THE SPIDER CEABS OF AMERICA 439 



Description. — Carapace longer than broad and covered, especially 

 on posterior two-thirds, with small, rounded lobules or tubercles. 

 Branchial regions obliquely sulcate. Rostral horns short, rather 

 narrow, and widely separated. Inner angle of orbit prominent, acute. 

 Antero-lateral margin with four small teeth, often tuberculiform, 

 sharp-pointed in the old. Basal joint of antenna very broad, with 

 an antero-external spine, barely exceeding upper preorbital tooth, and 

 a tooth behind the next segment. 



Arm tuberculous, two or three spiniform teeth on inner margin, 

 outer margin tuberculous; wrist nearly smooth, two or three tubercles 

 on inner margin; palm dilated; fingers gaping; a tooth on dactylus 

 near its base; sometimes a smaller one on poUex near spoon; spoon- 

 shaped tips long, crenulated. Ambulatory legs a little rough, sparsely 

 hairy, hairs fine and chiefly on last three joints. 



Color. — Yellowish, with a large brown spot covering a large part 

 of the cardiac region. Claws and feet spotted with brown and white; 

 often the dark shade forms a broad band on the hand, whence the 

 specific name. 



Measurements. — Female (13897), entire length of carapace 20.5, 

 width 19.7 mm. 



Range. — -Bahamas and Florida Keys to West Indies and Curasao. 



Material examined. — 



Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas; E. A. Andrews; 1 male (20708). 



Cape Florida, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 female (15084). 



Biscayne Bay, Florida; 1901; J. E. Benedict; 1 male, 1 female 

 (25564). 



Elliotts Key, Florida; 1901; J. E. Benedict; 1 male (25570). 



Carysfort Reef, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 female (13897). 



Rodriguez Creek, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 male (14429). 



Harbor Key, Florida; J. S. Kingsley collection; 1 male, 1 ovigerous 

 female (53047); from Boston Society of Natural History. 



North of Knight's Key Channel, Florida; 2 miles NE. by E. of 

 Basin Bank; 83^2 feet; rocky; January 22, 1903; station 7417, Fish 

 Eawk; 1 female (46878). 



Salt Pond Key, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 male (14439). 



Key West, Florida: 1885; H. Hemphill; 40 specimens (13830), 1 

 young (16062). 1884; Albatross; 4 males, 9 females (16194). 



Eastern Dry Rocks, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 1 male (14437). 



Jamaica; T. H. Morgan; 1 specimen (17208). 



Harris Point, west of Montego Bay, Jamaica; July 16, 1910; 

 E. A. Andrews; 1 male (43007). 



Umbrella Point, near Montego Bay, Jamaica; July 15, 1910; 

 E. A. Andrews; 1 ovigerous female (43008). 



Kingston Harbor, Jamaica; 1893; R. P. Bigelow; 1 male (17963). 



