Figure 223. — Subfamily Inaehinae, tips of right first pleopods of males; A, Anomalothir furcillatus (Stimpson), 

 abdominal view; B, Euprognatha rastellifera marthac Ratbbun, sternal view; C, Batrachonotus fragosus Stimp- 

 son, sternal view; D, Collodes trispinosus Stimpson, sternal view; E, Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, sternal view; 

 F, Anasimus latus Rathbun, sternal view; G, Podochela riisei Stimpson, sternal view; H, Podochela sidneyi 

 Rathbun, sternal view; I, Podochela gracilipes Stimpson, sternal view; J, Metoporhaphis calcarata (Say), 

 sternal view ; K, Stenorynchus setico'rnis ( Herbst) , sternal view ; 0.33 mm. indicated. 



4 times as long as dactyl. First pair of walking 

 legs from 8 to 9 times as long as postrostral por- 

 tion of carapace; second, third, and fourth legs 

 successively shorter; dactyls on each pair longer 

 than propodi. 



Abdomen in male with six, female with five, 

 free segments. 



Measurements. — Carapace : male, length includ- 

 ing rostrum, 57 mm.; width, 13 mm. Length of 

 rostrum, 41 mm. 



Variations. — There is great variation in length 

 of rostrum, relative length of palm and fingers, 

 and length of legs. In old individuals the rostrum, 

 chelipeds, and legs are pubescent. 



Color. — Body ground color gray, banded dor- 

 sally with stripes of light and dark brown or 

 black converging anteriorly as a nested series of 

 inverted V's; one dark pair of stripes continuing 

 united on dorsal side and another more lateral 



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pair of like color on ventral side of rostrum. 

 Legs reddish brown, joints darker; fingers of 

 chelipeds bluish purple. 



Rathbun (1925) summarized other color ob- 

 servations. The general pattern is as above, with 

 ground color creamy white, buff, or light orange 

 vermilion; stripes white, chestnut, brown, or 

 black; legs reddish with bright red spots at 

 joints; chelae purple or mauve; spines on legs 

 and rostrum orange or red ; eyes maroon. 



Habitat. — This form has been dredged or 

 trawled from a variety of bottoms — rock, coral 

 rock, pebbles, sand, or sand mixed with broken 

 shell; also, it has been taken from wharf pilings 

 and rock jetties. Near surface to 814 fathoms. 



Type locality. — Guadeloupe (Holthuis, 1959). 



Known range. — North Carolina to Rio de 

 Janeiro, Brazil ; Bermuda ; eastern Atlantic from 

 Madeira and Canary Islands to Angola. 



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