New York State Education Department 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke Director 



Bulletin 91 

 ZOOLOGY 12 



HIGHER CRUSTACEA 



OF 



NEW YORK CITY 



PREFACE 



During" the last few years the bulletins by Gerrit S. Miller jr, 

 Tarleton H. Bean, Edwin C. Eckel and F. C. Paulmier have given 

 facilities for the identification of the mammals, fish, reptiles and 

 batrachians of the State, and a descriptive catalogue of the birds 

 is already under way. In order to continue this series, Dr Paulmier, 

 Assistant in Zoology, is preparing a catalogue of the Crustacea of 

 New York. 



The greater part of the State not having' vet been worked over, 

 it seemed best to confine the first list of Crustacea to the fauna of 

 a limited area, and the present city of Greater New York appeared 

 to be one well suited to the purpose, both on account of its varied 

 geographic conditions, and because a large proportion of the people 

 who need to use any but a catalogue of the purely fresh-water or 

 land forms are to be found there. 



As the preparation of the complete catalogue will occupy con- 

 siderable time, it is thought advisable to issue as bulletins, as soon 

 as prepared, the parts dealing with the separate groups. The 

 present part relates to the higher Crustacea. 



F. J. H. Merrill 



