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Male abdomen: Third segment narrow, ends rounded; remaining 

 segments relatively broad, a slight constriction between fifth and 

 sixth, sixth and seventh much broader than long; seventh subtri- 

 angular, with blunt tip. 



Measurements.— Male (24278), length of carapace 8, width 11.5, 

 fronto-orbital width 7.5, width of front 3.7 mm. 



Range. — West Indies; coast of South America from Colombia to 

 State of Santa Catharina, Brazil. 



Material examined. — 



WEST INDIES.— Jamaica: P. W. Jarvis; 4 males (19356, 19402). 

 Montego Bay; from sponges and algae in brackish pond; July 2, 1910; 

 C. B. Wilson; 1 female (42938). Bogue Islands; 1910; C. B. Wilson: 

 On mangrove roots with sponges, ascidians, etc., June 20, 12 males, 

 6 females (42937); from sponge on mangrove roots, July 10, 1 male 

 (42936). Kingston Harbor: 1893, R. P. Bigelow, 1 male (19795); 

 P. W. Jarvis, 2 males, 1 female (19359). 



Porto Rico; 1899; Fish Hawk: 1 male (24279). Boqueron Bay; 

 January 27; 1 male, 1 female (24280). Hucares; February 14; 1 

 male (24278). 



St. Thomas; 1884; Albatross; 1 male (19414). 



SOUTH AMERICAN COAST.— Colombia: Sabanilla; March 

 16-22, 1884; Albatross; 2 ovigerous females, 1 young (19416). 



Curagao; Caracas Bay; 1920; C. J. van der Horst: Under stones 

 near shore; May 3; 1 female (Amsterdam Mus.). In coral; April 28; 

 1 young (56883). 



Trinidad; January 30-February 2, 1884; Albatross: 12 specimens 

 (19794). Monos Island; 3 females (2 ovigerous, 1 of which is only 

 4.5 mm. wide) (19415). 



Brazil: Bay of Rio de Janeiro, across from the city; from sponges; 

 C. Moreira; 2 males (31502) from Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 

 River on Ilha Governador, Bay of Rio de Janeiro; August 27, 1925; 

 W. L. Schmitt; 1 male (59829). State of Santa Catharma; 1919; 

 H. Luederwaldt; 2 males, lent by Museu Paulista. 



HEXAPANOPEUS HEMPHILLU (Benedict and Rathbun) 



Plate 171, Figures 1, 2, and 6 



Panopeus hemphillii Benedict and Rathbun, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 14, 



1891, p. 374, pi. 24, figs. 12 and 13 (type-locality, Indian Key, Florida; 



holotype, Cat. No. 15649, U.S.N. M.). 

 Hexapanopeus hemphillii Rathbun, Bull. Lab. Nat. Hist. State Univ. Iowa, 



vol. 4, 1898, p. 273; Bull. U. S. Fish Comm. for 1900, vol. 20, part 2, 1901, 



p. 31. 

 Diagnosis. — Third lateral tooth broader at base than the other 

 teeth. Carapace widest at fourth tooth. Fifth tooth well developed. 

 Fingers not deeply grooved ; color white, not extended on palm. 



