230 ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE 



recorded it in 1855; not uncommon along the New 

 England coast. 



Calappa flammea Herbst (Box Crab) 



PLATE XXV. Fig. 4 



A buff or light purple crab of southern distri- 

 bution which is fairly common from Cape Hatteras 

 to Florida. The larval stages occasionally drift as 

 far north as New Jersey or southern New England. 

 Rarely, one survives a mild winter and is found, 

 as an adult, at one of the Jersey beaches. Seen at 

 Corsons Inlet and Cape May Point, New Jersey. 



Neopanope texana sayi Smith (Southern Mud 



Crab) 



PLATE XXVII. Fig. 1 



Carapace quite convex with a dentate anterior 

 border; 3/5 as long as broad; usually a dark slaty 

 bluish green. 



Very common on the oyster grounds of Delaware 

 Bay and generally distributed in shallow muddy 

 water throughout the state. Massachusetts to 

 Florida. 



Eurypanopeus depressus Smith (Flat Mud Crab) 



PLATE XXVII. Fig. 3 



Similar to the above with a flatter carapace. 

 In similar localities to the above but less common: 

 Cape Cod to Gulf of Mexico. 



