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CEUSTACEA. 



Common edible Crab; of the United States, {Lwpa 

 dicantha). 



Spider Crab, or Sea Spider, (Lichinia canaliculata). 



Land Crab {Oecarcinus ruricola). This is of a good size, 

 and nocturnal ia its habits. It is the colour of unbaked 

 clay. 



Pericera comuta. Taken from a fish-pot, at Hamilton, 

 11th April, 1850. Length 75 iuches ; breadth, from spine 

 to spine, 4-8 iuches. 



Soldier, or Hermit Crab (Pagurus ?). Not un- 



conamon. 



Long-tailed Crab, Stump, or French Lobster {Scyllarvs 

 equinosdalis.) 



Cray Fish {Palimirus ?) called in the Islands 



"lobster." It is of large size, and sufficiently abundant. 



Sand Bug (Huppa ?) Buries iu the sands. 



Common Prawn (Palmmon serratus). Attains to a good 

 size, viz : — 5 J inches in length, or including the antennae 

 11;^ iuches. Not uncommon, if sought after. 



Common Shrimp (P. imlgaris). Common in the rock 

 pools at low water. Mr. Hunt Marriott sent Mr. Hurdis a 

 plateful of these shrimps which he had taken with a 

 landing-net in Hungry Bay. 



"There are other species of crabs," says Mr. Hurdis, "the 

 names of which are unknown to me, viz : — one which 

 climbs the mangrove trees, very rosy on the under side ; 

 one which the fishermen call the 'coral crab,' quite as 

 large as any crab found on the Islands, of a greenish brown 

 colour on the upper parts, with very long claws, the outer 



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