WILLIAMS: MUD CRAB. PARTITION INTO SIX SPECIES 



Figure 3.— Panopeus herbstii. Male from Tiver- 

 ton, R. I., (USNM 88056); a, Carapace in dorsal 

 view; b. Major chela in frontal view, c, Female from 

 Cape Charles, Va. (USNM 63322), major chela in 

 frontal view; 10 mm indicated. 



of lectotype). 



Panopeus herbsti.—DeKay 1844:5. —Ryan 1956:147 

 (part, in eastern USA) pi. 1, fig. C; text figs. 3, 4B, 

 5B, 9A.— McDermott 1960:201-210, fig. 1- 

 Schwartz and Cargo 1960:201-203.— Wass 

 1961:XII-14 (list).— 1963:44 (list).— 1965:41 

 (list).— Smith 1964:119 (key).— Maurer and 

 Watling 1973:161, 179. 



Panopeus Herbstii. — Gibbes 1845:69 (? no local- 

 ity).— 1850a:23.— Stimpson 1860:444.— Smith 

 1873:547.— Verrill et al. 1873:547 (part). 



Panopaeus herbsti. — Ortmann 1893a:57 (part). 



Eupanopeus herbstii. — Rathbun 1900b: 138 (key, 

 part).— 1905:6. 



Panopeus simpsoni. — Rathbun 1930:338-339 (part, 

 material from Virginia to South Carolina). 



Panopeus (Eupanopeus) herbstii. — Miner 1950:522, 

 pi. 167, colored pi. XII, 5. 



Material examined. — Lots of specimens in USNM 

 recorded by Rathbun (1930) under P. herbstii 



(catalog numbers only) plus material added since 

 that time. 



Massachusetts: 173575. 1M; Sippewisset Marsh, 

 West Falmouth, 41°34'45"N, 70°38'22"W, 1 m, 

 muddy sand; C. Wheeler, 28 June 1979. 



Rhode Island: 4539.— 88056. 7M, 4F; Sakonnet 

 River, N side of Stone Bridge, Tiverton; F. A. Chace, 

 Jr., 4 September 1948. 



Connecticut: 15690. 



New Jersey: 75626. IF (ovig.); Mullica River, H. 

 G. Richards, 6 July 1931.— 75624. IF; Thorofare, 

 Atlantic City; H. G. Richards, 14 August 1931.— 

 75625. 2M; Great Egg River; H. G. Richards, 13 

 August 1931.— 76154. 1M; Cape May Point; H. G. 

 Richards, 20 March 1932.— 63321. 2 juv; Prissy- 

 Wick Shoal off Cape May; H. G Richards. 



Delaware: 191148. 2M, IF; Wreck N Roosevelt 

 Inlet and Nantauxent Point; W. Amos, 1952-56. 



Maryland: 56266. 



Virginia: 22328, 48850, 56267, 56268, 56386, 

 56837, 57139.— 75595. 3M, IF; Smith's I., from 



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