THE 
LONG-BODIED 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 jointed. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Long-tailed many-jointed CRAB, with finger¬ 
less, compressed, falcated, tooth-serrated 
chelie. 
The Cancer Mantis, so named from its long- and 
slender habit, in which it in some measure re¬ 
sembles the insects of the genus Mantis, is a native 
of the mediterranean sea, and is principally observed 
about the Italian coasts. 
In the singular and irregular system of Fabricins, 
this species ranks under a distinct genus entitled 
Squilla. 
I may 
