358 ^i. E. Verrill — Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda. 



ginal denticles. But the latter, even when not over 8 to 10"™ across 

 the carapace, has the tips of the chelae concave or spoon-like ; the 

 post-orbital tooth is not coalescent witli tlie next, and the front is a 

 little more evidently bilobed. 



The original types of this species were from Bermuda (coll. Goode, 

 1877). It was in the collection of J. M. Jones, and has been 

 obtained by nearl}^ all later collectors. We found it abundant in 

 1898 and 1901, at low-tide, associater' with the young of several 

 other species. Some specimens taken in April carried eggs, although 

 less than 8""" long (see No. 3280^, fig. 4, pi. xvi). 



Its range extends from Florida to Maceio, Brazil. (Porto Rico 

 and Maceio, Kathbun.) 



Eurytium limosum (Say) Stimpson. 



Cancer limosa Say, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., i, p. 446, 1817. 



Panopeus limosus Milne-Edw., Hist. Nat. des Crust., i, p. 404, 1834. De Kay, 

 Crust, of N. Y., p. 5, 1844. Gibbes, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., v, p. 

 23, 1850. Lucas, Hist. nat. des Crust., p. 90, 1851. Benedict and Ratlibun, 

 op. cit., p. 379, 1891. 



Eurytium, limosum Stimpson, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., vii, p. 56, 1859, Kingsley, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., p. 319, 1878; xxxi, p. 394, 1879. A. Milne- 

 Edw., Miss. Sci. Mexique, pt. 5, i, p. 332, pi. Ix, fig. 2, 2a, 1880. Miers, 

 Voy. Challenger, Zool., xvii, p. 141, 1886 (Bermuda). M. J. Rathbun, Amer. 

 Naturalist, xxxiv, p. 128, 1900. Brach. and Macr. Porto Rico, p. 41, 1901. 



Figure 19. Plate XIV, Figure 10. 



Carapace very convex longitudinally, nearly straight transversely. 

 Front much deflexed, composed of two lobes, the inner and outer 

 angles alike and evenly rounded. A slight emargination in the 

 coalesced tooth. Second tooth semi-lobate; third and fourth short, 

 pointed, triangular. Carpal groove wanting. Fingers evenly den- 

 tate. In the larger cheliped there is a slight tooth on the dactyl, 

 and also one on the manus. Appendages of male abdomen very 

 much like those of herbstii. 



In the fresh state this species is readily recognized and separated 

 from all other crabs by the color. Carapace, a brilliant purplish 

 blue ; carpus and hand, bluish; proximal upper half of the dact^'ls 

 of chelipeds, pink ; remainder of fingens, porcelain white ; lower 

 portion of chelipeds and carpal tooth, orange-yellow. (Benedict and 

 Rathbun, abridged.) 



Length of carapace of a large specimen, 28™™ ; width, 42.5°"". 

 The S specimen from Bahia (pi. xiv, fig. 9, No. 4028) has the cara- 

 pace 9°"" long, 14""" wide; front 5"'™; larger chela 10""" long, 5"'"" 

 high. 



