406 A. E. Verrill — Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda. 



smooth, but faint indications of three to five nearly obsolete tuber- 

 cles can usually be seen, and in some cases two or three small proxi- 

 mal ones are fairly distinct. Tlio manus is strongly compressed 

 above, proximalh', with a large round articular tubercle, but smooth, 

 with IK) indication of spines or granules. 



Measure^nents of M. hispidus and M. ? depressus. 



Nos, 3019, 4054, 4058, 868 F, Mus., and 34 are from Bermuda ; 

 No, 3265, from St. Thomas ; No, 1810, East Mexico ; No. 1753, 

 Key West, Fla. 



Nos, 34 and 1753 were measured by Prof. S. I. Smith. No, 34, 

 from Goode's Bermuda collection, I have not examined. 



Nos. 3019, 2265, 1810 are those referred, more or less doubtfully, 

 to 31. depi'essus. 



Proportions of M. hispidus and M. ? depressus. 



Catalogue number 3019 3365 1810 4054 1753 4058 868F.M. 34 



Sex 3 $ 2 5 S $ 6 S 



Length carapace .8.5 20 23 29 29.5 69 76 87 



Length to breadth 1:1.06 1:1.13 1:1.17 1:1.17 1:1.18 1:1.36 1:1.38 1:1.33 

 Length to breadth 



miniTS spines .. 1:1.0 .... 1:1.04 1:1.07 1:1.05 1:1.07 1:1.10 1:1.15 



Locality Berm. St. Th. Mex. Berm. Key W. Berm. Berm. Berm. 



The two first in this series (No. 3265 and 4054, Yale Mus ) were 

 labelled as 31. depressus by Miss Rathbun. Nos, 3019, 3265, 4054, 

 aud 4058 are figured on plate xxiii. 



This fine species is rare at Bermuda, at least in shallow water. It 

 has not been found in many of the collections made there. The 

 largest Bermuda specimen known to me was obtained by Mr. Goode 

 (No. 34) in 1887. It was probably taken outside the reefs in fish - 

 traps. My Yale party took a small one in 1898, and a larger one 



