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Distribution: Cape Cod to Gulf of Mexico. 



Economic value: 



Season in Rhode Island. 



When are the eggs laid and, how long after copulation? 



How long does the female carry the eggs? 



Extent of hatching season: 



(Tribe) OXYRHYNCHA or MAIOIDEA. 



The carapace is rounded or narrow anteriorly, but always has a 

 rostrum. The epistome is generally large. This tribe includes the 

 large family of MAIID^ Leach, or "spider crabs," which has rep- 

 resentatives from three genera, P e 1 i a , H y a s, and L i b i n i a . 



(Genus) PELIA Bell. 



Pelia mutica Gibbes. 



Plate II. Figure 10. 

 Pelia mutica Stimpson. Verrill and Smith, 1874. 



The carapace is much longer than broad, somewhat flask-shaped, 

 and prolonged in front into a long beak. The meral joints of the 

 walking legs are flattened. The eyestalks are short. 



Habitat: gi-avelly and shelly bottoms of bays and sounds. 



Distribution: Cap Cod to Gulf of Mexico. 



Economic value: food for fishes. 



Season in Rhode Island: 



When are the eggs laid, and how long after copulation? 



How long does the female carry the eggs? 



Extent of hatching season: 



(Genus) HYAS Leach. 



Hyas coarctatus Leach. " Toad Crab." 



Plate V. Figure 24. 

 Hyas coarctatus Leach. Verrill and Smith, 1874. 



