No. 10 garth: brachyuran fauna of the galapagos 367 



Type locality. — Bay of Realejo, Nicaragua. 

 Type.— MCZ No. 3948. 



Range. — From Magdalena Bay, Lower California (Albatross), to 

 Chile (Milne Edwards and Lucas) ; Galapagos Islands (Hopkins-Stan- 

 ford Expedition) ; low water to 50 fathoms (Crane). 

 Atlantic analogue. — S. seticornis (Herbst). 



Diagnosis. — Rostrum as long as, or longer than, remainder of cara- 

 pace, its lateral margins spinulous. A small spine located at end of basal 

 article of antenna. Legs exceedingly long and slender. 



Material examined (26 specimens from 12 stations). — 

 157-34. Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, 10-18 fms, Jan. 15, 1934, 1 



large male. 

 177-34. Sulivan Bay, James Island, 5-20 fms, Jan. 23, 1934, 1 male, 



2 ovig. females. 

 186-34. Cartago Bay, Albemarle Island, 32 fms, Jan. 25, 1934, 1 



young. 

 190-34. Lat. 0° 55' S, Long. 90° 30' W, 58-60 fms, Jan. 26, 1934, 



1 male. 

 310-35. Marchena Island, 15 fms, Dec. 3, 1934, 1 male, 1 female. 

 311-35. Marchena Island, 20 fms, Dec. 3, 1934, 1 young. 

 322-35. Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, 10 fms, Dec. 10, 1934, 1 male, 



1 female. 

 326-35. Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, 15 fms, Dec. 10, 1934, 1 young 



female. 

 330-35. Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, 12 fms, Dec. 10, 1934, 1 male. 

 345-35. South Seymour Island, 30 fms, Dec. 13, 1934, 1 male, 1 



female. 

 362-35. Hood Island, 20 fms, Dec. 19, 1934, 1 young. 

 795-38. Sulivan Bay, James Island, 35-40 fms, Jan. 21, 1938, 5 males, 

 5 females (1 ovig.). All but ovigerous female very young 

 Measure?nents. — Largest male specimen : length, 20.0 mm, width 7.8 

 mm, cheliped 36.7 mm, chela 16.4 mm, first ambulatory leg 66.0. 



Color in life. — Ground color of carapace a warm buff with faint 

 orange tint. Rostrum bright apricot orange which becomes darker toward 

 tip. Spines of carapace bright orange red. Stripes of carapace pale apricot 

 orange with double dotted stripe on top. Four stripes of pale yellow on 

 carapace. Ambulatory legs same color as carapace with tint of apricot 

 orange which appears in irregular bands. Legs with numberless tiny spots 

 of brownish black. Dactyl bright apricot orange; nail pale yellow. (Peter- 

 sen) 



