than width of anterior shield (8.6 mm.) ; eye 

 scales not adjacent, anterior process acute. Anten- 

 nular peduncle slightly exceeding eyestalk when 

 extended. Antennal peduncle extending slightly 

 beyond middle of eyestalk ; flagellum not exceed- 

 ing tips of legs, with scattered setae; acicles 

 bispinose at tip (right spine on right acicle 

 broken), a row of four strong spines on proximal 

 two-thirds of inner side (right acicle with a 

 single external spine) . 



Chelipeds subequal but of similar form, medial 

 margins nearly straight; hands short and thick, 

 covered dorsally with many tubercles and hairs, 

 but nearly smooth ventrally, a row of strong 

 spines on upper medial border of palm, edges of 

 fingers fitting closely ; carpus similar to hands but 

 with fewer tubercles in two rows, largest tubercles 

 on medial upper border; merus prismatic with 

 tubercles on angles. First pair of walking legs 

 with a row of spines along upper margin of 

 carpus and propodus. 



Measurements. — Carapace (holotypic female) : 

 length in midline, 13.2 mm., width, 11.8 mm.; 

 anterior shield, length, 8.5 mm., width, 8.3 mm. 



Color. — Yellowish, eyestalks deep orange or 

 crimson below, and white above (Hay and Shore, 

 1918). 



Habitat. — From near edge of continental shelf 

 in North Carolina. 



Type locality. — Puerto Rico. 



Known range. — Gulf Stream about 30 miles 

 south of Cape Lookout, N.C. ; Puerto Rico. 



Remarks. — The species is known from only two 

 specimens. The type only is extant. 



Paguristes lymani Milne Edwards and Bouvier 



Figure 92 



Paguristes lymani Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1893, p. 49, 

 pi. 4. tigs. 13-22. — Benedict, 1901, p. 145, pi. 4, fig. 8.— Alcock, 

 1905, p. 157. 



Recognition characters. — Anterior shield of 

 carapace slightly broader than long, sides a little 

 hairy and roughened by spiny granules; postero- 

 lateral corners notched. Rostrum often a rounded 

 lobe falling far short of pointed lateral projec- 

 tions; front rounding gradually to lateral mar- 

 gins from lateral projections. Eyestalks some- 

 what dilated at base and longer than distance be- 

 tween apices of lateral projections of front; eye 

 scales singly acuminate or with up to three un- 

 equal spines on anterior border, long hairs some- 



Figdbe 92. — Paguristes lymani Milne Edwards and Bou- 

 vier. A, anterior part of body in dorsal view ; B, right 

 chela, outer surface ; 5 mm. indicated. 



what obscuring tip. Antennular peduncles highly 

 variable, exceeding eyestalks from less than half 

 to entire length of terminal article. Tips of anten- 

 nal peduncles extending to base of cornea, or 

 slightly beyond eyes; acicles extending to three- 

 fourths length of eyestalks, terminated by a spiny 

 fork and often with three to five spinules on in- 

 ternal or external borders, external spine at base 

 of acicle also spinulose on outer margin. 



Chelipeds small, subequal, and similar; hands 

 about twice as long as broad, upper surface 

 covered with rather large tubercular granules, 

 many with corneous tips, and four spines on in- 

 ternal margin of palm; lower margin of palm con- 

 cave at base of immovable finger; fingers slightly 

 agape, terminated by corneous tips preceded by 

 finely denticulate cutting edges, dactyl with four 

 or five small teeth behind corneous portion; 

 carpus witli three rows of spines on upper surface, 

 four or five large ones on inner margin, about six 

 on outer margin (with distalmost largest), and 



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