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lower edge with a deeper notch and somewhat sinuous lobes; outer 

 comers tuberculiform, turned down to meet the basal antennal 

 segment. The anterior margin of the outer maxilhpeds has a well 

 marked sinus at its middle. 



Chelipeds very long. Two-thirds of the arm projects beyond the 

 carapace, its anterior margin armed with four or five teeth or spines. 

 Wrist smooth, bearing a spine or tubercle at inner angle. Palm long 

 and smooth, fingers stout and black, the color of the fixed finger con- 

 tinued on palm; prehensile edges with two or three low, rounded, 

 inconspicuous teeth. Legs spinulous above and hairy. 



Color. — Rather uniform pinkish red. Some very inconspicuous 

 tiny white dots on carapace and small irregular brownish spots on top 

 of chelae. 



Measurements. — Male (57992), length of carapace 12.8, width of 

 same 20, fron to-orbital width 12.9, frontal width 6 mm. 



Range. — Florida Reefs; Bahamas; West Indies; CuraQao; St. 

 Thomas Island, west Africa (Osorio). 



Material examined. — 



FLORIDA.— Miami; G. M. Gray; 1 male (42138). 



Cape Florida; 1884; Dr. Edward Palmer; 1 male (9304), 10 speci- 

 mens (9306). 



Biscayne Bay; 1901 ; James E. Benedict; 1 male (25650). 



Rodriguez Creek; 1884; Dr. Edward Palmer; 1 male, 1 female 

 (9305). 



Hawk Channel, 4K miles W. by N. of Elbow Reef beacon; 2% 

 fathoms; barry, S.; temperature 20.5° C; February 19, 1903; station 

 7467, Fish Hawk; 1 ovigerous female (53771). 



Key West; 1885; Henry Hemphill; 4 males, 2 females (9303). 



Bird Key reef, Tortugas; 1924; W. L. Schmitt; gift of Carnegie 

 Institution: July 16; 2 males (60860). Middle section; July 26; 1 

 male (60724) . July 28 ; Bender collector ; 1 female (6086 1 ) . North end 

 of Bird Key reef, "Channel reef;" August 12; 3 males (60862). 



BAHAMAS. — Andros Bank; in sponge ; Frederick Steams ; specimen 

 returned to sender. 



WEST INDIES. — Jamaica; P. W. Jarvis; specimens returned to 

 sender. 



Porto Rico: Type specimens (Paris Mus.). 1899; Fish Hawk: 

 Mayaguez, January 20, 1 young female (24300); Ponce, February 1, 

 1 specimen (24301); Arroyo, on lighthouse reef, February 3, 1 male 

 (24302). San Juan; G. M. Gray; specimen returned to sender. 



Cuiebra: Ensenada Honda; February 9-11, 1899; Fish Hawk; 9 

 males, 5 females (24303). 



St. Thomas; January 17-24, 1884; Albatross; 1 male, 1 female 

 (8935). 



St. Croix; specimens in Copenhagen Museum. 



