452 .i. E. Verrill Decapod Cnixlncea of Bermuda. 



Two small specimens were collected about l;<77, l>y Dr. F. V. 

 Ilaniliu (Vale- ^\Ius., ML".)!); a much larger specimen, which is the 

 one figured, was taken in the summer of l'.io:l, by the party of the 



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Bermuda Biological Station, at Coney Island. 





Figure 66. Clibn ma-ins hebes, anterior parts, x about 4. Phot. A. H. V. 



(tr<>>/i-f/j>/i/<"<i/ JJixtribution j Origin of the Bermudian Decj><></ 



Fauna. 



In the preceding article 7s species, subspecies, or named varieties, 

 have been discussed, of which 1(5 have not been previously recorded 

 from Bermuda. Among 1 these, 9 are described as new. 



Of the total number, 72, equal to !>3 per cent., have been recorded 

 also from the Florida Keys or the West Indies, or from both, demon- 

 strating the close faunal relations of the two regions. The macruran 

 Decapoda and other groups show similar relations.* 



About 53 of the forms (about GS per cent.) range from Florida to 

 Pernambuco, Brazil, or farther south. 



A considerable number, about 25 species, or 31 per cent., extend 

 their range north of Florida to the coast of South Carolina or farther 

 north, the greater portion of these reaching Cape Hatteras. Six or 

 seven reach southern New Jersey. 



* The true Maorura of Bermuda (not included in this article) consist of 35 

 species. Of these 31 species (or 88 per rent.) belong also to the West Indian 

 fauna, a large part of them ranging scuth to Brazil. Eight of the species are 



