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Gal. sqmmifera. Leach, Edinburgh Encyclopedia, vii., p. 893 ; Dic- 

 tionnare des Sciences ISTaturelles, xviii;, p. 51 ; M. Edwardes, His- 

 toire JSTaturelles des Crustaces, ii., p. 275 ; Couch. Cornish Eauna, 

 p. 77 ; Thompson, E'atural History of Ireland, vol. iv., p. 385; Bell, 

 British Crustacea, p. 197; White, Popular History British Crustacea, 

 p. 87; Kinahan, Proceedings JN'atural History, Dublin, vol. ii., pp. 68, 

 &c. ; Eeport British Association, 1859; Proceedings Dublin Uni- 

 versity and Zoological Association, vol, i., p. 270 ; Zoologist, 3rd 

 Series, 5775 ; Trans. E. 1. A., voL xxiv., p. 90. 



(?) Gal. glabra. Kisso, Crust, de JSTice, 72 ; H. K de I'Eur. Mer., 

 V. 47. 



Rostrum (r) short, covered with squamiform tubercles above, tubercles ci- 

 liated along margins; deeply depressed in median line, terminating in a 

 cylindrical pointed tooth ; four pointed teeth on lateral margins on each 

 side, the posterior one much smaller than the others; first pair chelipeds 

 broad, flattened, covered with squamiform dentated tubercles; dactylos 

 moderate, not twisted ; sides of propodos curved, outer margin toothed, two 

 succeeding joints strongly toothed on outer edge; ischium {third joitit) of 

 external maxillipeds shorter than meros ( fourth joint). 



ra, rostrum, Galathea Andrewsii ; 1, eye and scale ; \a, do. do., Ga- 

 lathea Andrewsii ; 10", sculptured frontal region, Galathea squamifera ; 

 9a, external maxillipeds, Galathea Andrewsii; 14, fifth cheliped, Gala- 

 thea squamifera. 



The unnumbered figure represents the external maxilliped of Galathea 

 squamifera. 



Distribution. — Great Britain, IS'orth, Erith of Eorth ; Southern coast, 

 general. Ireland, all round coasts. Europe, &c., Erance, Mediterranean, 

 5[ice. 



Species II. 



Slender-armed Spanish Lobster. — Plate XII. and Plate XI. figs, la, ra, 



and 9a. 



Galathea Andrewsii (Kinahan). 



Galathea Andrewsii. Kin., Proceedings I^at. Hist. Society, Dublin, 

 vol. ii., p. 58, pi. xvi., fig. 8, and fig., p. 71 ; ib^, p. 47, asnexa, &c.; 

 Zoologist, 3rd series, p. 5775, &c. ; Trans. E. 1. A., vol. xxiv., page 

 95 ; Stimpson, Prod., p. 76 ; Spence Bate, Proceedings Linn. Soc, 

 vol. iii., p. 104. 



Galathea squamifera. Leach (in part Junr.), Mai. Pod. Brit., p. xxvii., 

 fig. 2. 



Rostrum moderate, sparingly covered with elongated, squamiform tu- 

 bercles above, depressed in the centre, terminating in a flat, pointed tooth, 

 armed with four flattened teeth on each side, the last two of which are 

 separated from the others. First pair of chelipeds elongate, narrowed, 

 covered with a few squamiform tubercles, terminating in a few scattered 



