342 Rev. Canon Norman on Ebalia nux. 



XL. — Ebalia nux : a Beply to Mr. R. I. Pococh. 

 By the Rev. Canon Noeman. 



Retuening from a nine weeks' dredging-expedition in East 

 Finmark, I find Mr. Pocock's paper on the above subject in 

 the ' Annals ' for July. I greatly dislike personal matters ; 

 but his remarks cannot be passed by, however much I regret 

 that he should have necessitated my writing plainly. 



In the * Annals ' for last December Mr. Pocock published 

 an account of the Crustacea procured in the trawlings of the 



* Flying Fox,' and the following notice of Ebalia nux is 

 given : — 



"Ebalia nux, sp. n. 

 ^'Ebalia mur, Norman, MS." 



Then follows description, after which comes : — 



" A number of specimens of this species were dredged by 

 the * Porcupine ' in the Mediterranean. Some of these speci- 

 mens were presented to the British Museum by the Rev. 

 A. M. Norman and were labelled ^E. nux. Norm.' This 

 name is included in the list of the species composing the 



* Museum Normanianum,' and is also in the list of the species 

 of Ebalia given by Mr. Miers in his Report on the Brachyura 

 of the ' Challenger.' But no description of the species has yet 

 been published. I have consequently taken this opportunity 

 of characterizing it and have selected as types an adult male 

 and female specimen belonging to the series dredged in the 

 Mediterranean. In some of the small specimens of this 

 series the larger tubercles on the gastric region of the cepha- 

 lothorax are wholly absent 



" A single damaged male specimen was obtained by Mr. 

 Green at a depth of 815 fathoms. This specimen differs 

 from all the Mediterranean forms that I have seen in having 

 the legs almost wholly smooth." 



Immediately after this Mr. G. C. Bourne submitted to me 

 for determination certain Crustacea which he had procured 

 in trawlings by H.M.S. * Research ' off the south-west of 

 Ireland. These were named, and the synonymy of some of 



