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Natural History 
PuGETTIA GRACILIS Dana. 
U. S. Ex. Exp., Crust, 1, p. 117, PI. IV., f. 3. 
Stimpson, Best. Journ. Nat. Hist. VI., 1857, p. 456. 
Carapax smooth, lyrate, with large post-orbital triangular expansions. A 
deep constriction divides the hepatic from the branchial region. Rostrum 
of moderate length, horns acute ; diverging. Curled setae on each side of 
the base of the rostrum and the front of the gastric region. 
Victoria common,' Nanaimo, Comox, Clayoquot. — (C. F. N.) Queen 
Charlotte Islands. — (Dr. Dawson.) 
Provincial Museum, Victoria. 
Pugettia (Mimulus) foliata Stimpson. 
Mimulus foliatus. Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., New York, Vol. VII., 1860, fig. 
Miers, Journ., Linn. Soc., Lond. , XIV., 1879, p. 649. 
Pugettia foliata, Rathbun, m. s. 
Carapax unarmed, quadrate, widest across the postero-lateral angles, 
gently narrowing down towards the antero-lateral angles. Orbits small. 
Rostrum broad at the base, dividing into two short approximate horns, 
which are provided with short curled setae on the upper surface. Colour 
pink. 
Clayoquot Sound, in roots of Macocystis. — (C. F. N.) 
Miss Rathbun of Washington, states that the U. S. National Museum 
has specimens from Unalaska, Barclay Sound and Monterey, and that she is 
unable to separate the genus from Pugettia. 
Provincial Museum, Victoria. 
Epialtus productus Randall. 
J. Ac. N. Sc. Phil., VIII., p. 110, 1839. 
Dana, U. S. Expl. Exp., Crust. 1, p. 133. PI. VI., f. 2, 1852. 
Stimpson, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. VI., 1857, p. 457. 
Carapax smooth, quadrate, with two distant teeth on each side. Rostrum 
wide at base, beaks divaricate with a sharp spine in front of the orbit, notch 
and spines setose; two sets of curved setae on upper part of beak. Cutting 
edges of fingers with 12 to 15 small teeth. External maxillipeds and ad- 
joining parts pubescent. 
Comox to Victoria, and Clayoquot Sound. — (C. F. N.) 
Provincial Museum, Victoria. 
Tribe CYCLOMETOPA. 
Cancer magister Dana, 
U. S. Expl. Exp. Crust. I., p. 151, PI. VII., f. 1. 
Stimpson, Proc. Cal. Acad Sci., 1.88, and Bost Journ Jaurn. Nat. Hist., VI., 1857, 
p. 458. 
The common edible crab. This is the largest. Cancer of B. C. Cara- 
pax granulate, slightly convex ; there are ten teeth on each antero-lateral 
