of some one of them. It is, however, a very distinctly 

 marked species. 



The carapace is rough, with about five irregular raised 

 lines, each armed with two or three small teeth, and two 

 small spines on the median line, one behind the other. The 



