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well represented on the north coast. This Crab is almost always 

 associated with the Sea- Anemone, Adamsia palliata, though on 

 rare occasions the shell it inhabits is encrusted with Hydractinia 

 echinata. Females are most commonly with ova in June, but 

 have been found in this condition from January to September. 

 Though Eupagurus sculptimanus (Lucas) is apparently limited in 

 its distribution to the waters round Cornwall and Devon, it is 

 nevertheless widely spread within that area. It is found on the 

 Rame-Eddystone Grounds (M. B. A.), in 40 fathoms about eight 

 miles W.S.W. of Hand Deeps, and is of frequent but irregular 

 occurrence in 30 to 45 fathoms outside Falmouth Harbour and 

 southward as far as the Lizard. Inshore it is somewhat spar- 

 ingly found in 3 fathoms downwards from Zoze Head round to 

 Helford, and in Falmouth Harbour. It has been several times 

 identified from Mount's Bay, has been obtained by Vallentin in 

 14 fathoms about a mile from the Island at St. Ives, and once 

 dredged in 12 fathoms W.N.W. of Chapel Porth. At Scilly it 

 has been captured in 35 fathoms about a mile south of 

 Meledgan, and in 20 fathoms south of Penninis Head. Diogenes 

 varians, Costa, a southern species, occurs in Whitsand Bay East 

 (M. B. A.), and in Gerrans Bay, has been taken in fine sand 

 in 8 fathoms to the south of Ganinnick, and in 22 fathoms in 

 St. Mary's Sound, Scilly. Anapagurus lavis (Thompson) is most 

 plentiful in 25 to 45 fathoms, and at such depths the shell it 

 inhabits often accommodates on its surface the Anemone, Epizo- 

 anthus incrustatas. It also occurs sparingly in shallow water, 

 but usually in immature condition and without its commensal. 

 It is common on the Eddystone Grounds (M. B. A.), and locally 

 in 40 to 45 fathoms outside Falmouth Bay, and has been obtained 

 in 8 fathoms in Mevagissey Bay, and in shallow water at 

 Gyllyngvase and at Maenporth. It is of frequent occurrence 

 between Kynance Cove and Mousehole in 25 fathoms, and has 

 been taken near the Piunnelstone. At Scilly it has been dredged 

 in 24 fathoms close to Porthellick. Females have been found in 

 berry from May to August. A. hyndmanni (Thompson) occurs 

 for the most part in 3 to 10 fathoms, and very frequently in the 

 shell of Turritella. It has been taken off Polkerris Harbour, 

 Ty wardreath, not infrequently in Gerrans Bay, in Falmouth Bay 

 and at Coverack. It is not uncommon in trawl-refuse at Meva- 



