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little fellow, about an inch long, and it narrows very 

 suddenly just before the tail. 



It has two wide black bands across the abdomen, and in 



Fig. 54. The " Crawfish." Palinurus quadricornis. Natural size 



some specimens the head is black. It is not common, but 

 is not so rare as sculptus. 



