214 THE ZOOLOGIST 



Galathea nexa is a deep-water species, and is by no means 

 common. It has been obtained from the coast of Down and 

 Antrim ; from Loch Fyne ; and by Prof. Forbes from Zetland ; 

 also from Cornwall, in forty fathoms. 



Galathea intermedia, Kroyer. 



This species somewhat resembles the young form of Galathea 

 squaiuifera, except tbat its colour is a pale yellowish red. The 

 carapace, too, is more level on the lateral margin and also more 

 spinous. The first pair of legs are proportionately large and 

 nearly equal in width their whole length. 



There appears to be some difficulty in determining the genus 

 Galathea, for in the ' Transactions ' of the Tyneside Naturalists' 

 Club, 18G3-4, p. 184, this species is stated to be G. intermedia, 

 and again G. intermedia has been called, and is, we believe, 

 considered to be identical with, G. andreusii. 



As however we have not had an opportunity of seeing this 

 species, we are unable to offer a decided opinion upon it. 



We should not consider it by any means rare, for it is 

 recorded (under various names) from Shetland, St. Andrews, 

 Dublin, Belfast, Berwick, Plymouth, and Cornwall. 



Galathea dispersa, Bate. 



This species, which is mentioned in the British Association 

 Report, 1868, p. 265, as common in the seas surrounding the 

 Shetlands, appears to occur also in the Channel. 



It much resembles the foregoing species ; the hands are 

 narrow and ovate, the fingers meeting along their inner 

 margins. 



Amongst a large number obtained by us from the Channel, 

 we noticed several beautifully-marked varieties having a white 

 medial band, with a lateral one across the thorax, in some 

 instances forming a cross. 



Munida bamfficus, Penn. 



This remarkable species differs considerably from Galathea, 

 and in some points is more closely allied to the true lobster 

 form. 



Its carapace is transversely ribbed with short hairy ridges, 



