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In establishing the genus de Haan mentions two species, 
first this of Audouin, and secondly Xantho hirsutissimus, 
Ruppell, but the only one which he describes is the present 
species, which must, therefore, be considered the type of his 
genus. The carapace, as de Haan and Haswell say, is glabrous, 
in the sense of being without perceptible hairs, but it is far from 
smooth, being like much of the chelipeds covered with granu- 
lated tubercles, for which Milne-Edwards uses the expression 
jrambotsé (misprinted frambrotsé), meaning with a raspberry- 
like appearance. Haswell speaks of the carapace as narrow, 
which must be understood as relatively to other species, since 
it is, as usual, in the genus broader than long. The absence 
of sete appears to have suggested the specific name pura 
employed by Stimpson. That author calls attention to the 
interesting detail that the peduncle of the eye has the anterior 
margin granulated, and mentions that the fingers of the walking 
legs are spmmulose, with rows of spines. Alcock also observes 
that on these legs “ the tubercles have sharper points and are 
many of them spiny, especially those on the dactyli.” The 
adpressed surfaces of the joints of the limbs are smooth, but 
with more or fewer traces of granulation. Alcock notices that 
“the abdominal terga and the greater part of the sternum 
are covered with a mosaic of smooth-worn tubercles ; the under 
wall of the carapace as far as the epimeral suture is granular.” 
In our specimen the smoothing of the under wall is conspicuous, 
but the tubercles of the sternum and the pleon’s dorsal surface 
though small, are not very much worn. 
Actaea carcharias, White, from Swan River, Australia, is 
only briefly described by White, who speaks of it as nearly 
allied to A. calculosa (Milne-Edwards). It is not mentioned 
by Haswell in his Australian Catalogue. Alcock accepts it as 
a synonym of A. granulate, with which he considers A. calcu- 
losa to be closely related. 
Filhol’s mention of Actaea granulata is not to record its 
occurrence, but to question the accuracy of its inclusion by 
Miers in the Fauna of New Zealand, as it was not to be found 
in any of the New Zealand Museums, nor did the Paris collec- 
tions possess any example from that locality. He thinks its 
known distribution in warm waters makes its occurrence in 
New Zealand improbable. 
Locality—The specimen, a male, was taken in a depth of 
25 fathoms on a bottom of sand, specks, and shells, Umhloti 
River Mouth, N.W. by W.3 W. The carapace is 20 mm. long, 
25°6 mm. broad, and carries several little Balani, one of which 
is in the left orbit, seriously interfering with any movement of 
the ocular peduncle. 
