Class V. CANCER. CRAB. 



C. Lin. Syst. 1044. Gm. Lin. pise. 560. Faun. Suec. No. 7- Pagtjrus. 



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



967. Merrefs Pinax. 



Belon. aquat. 368. Rondel. Herhst. Cane. l65. t. Q.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. 



Herlst. Cane. 242. t. 17. f. duloso, rostro bifido, pone 8. Bufo. 



95. oculos dente crasso, 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. 



Herbst's 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 Angle- 

 sey coast in the year 1792. 



