. 1. E. ]>///// Decapod <'nixl<n-i'<i of 11, mm, I, i. 



Leptodius floridanus (<"Jilil>.-s) A. M.-Kdw. 



Chlorodii's Jlnriiliinns (iibbes, Proc. Ain. Assn.-. Adv. S,-i.. iii. p. 17.".. 

 Stimpson, Notes on N. Amer. Crust.. Annals Lye. N.-it. Hi-t. N. Vi.rk, vii, 

 p. 209. S. I. Smith, Crust. Brazil. these Trans., ii. p. :'.. IH'.'.I imca-mvments). 

 Kingsley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sri.. Philad.. for l^Tl*. p. '-'M~>. Kankin. Ann. 

 N. York Acad., xi. p. 231, 1*'.i*. 



Lr^toiliiis jlnriiliniHx \. M.-Kd\v.. Miss. Sci. Me\.. v. vol. i, p. 2'.s. pi. xlix. 

 tig*. -'. 2", 1880. M. J. Rathlnui. I'm.-. Wash, A. -ad. S,-i.. ii. p. 1 :','.. 1900 

 (Brazil): Proc. U. S. Nat. .Mns.. \\i, \<. .~>:;r, : Brachyura and Macr. 1'orto 

 Rico. p. 27. I'.iiil. Yen-ill. these Trans. \. p. 575, I'.HMI (Bermuda). 



Cli/oi-oiliiis liiiiosnx \)<-~\>. and Seliraniin. Crust. ( i uadel. nip.', p. :'.M (/. A. M.- 



Edw.). 



PLATI Xl\". l-'n.i KI ; 



This is easily distinguished from iii.-t <!' tin- allif! v|,,..-ic> by tin- 

 strongly involuted rai-apacc, lar-c lateral teeth, and |>romim'iit 



bilobed front. The H|>]K-I- side >(' the cliclic i- p>ii'_:li with irregular 

 elevations anl small i-oniided tubercles. The smaller specimens often 

 closely resemble /-,'///>,///,</.,//.> l>, rum, I, ,,\/.v nf .similar si/.e, and the 

 young of JEJ. SerratU8,\)U\ the aredlatimis nf t he carapace are >t re m^er 

 and the frontal lubes are more prominent, with a deep notch bet ween 

 them, while the tubercles appear <m t he cliche in \ cry young individ- 

 uals. The tips of the chela- are excavate 'T sp, ..... -like even when 

 very young. It is variable in color, but is usually mottled or varied 

 with dull red or reddish l>ro\vn. 



No. 4001 was carrying eggs April, 1901. 



This species is common on rocky shores under stones and on the 

 reefs in the crevices and beneath dead corals. Many specimens were 

 taken by the Yale parties in 1898 and 1901. Several taken in April 

 Avere carrying eggs. Others taken in midsummer by the Bermuda 

 Biol. Station also had eggs. It has been obtained by nearly every 

 collector in Bermuda (J. M. Jones, Mr. Goode, Professor Kincaid, 

 Dr. T. H. Bean, etc.). 



