THE 
SEBAN CRAB. 
Generic Character. 
Legs generally eight; (in some species six or 
ten,) besides two claspers or chelated arms. 
Eyes two, commonly distant ; footstalked, 
moveable. 
Tail articulated. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Red CRAB with orbicular thorax, hairy feet, 
and right claw excessively large. 
Great-clawed American CRAB. 
This Crab, according to Seba, is a native of Ame¬ 
rica, and is remarkable for the excessive size of its 
right claw, which is said to exceed the weight of all 
the rest of the animal. 
