.1. E. Vcrrill Decapod Crustacea of 



above high tide, and mostly among the matted roots of cedars, where 

 they could not be dug out. 



It is mainly nocturnal in its habits anil can be taken at night, in 

 Miminer, by the UM- of lanterns or torches. It was thus obtained 1\ 

 Moseley. at Hungry l>ay (VY>y. Challenger). Prof. \V. It. Coe has 

 given to the Vale .Museum a large specimen taken in this same way 

 in 190-). Mr. ,1. M. Jones sent a large IJermuda specimen to the Yale 



Figure 3. 

 Verrill. 



i/inniliiniii, large chela of male ; ^ nat. size. Phot. A. H. 



Museum in 1877, without a statement of the exact locality. It is 

 also in the collection made by Dr. C. Hartt Men-lam (April, 1881, 

 Yale Mas.), and in that of the Field Museum of Natural History, 

 1905. 



Very little seems to be known in respect to its breeding habits and 



young stages. 



Nat. Mus. 



5071 



Length Breadth Length Height Length 



7675 



*The first ten series were mad'- l>y Prof. S. I. Smith from specimens collected 

 by the '' Albatross'' in 1884. Tin- others are by the writer, 

 f Digits of chelae slender and gaping. 

 \ Digits stout. Digits broad. 



