. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . whileon a visit to Kapiti. Squilla ivdefensa, sp. nov. Eostral plate semi-oval, and pointed at itsdistal extremity. Carapace retracted in front,expanded and rounded behind, smooth, theantero-lateral angles rounded and slightlyproduced forward ; large prehensile limbs withterminal joint as long as preceding one, andarmed with nine spines; abdomen smooth,terminal segment with six marginal spines,and three depressed longitudinal ridges whichterminate posteriorly in spines. Length, 2|- inches. Hah: Chatham Islands and Kapiti. This speci
. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . whileon a visit to Kapiti. Squilla ivdefensa, sp. nov. Eostral plate semi-oval, and pointed at itsdistal extremity. Carapace retracted in front,expanded and rounded behind, smooth, theantero-lateral angles rounded and slightlyproduced forward ; large prehensile limbs withterminal joint as long as preceding one, andarmed with nine spines; abdomen smooth,terminal segment with six marginal spines,and three depressed longitudinal ridges whichterminate posteriorly in spines. Length, 2|- inches. Hah: Chatham Islands and Kapiti. This species is easily distinguished by theabsence of carinse on the abdomen, and bythe absence of the antero-lateral spines of thecarapace. Ehalia. Ebalia, Leach, Zool. Misc. III. External antenn£e extremely minute, inserted in the inner canthus of the orbit; internal antennse lying in oblique fossse, which are entu^ely separated by a small process of the epistome, and concealed by the front; external pedipalps elongato-triangular, reaching forward to the margin of. T. W. KmK.—Additions to Carcinolorjical Fauna of New Zealand. 89S tlie epistome; the internal footstalk gradually acuminated, the third jointinternally palpigerous ; anterior legs large, equal, the hand uaflated, thoseof the male larger than those of the female ; the other legs shorter thanthe first pair, diminishing gradually in length, terminating in a slightlycurved, rather strong claw; abdomen seven-jointed, but with several ofthe middle joints confluent; that of the male narrow ; of the female verybroad, the last joint very small, abruptly narrower than the preceding ;carapace rhomboidal, with the angles more or less truncated or rounded;front produced, elevated; eyes very small; orbits with two small fissureson the superior margin. Ehalia tuviefacta. Bryers Nut Crab. Cancer tuviefacta, Mont., Trans. Linn. Soc. IX., p. 86, T. II., f. 3. Ebalia hryerii, Leach, Mai. Podoph. Brit., T. XXV., f slightly and
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