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The sinaular form of the rostriim (at the ba«e-of which 

 on each side the external antennre arc -mserted) will distin- 

 guish this from any other genus of the family Maiidea to 

 which it belongs. The two following species only have 

 hitherto been observed. 



Sp. 1 . Micippa cristata. 



Tab. 128. 

 M. testa orbita lateribusque spinosis, dorso medio spinis 



2, 3, 1,4 et 6, rostro acutissime emarginato utrinque 

 spinoso. 



Cancer cristatus. Linn. Si/st. Nat. 1046? 

 Maia cristata. Lam. Catal. dii Mas. (THht. Nat. Mss. 

 Fig. 2. Abdomen ma)is. 3. Pedipalpus. 4. Rostrum a fronte 

 visum. 



Habitat 



Mas. Hist. Nat. Gall 



Tig. 1 . M. cristata mas mag. nat. 2. Ejusdem abdomen, 



3. Rostrum et antennas a fronte visae. 



Linn6 refers to a figure in Rumphius {tab. 8. /. l.)for 

 his Cancer cristatus ; but I am by no means certain that 

 it is the same with Lamarck's Maia cristata. 



Sp. 2. Micippa Philijra. 

 M. testa lateribus irregulariter spinosis, rostro acute emar- 

 ginato utrinque spina recurva armato, manibus glabriis. 

 Cancer Philyra. Ilerbst tab. 58. Jig. 4. 

 Maia Piiilyra. Lam. Cat. du Mas. d'Hist. Nat. Mss. 



Habitat in Indiae mari. 



Mas, Hist. Nat. Gall. Donavit Dom. MatthieU; (^ui in 

 lijle de France legit, 



