“PAGURUS COMPTUS, White.
Whitish, the antennæ ringed with red; the legs with three or broad red bands. Carapace smooth, with a few punctures on side, between which and the middle is an impressed somewhat curved line; the front edge with a very wide tooth in the middle is an impressed somewhat curved line; the front edge with a very wide tooth in the middle.
First pair of legs irregular; the left hand much smaller than the other; the palmar portion of the larger hand somewhat flattened on the outside, and covered with small depressed warts; the claws short and thick, the edges of the claws sharp; the second and third pairs of legs thin, smooth, slightly punctured with a few short bristles; the fourth and fifth legs very smooth.
Hab. Falkland Islands (Antarctic expedition).”
(White, 1846)
