bercles of both chelipeds light salmon." (Rath- 

 bun, 1930a.) 



Habitat. — Various types of bottom in deeper 

 water; 7.5 to 182 fathoms. 



Type locality. — Off Grenada. 



Known range. — Cape Hatteras, N.C; Florida 

 through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to Cabo 

 Fi'io, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Yucatan. 



Remarks. — Ovigerous females are known in 

 June and August from Florida, and in October 

 from North Carolina (Rathbun, 1930a, in part). 



Micropanope nuttingi (Rathbun) 



Figures 177, 183J 



Xanthiaa nuttingi Rathbun, 1898, p, 271, pi. 4, flg. 1. 

 Micropanope nuttingi: Rathbun, 1930a, p. 450, flg. 74 (rev.). 



Recognition characters. — Carapace suboval, 

 convex from front to back, nearly flat trans- 

 versely ; regions distinct, anterior half rough with 

 squamose tubercles. Second normal anterolateral 

 tooth completely united with small first tooth; 

 three remaining teeth sharp pointed, posterior one 

 smallest. Front convex, bilobulate, with granulate 

 margins separated by a V-shaped sinus, outer 

 angle of each lobe subrect angular. 



Chelipeds heavy, quite unequal ; merus spinu- 

 lose on upper edge ; carpus covered with beadlike 

 tubercles, with a deep distal groove, and an inner 

 angular eminence tipped with a spinule and a 

 second spinule below. Females with whole outer 

 surface of both chelae tuberculate. Major chela 

 of males with upper and approximately two- 

 thirds of outer surface beaded, tuberculate; lower 

 third and distal extremity smooth and shining; 

 fingers broad, not gaping, brown with light tips, 

 color of immovable finger not continued on palm 

 and ending in a line with articulation of dactyl; 

 dactyl with large basal tooth. Minor chela almost 

 entirely tuberculate, growing less so toward distal 

 and lower margins; upper margin with longi- 

 tudinal groove, lingers deeply grooved. Upper 

 margin of walking legs tuberculate or granulate. 



Measurements. — Carapace: male, length, 4 

 mm.; width, 6 mm. 



Color. — "In alcohol, speckled with blue; larger 

 patches of blue on anterior gastric and cardiac 

 region." (Rathbun, 1930a.) 



Habitat. — Has been taken from boulder-covered 

 beach, from Pontes clumps and Halimede (U.S. 

 National Museum records); shallow water to 

 100 fathoms. 



Figure 177. — Micropanope nuttingi (Rathbun). Animal 

 in dorsal view, walking legs of left side not shown. 2 nun. 

 indicated. 



Type locality. — Bahama Banks. 



Known range. — Cape Hatteras, N.C, through 

 Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to Cape Sao 

 Roque, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. 



Remarks. — Ovigerous females have been taken 

 in July in Florida. 



Genus Eurypanopeus Milne Edwards, 1880 



Rathbun, 1930a, p. 403. 



KEY TO SPECIES IN THE CAROLINAS 



a. Fingers of both chelae with acute tips, not spooned 



iilibririatii.i ( p. 194). 

 aa. Fingers of minor chela spoon-shaped at tip 



depressus i p. 195 i . 



Eurypanopeus abbreviatus (Stimpson) 

 Figures 178, 1831K 



Panopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860a, p. 211. 

 Eurypanopeus abbreviatus: Rathbun, 1930a, p. 404. text-fig. 

 63, pi. 172, figs. 1-2 (rev.). 



Recognition characters. — Carapace approxi- 

 mately two-thirds broader than long, moderately 

 convex in two directions, naked above, granulate 

 and uneven on front and along anterolateral bor- 

 der, smooth and polished elsewhere; areolations 

 slightly hut distinctly indicated, a number of 

 well-marked rugae among granules. Front 

 strongly detlexed, four-lobed, median lobes promi- 

 nent, separated by a V-shaped notch. Antero- 



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