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ERIPHIA SQUAMATA Stimpson 



Fate 223; Plate 224, Figure 1 



Eriphia squaynala Stimpson, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 7, 1859, p. 56 

 [10] (type-locality, Mazatlan; type not extant). — A. Milne Edwards, 

 Crust. Reg. Mex., 1880, p. 339, pi. 56, figs. 3-3e.— Rathbun, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., vol. 38, 1910. p. 544, pi. 41, fig. 1. 



Eriphia laeviniana var. smithii Gang, Boll. Soc. Nat. Napoli, ser. 1, vol. 3, 1889,. 

 p. 210 (part), not MacLeay, 1838. 



Diagnosis. — Like gonagra, but with the tubercles of the pahiis 

 larger, rounder and closer together and ciliated on the margin. Male 

 abdominal appendages of first pair with thickened blunt tips. 



Measurements. — Male (6698), total length of carapace 36.6, width 

 of same 51.3, fronto-orbital width 37.3, width of front 12.2 mm. 

 Range. — Mexico to Chile (A. Milne Edwards). 

 Material examined. — 



MEXICO. — Magdalena Bay, Lower California: 

 1917; C. R. Orcutt; 4 males, 3 females (50629), 

 Shore; Hanna and Jordan, California Acad. Sci.; 1 

 male, soft shell; returned. 



La Paz, Lower California; L. Belding; 1 male, 

 3 females (4625). January 14, 1921 ; A. L. Herrera; 

 1 female (61140). La Paz Harbor; March 12, 1889; 

 Albatross; 2 males, 2 females (17411). 



Pichilinque Bay; Albatross: April 29, 1888; 1 

 female (22018). March 27, 1911; 2 males, 3 females 

 (2 ovigerous) (50480). 



Agua Verde Bay; April 1, 1911; Albatross; 1 

 male, 1 female (50481). 



Bocochibampo Bay; 1922; C. R. Orcutt; 2 che- 

 lipeds (57062), 2 chelipeds (57058). 

 Mazatlan; 1911; Albatross; 1 propodus of cheliped (53348). 

 Maria Magdalena Id.; Hanna and Jordan, California Acad. Sci.; 

 1 male (62699). 



Santa Isabel Id., Tepic Territory; among rocks; Secretaria de 

 Agricultura y Fomento; 1 male (61033). 



NICARAGUA.— Corin to; J. A. McNiel; specimens in M.C.Z. 

 COSTA RICA. — Punta Arenas (Pacific side) ; in the rocks ; January, 

 1907; P. Biolley collector; 1 female (39090); from J. Fid. Tristan. 



PANAMA.— Capt. J. M.Dow; lmale(3268). H.A.Ward; Imale,! 

 female (17787). Panama City; December 16, 1913: J.Zetek; 1 male 

 (48797). 



1912; Meek and Hildebrand, Smithsonian Biological Survey: 

 Balboa, Canal Zone: tide pool, February 8, 1 male (Field Mus.); 

 February 7, 3' males, 1 female (59299); February 9, 1 ovigerous 

 female (59297). Rio de Panama, tide pools, March 21, 1 female 

 (59300). Panama Bay: February 19, 1 male (59298); island at end 



Figure 84.— Eriphia 

 squamata, male 

 (50629), first pair of 

 abdominal appenda- 

 GES, X 3 



