THE CANCROID CRABS OF AMERICA 547 



Extreme tips of fingers light yellowish followed by a narrow, not 

 prominent, reddish brown band; a similar band about bases of fingers. 

 Ambulatory legs yellowish along upper edge, becoming light pinkish 

 purple to bluish white on anterior and posterior sides and beneath, 

 each article marked on middle of upper edge with a patch of reticu- 

 lating lines of grape juice color, the patches extending part way 

 down anterior and posterior sides. Two smaller patches, more or 

 less incoBispicuous occur on the meri.^'' 



Measurements. — Male (22016), total length of carapace 30.5, 

 width of same 43.8, fronto-orbital width 33.4, width of front 11.6 mm. 



Range. — North Carolina to Patagonia (Dana) ; Bermudas. 



Material examined. — 



NORTH CAROLINA.— Shackleford Bank: On the jetties; Au- 

 gust, 1915; Fish Hawk; 5 specimens (51066).' Inside; washed from 

 seaweed; September 12, 1928; Schmitt and Shoemaker; 1 young 

 female (62513). 



FLORIDA.— Indian Key; H. Hemphill; 2 males, 4 females (14987). 



Key Vaccas; H. Hemphill; 1 male (14985). 



Big Pine Key; H. Hemphill; 2 males, 1 female (14986). 



Key West: H. Hemphill; 3 males, 3 females (9271). Maynard, 

 collector; 8 males, 6 females (2 ovigerous) (56810, 56811, 57009); 

 from Boston Society of Natural History. Off east Martello Tower; 

 July 14, 1924; W. L. Schmitt; 1 male (59422); gift of Carnegie 

 Institution. 



Tortugas; P. Bartsch: Loggerhead Key; June 1, 1916; 1 female 

 (56364). Bush Key; June, 1921; 1 male, 1 female (57127). 



Tortugas; W. L. Schmitt; gift of Carnegie Institution: Loggerhead 

 Key; rocks on east side; July 28, 1924; 3 males, 1 ovigerous female 

 (59421). Bird Key Reef: North end, "Channel reef," August 12, 



1924, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female (59426); south end, August 13, 1924, 

 3 males, 1 female (59423); July 26, 1924, Bender collector, 2 females 

 (60869). June 2, 1925, 1 male (60867); stations 25 and 26, June 7, 



1925, 1 male, 3 females (1 ovigerous) (60866). Long Key beach; 

 east side: August 5, 1924; 1 female (59420). Bush Key Reef: Mid- 

 section. August 1, 1924, 6 males, 8 females (1 ovigerous) (59425); 

 northern section, August 2, 1924, 1 male (59424). 



Tortugas; Bush Key Reef; July 16, 1926; 0. R. Shoemaker; 1 male, 

 1 female (60864); gift of Carnegie Institution. 



BAHAMAS.— Doctor Bryant; 1 male, 1 female (56813), from 

 Boston Society of Natural History. Green Turtle Cay; E. A. 

 Andrews; 1 male, 3 females (20712). Biological Expedition of State 

 LTniversity of Iowa: Harbor Island, July 8, 1 male (Mus. S.U.I.) ; 

 Spanish Wells, July 12, 1 male, 1 female (Mus. S.U.I.) . Andros 



w For color, see also Rathbun, Proc. Washington Acad. Sei., \ ol. 2, 1900, p. 141; and Hay and Shore. Bu"!. 

 Bur Fisheries, vol. 35, 1915-10 (1918). p. 439. 



