268 Mr. E. J. Miers on Crustacea from 
These may be designated EL. fragifera; they may be no more 
than a marked variety of the preceding. 
In Ebalia maderensis, Stimpson, from Funchal Bay*, no 
mention is made of the tubercles on the gastric region, and 
that on the cardiac region is described as ‘‘ acutely prominent.”’ 
Specimens are in the British-Museum collection from Madeira 
(tev. k. B. Watson) which I refer to this species, which is 
perhaps identical with H. twmefacta. 
Lbalia insignis, Lucast, appears to be allied to H. tuber- 
culata; but the tubercles of the carapace are differently dis- 
posed. 
E. granulosa, M.-Kidwards{, has the posterior margin of 
the arm or merus joint cristate. 
E. aspera, Costa§, somewhat resembles L£. fragifera in 
the even granulation of the carapace, which, however, is very 
much more convex in L. aspera than in EL. fragifera. 
Hbalia affinis,sp.n. (Pl. XIV. fig. 4.) 
The carapace is depressed, finely and closely granulated on 
the posterior half, but nearly smooth in its anterior half, with 
three small tubercles disposed in a triangle on the gastric 
region, a rounded prominence on the cardiac region, one on 
the hepatic and pterygostomian regions, a small tubercle, 
which is sometimes obsolete, on each branchial region, and two 
prominent rounded lobes on the posterior margin. Front 
slightly concave. Fissures of the upper orbital margin nearly 
obsolete. Inferior surface of the carapace, maxillipedes, and 
the merus joints of the chelipedes strongly granulated. Male 
postabdomen narrow, with the third to sixth jomts coalescent. 
The exognath of the maxillipedes is broad and reaches to the 
distal end of the merus joint. Anterior legs or chelipedes 
slender and elongated, with the arms everywhere closely 
granulated, but not cristate or tuberculate; wrist and palm 
more finely granulated; palm somewhat convex on its mner 
surface and slightly cristate above; fingers straight, acute at 
their apices, and somewhat hairy on the inner margins at base. 
Ambulatory legs slender, with the joints not dilated and com- 
pressed, very finely granulated; tarsi pubescent. Colour 
(in spirit) yellowish or slate, tinged with pink. Length 
and breadth of an adult male about 43 lines (10 millim.); 
* Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. p. 160 (1858). 
+ Crust. in Explor. Sci. Algérie, p. 24, pl. i1. fig. 8 (1849). 
{ Hist. Nat. Crust. ii. p. 150 (1837). 
§ Crost. in Fauna del Regno Napoli (Addizioni), p. 6, pl. v. fig. 5 
(1838). 
