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the U.S. Fisli Commission and Coast Survey vessels. Speci- 

 mens from deep water are usually overgrown by a species of 

 Ejpizoanthus, 



EUPAGUEUS CUANENSIS. 



Pagurus cuanensis, W. Thompson, Brit. Assoc. Rep., p. 267 (1843) ; Bell, 

 Brit. Crust., p. 178 (1853); White, Pop. Hist. Brit. Crust., p. 75 

 (1857). 



Eupagurus cuanensis, Stimpson, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., p. 75 (1858), 



Eyestalks long and slender, slightly exceeding the antennal 

 peduncles, and reaching almost to the end of the antennular 

 peduncles. Chelipedes densely pubescent, armed with spini- 

 form tubercles, which are most prominent on the carpal 

 joints; the wrist shorter than the hand. Ambulatory limbs 

 pubescent. Length, 2 inches. 



Hah. — Portaferry and Bangor Bay (Thompson) ; Belfast 

 Bay (Drummond) ; Isle of Man (Eyton) ; Moray Firth 

 (Gordon and Edward) ; Weymouth (Norman) ; Shetland, 

 rare (Norman) ; Eirth of Clyde (Norman and others) ; St 

 Andrews (M'Intosh) ; Eirth of Forth (F. M. Balfour). It is 

 probably not uncommon in suitable localities throughout the 

 British seas. 



Abroad this species occurs on the Norwegian and Swedish 

 coasts. 



EUPAGURUS FORBESII. 



Pagurus Forbesii, Bell, Brit. Crust, p. 186 (1853 1) ; White, List Crust. 



Brit. Mus., p. 59 (1847); Id., Pop. Hist. Brit. Crust., p. 77 (1857). 

 Pagurus sculptimanus, Lucas, Auim. artic. de 1' Alger. Crust., p. 27, pi. iii., 



fig. 6 (1849). 

 Eupagums Forhesii, Stimpson, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., p. 74 (1858). 

 Eupagurus sculptimanus, Stimpson, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil., p. 74 (1858) ; 



Heller, Crust, des Siidl. Europa, p. 162, taf. v., fig. 9 (1863). 



Eyestalks reaching the end of the last joint of the anten- 

 nular peduncles, but not that of the antennal. Eight cheli- 

 pede slightly pubescent ; the wrist spiny on the inner border; 

 hand ovate, and furnished with tubercles which pass into 

 strong denticulations on the lateral borders, the upper surface 



^ Although not actually described by Bell before this date, his name, 

 P. Forhesii, had been used as far back as 1847. 



