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fingers of smaller chela more deflexed. Dark color restricted, just, 

 or not quite, covering base of immovable fingers. In female, major 

 cheliped not much heavier than minor, gape of fingers narrow. 



Abdomen of male with sixth segment broader than long, side 

 margins a little sinuous; terminal segment triangular with angles blunt. 



Color. — Yellowish or brownish; chelipeds and front margin of cara- 

 pace roseate; fingers black with paler tips (Stimpson). Light brown 

 above, tinged with bluish purple on anterior part of carapace and 

 upper side of chelipeds (Smith). A number of large dark spots on 

 upper half of chelipeds in Brazilian specimens. 



Measurements.— M&le (59845), length of carapace 14.1, width of 

 same 22, fronto-orbital width 11, width of front 6 mm. 



Range. — From Bahamas and Florida Keys to State of Santa 

 Catharina, Brazil. 



Material examined. — 



Florida: Key West; 1885; H. Hemphill; 1 male, 1 female (15787). 

 Dr. H. Allen; specimens in P. M. Y. U. 



Bahamas: Abaco; 1886; Albatross; 2 males, 1 female (16333). 

 Andros Islands; under rocks at Smith's; May 5, 1912; Paul Bartsch; 

 1 female (45726). 



Jamaica: Montego Bay and Port Henderson; specimens returned 

 to sender. Kingston Harbor; May-July, 1896; F. S. Conant; 1 male 

 (19592). 



Haiti: Santo Domingo; 1878; W. M. Gabb; 5 males, 2 females 

 (3202). 



Porto Rico; 1899; Fish Hawk: Ponce; January 31 ; 1 female (24331). 

 Arroyo; February 4; 1 male, 1 female (24332). Hucares; February 

 13 and 14; 5 males (24334), 1 female (24335). Ensenada Honda, 

 Culebra; February 9 and 10; 2 males, 1 female, 1 young (24333). 



St. Thomas harbor; shore near town; July 10, 1915; C. R. Shoe- 

 maker; 1 male (59902). 



St. Croix; specimens in Copenhagen Mus. 



Antigua: Pillars of Hercules; 1918; Barbados-Antigua Expedition, 

 State University of Iowa; 1 male, 1 young (Mus. S. U. I.), 1 female 

 (58001). 



Barbados: Theodore N. Gill; 1 male cotype (M. C. Z.). Rock 

 pool at Bathsheba; February 22, 1924; Gerrit S. Miller; 3 males, 4 

 females, 1 j^oung (62516). 



Colombia: Sabanilla; March 16-22, 1884; Albatross; 6 males, 15 

 females (15788). 



Curasao: Caracas Bay; under stones near shore; May 3, 1920; 

 C. J. van der Horst; 1 ovigerous female (56877), 2 females (1 ovi- 

 gerous) (Amsterdam Mus.). 



Venezuela: Puerto Cabello; specimens in Berlin Mus. 



