SCYLLARUS SCULPTUS, LATR. WHITELEGGE. 
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NOTE on SCYLLARUS SCULPTUS , LATREILLE. 
By Thomas Whitelegge, Zoologist. 
(Plate xxix.) 
The history of this beautiful, rare, and well-marked species of 
Scyllarus may be briefly given, as follows : — 
It was figured by Latreille* with a bare name, which occurs on 
page 5, in the explanation of the plate of the undermentioned 
work. At a later datef the species is again referred to, the 
reference consisting of a line or two, stating that the figure on 
P. cccxx., represents Scyllarus sculptus. The next notice, as far 
as I can ascertain, is by M. Milne Edwards, J who gives a short 
detailed description, the letters C.M., placed at the end, signifying 
that the specimen was in the Paris Museum, but without data. 
I have failed to find any later mention of this highly interesting 
form, and it seems probable that the type until recently was the 
only specimen known. 
In September, 1892, the writer and several other members of 
the Museum Staff* paid a visit to Port Stephens, and during the 
trip two examples were obtained from Mr. Jackson, one of the 
local residents. In October of the same year, the late Mr. T. 
Mulhall presented a specimen which was stated to have been 
obtained in Port Jackson. Since that date two other examples 
have been received, one from Port Jackson, and the other collected 
at Newcastle by Mr. J. Mitchell, who kindly presented it to the 
Trustees. 
The first specimens were readily identified by the figure, with 
which they agree in most of the important characters. There are 
only two points of difference. The teeth forming the crenulate 
margin of the fifth joint of the second antenna are smaller and 
more numerous than represented in the figure; and the alternating 
bands of darker and lighter colour, indicated on the legs, are much 
less distinct, or wanting, in our examples. Notwithstanding these 
differences, I think that our specimens are identical with the 
individual figured, which was probably collected at or near Port 
Jackson by some of the early voyagers. 
* Latreille — Encyclopedie Methodique (atlas), pt. 24, 1818, pi. cccxx., 
fig. 2. 
t Latreille — Encyclopedie Methodique (text), x., 1825, p. 416. 
X Milne Edwards — Hist. Nat. Crust., ii., 1837, p. 283. 
