TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Announcement 8 



Introduction 9 



Acknowledgments 11 



Geographic distribution of the species 11 



West Indian fauna 11-17 



Labrador-New England fauna 17 



Tropical American Pacific fauna 17 



Mediterranean fauna 19-20 



Order Stomatopoda 21 



Family : SquiUidae 21 



Genus : Gonodactylus 21 



oerstedii 21 



Genus Pseudosquilla 24 



ciliata var. occidentalis 24 



Genus Lysiosquilla 29 



maculata 29 



Genus Squilla 32 



mantis 32 



alba 35 



panamensis var. B 39 



(Alima) gracilis 42 



Order Brachyura 42 



Subtribe Dromiacea 42 



Family Dromidae 42 



Genus Dromidia 42 



antillensis 42 



Tribe Oxystomata 45 



Family Dorippidae 45 



Genus Dorippe 45 



lanatus 45 



Family Eaninidae 48 



Genus Eaninoidea 48 



laevis lamarcki 48 



Family Leucosiidae 53 



Subfamily Leucosiinae 53 



Genus Persephona 53 



edwardsii 53 



punctata 54 



orbicularis 56 



Genus Eandallia 59 



ornata 59 



Family Matutidae 60 



Genus Hepatulus 60 



prineeps 60 



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