Class V. CANCER. CRAB. 



C. Lin. Syst. 1044. G?». Lin. pise. 560. Faun. Suec. No. 7- Pagurus. 



2973. Gronov. Zooph. No. 2028. Black-clawed. 



967. Merrefs Pinax. 



Belon. aquut. 368. Rondel. Herhst. Cane. iQb. t. g.f. 59. 



Cr. with a crenated thorax; smooth body; 

 quinque - dentated front ; smooth claws with 

 black tips ; hind feet subulated. •.' . 



Inhabits the rocky coasts ; the most delicious 

 meat of any ; casts its shell between Christmas 

 and Easter. 



The tips of the claws of this species are used 

 in medicine ; intended to absorb acidities in the 

 stomach and bowels. Tab. iii. 



Herhst. Cane. 242. t. 17. f- duloso, rcstro bifido, pone 8. Bufo. 



95. oculos dentecrasso, manibus load. 



Lin. Tr. ii. 357- pedibusque teretibus. H. 



C. thorace cordato rugoso no- Davies Mss. '~ • 



* On the back are four elevations, two occupy 

 the hinder part, the other two the foremost. 



Herbsfs figure is imperfect with regard to the 

 AntenncE ; but an accurate drawing of it was 

 presented to the Linnean Society in January ■ " ' 

 1793, by the Rev. Hugh Davies, who disco- -.; : 

 vered the species in the Menai on the Atigle- 

 sey coast in the year 1792. 



