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Color in life. — Carapace with front and anterolateral borders of 

 carapace cream tan. Two pairs of chocolate-colored arcs abutting 

 cream area: mesial pair posterior to antennules and lateral pair ex- 

 tending from level of base of eyestalk almost to lateral margin of 

 carapace; row of four chocolate dots present behind and slightly 

 lateral to mesial pair of arcs in field of lavender gray. Posterior portion 

 of carapace straw colored, separated from anterior lighter area by 



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Figure 70. — Uca burgerst, male (carapace length 9.0 mm) from Dominica station 37. 



transverse, laterally pointed band of chocolate; light lavender rec- 

 tangle immediately anterior to band interrupted by median tan square 

 bordered in black anteriorly and laterally. Area posterior to chocolate 

 band pale with cream spots. Branchial area with pair of obhque rows 

 of white spots; lateral wall of carapace lavender cream. 



Eyestalks with brown longitudinal stripe dorsally; cornea black. 



Major chela with basal segments pinkish cream; merus straw colored 

 with chocolate spot dorsally and patch of green pubescence mesio- 

 distally; carpus pale orange with straw markings and green patch 

 mesiaUy resembling that on merus; palm pale orange with straw mark- 



