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gostomian regions finely granulous. Chelipeds hairy and very 

 granuloiis; fingers slightly deflexed, black, this color extending in 

 full-grown males upon external and internal surfaces of palm almost 

 to articulation with wrist; in females the fingers only are black. 

 Fingers grooved, intervening ridges sharply granulate on the proximal 

 half; tips acute. Legs covered with hairs; meral joints of first three 

 pairs smooth outside and granulous on margins; of last pair, granu- 

 lous on outside also; two following joints granulous; dactyls long, 

 granulous, and terminating in a sharp nail. Abdomen of the male 

 long and narrow. 



Color. — In formalin, upper surface light orange red with whitish 

 granules; fingers very dark purplish brown. 



Measurements. — Male (14325), total length of carapace 16.9, 

 width 25.6, fronto-orbital width 11.2, width of front 6 mm. 



Range. — Bahamas and Florida Keys to north coast of South 

 America; Bermudas. On reefs. 



Material examined. — Abaco, Bahamas; 1886; Albatross; 1 male 

 (17778). 



Andros Island, Bahamas: In sponge; Frederick Stearns collection; 

 destroyed by fire. Near Hghthouse, south of South Bight, east side 

 of island; May 14, 1912; Paul Bartsch; 1 male (45574). 



Cape Florida, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 2 females (9301). 



Indian Key, Florida: 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 male, 1 female 

 (15011). Between tides; Henry Hemphill; 3 males (14057). 



Knights Key, Florida; among rocks, low tide; H. Hemphill; 2 

 males, 2 females (14074). 



Key West, Florida; H. E. Webster; received from Boston Soc. 

 Nat. Hist.; 1 male (56804). Among rocks, low tide; 1884; Henry 

 Hemphill; 2 males, 2 young (9302). April 15-27, 1884; Albatross; 



1 young (18521). February 3, 1901; B. A. Bean and W. H. King; 



2 males (24844). 



Tortugas, Florida; 1893; Biological Expedition, State University 

 of Iowa; 1 female (S.U.I.) . 



Tortugas, Florida; 1924; W. L. Schmitt; gift of Carnegie Insti- 

 tution: Loggerhead Key, rocks, east side; July 28; 1 male (59413). 

 From rocks below lighthouse pier, east side Loggerhead Key; August 

 24; 1 ovigerous female (59418). Bh-d Key: Southwest side, with 

 boat dredge; August 8; 1 male (59411). Reef; July 16; 1 male, 

 2 females (59412). Reef; July 28; Bender collector; 1 male, 1 female 

 (59415). North end of reef, "Channel reef"; August 12; 1 male 

 (59416). Mid-section of reef; July 26; 2 males, 1 female (59417). 

 South end of reef; August 13; 2 males (59414). Garden Key, about 

 rocks. Fort Jefferson docks; July 30; Bender collector; 1 male, 1 

 female (59410). Bush Key reef: Mid-section; August 1; 4 males, 

 6 females (59409). South end; July 31 ; 1 male, 1 female (59419). 



