40ii A. E. Verrili Decapod Crustacea of 



smooth, but faint- indications of three -to five nearly obsolete tuber- 

 cles can usually be seen, and in some cases two or time small proxi- 

 mal ones are fairly distinct. The maims is strongly roi:i|>re--ed 

 above, proximally, with a large round articular tubeivle, Imt smooth, 

 with no indication of spines or granules. 



of M. liis/iiih's iiml M. 



Chelse Maims 



height ab.ivr 



3.6 



4 



Hi 



i; 1:5 



7 I:! 



17 :;::..> 



17 Jr. :;-' / 



18 \ i. :;:, \ 



36 



Nos. 3019, 4054, 4058, 868 F. Mus., and ::4- are from Uermmia ; 

 No. 3265, from St. Thomas; No. 1S10, East Mexico; No. 1753, 

 Key West. Fla. 



Nos. 34 and 1753 were measured by Prof. S. I. Smith. No. :; t, 

 from Goode's Bermuda collection, I have not examined. 



Nos. 3019, 22G5, 1810 arc those referred, more or less doubtfully, 

 to M. deprvssus. 



Proonrtio,,* of M. hisj>iilns ><,nl M. - depre88U3. 



Catalogue number 3019 3265 1810 4054 17~>:i 4058 868F.M. -I 



Sex $ $ $ $ $ $ 



Length carapace . 8.5 20 M:! 29 ."..:, 69 ;ii 87 



Length to breadth 1:1.06 1:1.12 1:1.17 1:1.17 1:1.18 1:1.26 1:1.28 1:1.32 

 Length to breadth 



minus spines.. 1:1.0 1:1.04 1:1.07 1:1.05 1:1.07 1:1.10 1:1.15 



Locality. Berrn. St. Th. Alex. Berm. Key W. Berm. Berm. Berm. 



The two first in this series (No. 3i>ti:, and 4054, Yah- Mu- ) were 

 labelled as J/. </< pressus by Miss Rathbun. Nos. 3019, 3205, 4054, 

 aud 4058 are figured on plate xxiii. 



This fine species is rare at Bermuda, at least in shallow water. It 

 has not been found in many of the collections made there. The 

 largest Bermuda specimen known to me was obtained by Mr. Goode 

 (No. 34) in 1887. It was probably taken outside the reefs in tish- 

 traps. My Yale party took a small one in 1898, and a larger one 



