BIHANG TILL K. SV. VET.-AKAD. HANDL. BAND 27. AFD. IV. N:0 8. 27 



in 1900: 

 stat. 16. lat. 72° 25' N., long. 17° 56' W., E. of Greeuland, dcptli 

 ;J00 m., pebbles and sand, 30/VII, det. Lönnberg 

 ^' 25. the cntrance of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fioid, depth 200 — ;^00 



m., mud, 14 Mil, det. Lönnberg. 

 ;; 27. Kaiser Franz Josepli Fiord, Muskox Fiord, depth 220 ni., 

 clay, 21 VIIL det. LÖNNBERG. 



This niagnificent species was first described by Saks in 

 1877 as Cheraphilus ferox and, a fevv years låter, under the 

 same name by Hoek. Then, a full description was given by 

 Särs in the Crustacea of the Norwegian North Atlantic Ex- 

 pedition, but, unfortunately, he identified it with Crangon 

 salebrosus Owen described in Beechey's Voyage. Hansen, in 

 his »Oversigt över de paa Dijmphna-Togtet indsamlede Krebs- 

 dyr», has, however, with full evidence shown that Owens 

 Crangon salehrosus is quite another species. Both in regard 

 to the form of the rostrum and the sculpture of the carapace, 

 it exhibits no resemblance at all.^ As far as I know, Ort- 

 mann and Doflein are the only ones amongst subsequent 

 writers who have not accepted Hansen's alteration of the 

 nomenclature; but, as to the last author, it is not surprising 

 at all, as he did not use either »Malacostraca marina Groen- 

 landiai occidentalis» or the work cited a few lines above, 

 next Kröyer's and Särs' works undoubtedly the most im- 

 portant ones with regard to Arctic crustaceans. He contents 

 himself in -Zusätze und Berichtigungen» to cite their titles. 



The species has been taken at several stations in the 

 Arctic Ocean. It was obtained, during the Norwegian North 

 Atlantic Expedition, at six stations, four of which were si- 

 tuated in the sea round Spitzbergen, one off Jan Mayen, and 

 one off the West coast of Norway. On the cruises of »Willera 

 Barents» it was found at five stations in Barents Sea. 



It was dredged in the Kära Sea at two stations during 

 Nordenskiölds voyages, and at no less than twenty on the 

 »Dijrapha Expedition. Koelbel enumerates it from Jan Mayen, 

 and Hansen from four places off West Greenland. It is 

 mentioned I)}' Birula from the Murman Coast, and by Steb- 

 bing from three stations in Barents Sea. One specimens was 



^ In 189U ÖARS himself corrected his error in naming it Sclerocrangon 

 ferox. 



