A. E. Verrill — Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda. 



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Chelipeds granulated and bairy, nearly equal in size and form; the 

 distal end of the carpus is aVjout even with the ends of the eyes ; 

 merus strongly compressed above proximally, and punctate ; carpus 

 covered with sharp granules, bearing one or several slender, pale 

 hairs ; on upper side they form two rows of larger acute granules ; 

 each row ends distally in a small acute denticle. Chelae not angular, 

 nor tapered, covered all around with rather small, sharp, nearly equal, 

 hair-bearing granules, which tend to form irregular lougitudinal 

 rows ; their hairs are pale and slender and too few to conceal the 

 granules; the digits, which are blunt and thick, end in broad, evenly 

 rounded, strong, black nails ; lateral edges of digits with sharp 

 white denticles. Ambulatory legs rather long, all about equal. 



Figure 65. — Clibanarius hebes. Type, dorsal view; x about If. Phot. A. H. V. 



glossy when drj^, covered M'ith small, rather sparce punctse, which 

 bear few slender, pale hairs ; the merus joint of all the legs is com- 

 pressed. 



Color of chelipeds and legs, in alcohol, nearly iiniform bright 

 orange ; eye-stalks, antennae and front of carapace a lighter tint 

 of the same. There are no traces of bands, vittae, nor spots of 

 other colors. 



The largest specimen (see figure 65) has the anterior part of the 

 carapace 7"™ long ; 6™™ wide ; posterior part's™"" long ; 9""" wide ; 

 length of eye-stalks, 9™™ ; length of chelae, 7"°^ ; diameter, 3™™ ; 

 length of first ambulatory legs, 26'""\ 



