| Numerous specimens, of both sexes,
from Bombay, Karwar, and Kolak are in the present collection.
The largest specimen in the collection, a male, measures:-
It can be distinguished by its antero-laterai borders being cut into nine sharply acuminate teeth of about equal size. Colour a uniformly dark greenish grey. It is the common edible crab of India which is commercially important, being available in large quantities throughout the year. It is fished along the entire coast of India and the East Indies, especially Java. It redches a length of eight to nine inches and may weigh two to three pounds. The anterior male abdominal appendages are elegantly bent
and bear hairs along one border and spinules along the other. The tip is
shaped like a scalpel and bears a patch of spinules.
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