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Color. — Tortugas no. 38-30, general color cream-biiff. Tips of 

 frontal and anterolateral spines dark colored, approaching russet.' 

 Inner margin of orbit and antennal flagella ochraceous-buff. A large 

 area behind the anterior and anterolateral run more ochraceous and 

 vinaceous-buff intermingled. Curved linear depressions behind 

 mesogastric region vinaceous. Longitudinal gastrocardiac depres- 

 sions curving inward hght-colored. Eyes talks cream-buff, corneae 

 dark bay. Under parts whiter than upper. Fingers white near 

 tips; a small spot of bister on each finger. Dactyls of ambulatories 

 Vandyke brown, fading out to russet toward upper end; extreme tip 

 buff. (W. L. Schmitt.) 



Measurements. — Male (68205), entire length of carapace 136.8, 

 width 162 mm. 



Range. — Off Nova Scotia to Brazil; 22 to 1,178 fathoms. 



Material examined. — See table 87, page 266. 



