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Rev, Canon Norman on Ebalia nux. 
XL. — Ebalia nux : a Reply to Mr. R. I. Pococlc. 
By the Rev. Canon Norman. 
Returning from a nine weeks’ dredging-expedition in East 
Finmark, I find Mr. Pocock’s paper on the above subject in 
the i Annals ’ for July. I greatly dislike personal matters; 
but his remarks cannot be passed by, however much I regret 
that he should have necessitated my writing plainly. 
In the c Annals ’ for last December Mr. Pocock published 
an account of the Crustacea procured in the trawlings of the 
1 Flying Fox/ and the following notice of Ebalia nux is 
given : — 
“Ebalia nux, sp. n. 
a Ebalia nux, Norman, MS.” 
Then follows description, after which comes : — 
“ A number of specimens of this species were dredged by 
the c Porcupine ’ in the Mediterranean. Some of these speci- 
mens were presented to the British Museum by the Rev. 
A. M. Norman and were labelled i E. nux , Norm.’ This 
name is included in the list of the species composing the 
1 Museum Normanianum/ and is also in the list of the species 
of Ebalia given by Mr. Miers in his Report on the Brachyura 
of the ■ Challenger.’ But no description of the species has yet 
been published. I have consequently taken this opportunity 
of characterizing it and have selected as types an adult male 
and female specimen belonging to the series dredged in the 
Mediterranean. In some of the small specimens of this 
series the larger tubercles on the gastric region of the cepha- 
lothorax are wholly absent. 
u A single damaged male specimen was obtained by Mr. 
Green at a depth of 315 fathoms. This specimen differs 
from all the Mediterranean forms that I have seen in having 
the legs almost wholly smooth.” 
Immediately after this Mr. G. C. Bourne submitted to me 
for determination certain Crustacea which he had procured 
in trawlings by H.M.S. 1 Research ’ off the south-west of 
Ireland. These were named, and the synonymy of some of 
