THE GEAPSOID CEABS OP AMEKICA. 339 



Range. — From Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, to Chile : south- 

 ern Florida and Bahamas to Brazil; Bermudas; eastern Atlantic 

 (Azores to Cape of Good Hope). 



Material examined. — 



Clarion Island, Mexico; from stomach of spotted grouper; Mar. 4^ 

 1889; Albatross; 1 female (17451). 



Sand Key Reef, Florida; May, 1911; J. B. Henderson; 1 female 

 (45713). 



Indian Key, Florida; along shore among rocks; H. Hemphill; 1 

 male, 1 female (14055). 



Near Lake Kissimmee, Florida; A. M. Reese; 1 specimen (45553). 



Key West, Florida ; among rocks, low tide ; H. Hemphill ; 3 males, 

 1 female, 1 y. (13828). 



Abaco, Bahamas; 188G; Albatross; 1 female (17670). 



Andros, Bahamas; cave halfway between Smith's landing and 

 lighthouse, south side of east end of South Bight, Long Bay Key 

 District; May 14, 1912; Paul Bartsch; 1 male (45551). 



Cuba ; Henderson and Bartsch, Tomas Barrera Exped. : Ensenada 

 de Cajon, off Cape Antonio; May 22-23, 1914; 2 females (48579). 

 Cabafias; on reef; June 8-9, 1914; 1 male, 1 female (48592). 



Kingston Harbor, Jamaica; T. H. Morgan; 3 females (17230). 



Playa de Ponce Reef, Porto Rico; Feb. 1, 1899; Fish Hawk; 

 4 males, 2 females (24045). 



Coral Reef, Colon, Panama ; May 2, 1911 ; Meek and Hildebrand ; 

 1 female ovig. (43992). 



Hungry Bay, Bermudas; July-September; F. G. Gosling; 1 male, 

 1 female, 1 y. (25439). 



Pastelleiro, Fayal, Azores ; on rocky or stony beach ; Feb. 1893 ; 

 Lewis Dexter; 1 male (45552). 



Madeira; U. S. Exploring Exped.; 1 male, 1 female (2349). 



Family GECARCINIDAE Dana. 



LAND CRABS. 



Gccarcinicns Milne Edwakds, Hist, Nat. Crust., vol. 2, 1S37, p. IG. 

 Gecurcinacaca Milne Edwaeds (part), Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool., ser. 3, vol. 20, 



1S.j3, p. 200 [IGG]. 

 Gccarcinidae Dana (part), Ainer. Journ. Sci., ser. 2, vol. 12, 1S51, p. 2S9: 



U. S. Expl. Expea., vol. 13, Crust., pt. 1, 1S52, p. .374. 

 Gcocarcinidac Mieks, Challenger Rept., Zool., vol. 17, 1S8G, p. 21G. — Alcock, 



Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beugal. vol. 69, 1900, pp. 283. 2S9, 297, and 440. 



and synonym J'. 



The palp of the external maxillipeds articulates either at the 

 antero-external angle or at tlie middle of the anterior border of the 

 merus, and is sometimes completely hidden behind the meriis; the 

 exognsith is slender and inconspicuous, sometimes more or less con- 



