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Eyes globular, slightly smaller than peduncle. Antennules ro- 

 bust, a little longer than short antennae, and two basal joints form- 

 ing peduncle about equal. Antennse attenuated, basal joint larg- 

 est. Outer maxillipeds moderately broad, merus longer than 

 broad, and piliferous ridge extends obliquely inward from outer 

 edge of ischium across merus to its anterior inner edge. Lateral 

 regions of body above articulations of legs with even series, 

 longitudinally and transversely, of short even hairs. Chelipeds 

 about equal, rather large and robust. Fingers robust, slightly 

 compressed, approximate only at tips, which about even. Cut- 

 ting-edges with rather obsolete tubercles, upper series as small 

 uniform row with one slightly enlarged at each end, and lower 

 series with several tubercles somewhat or irreg'ularly enlarged. 

 Row of several small tubercles on upper edge basally of dactyl. 

 Inner surface of palm with cluster of somewhat large tubercles 

 on convexity near middle, rest of surface more or less granular. 

 Outer surface of palm finely punctate. Carpus and merus 

 with short irregular series transversely, often broken and quite 

 short, of minute bead-like tubercles. Merus robust, front 

 edge with about five very indistinct spines. Ambulatory legs 

 with dactyls sharply pointed, all joints well compressed, and 

 merus joints of each with distinct short series of tubercles as 

 on meri of chelipeds. Dactylus, propodus and carpus all more 

 or less hairy and velvety. Post-abdomen in male rather elon- 

 gately bell-shaped. 



Color (in alcohol) warm brownish on carapace, mostly uni- 

 form. AH limbs more reddish-brown, chelipeds pale or pinkish 

 below. Lower surface of body and other legs pale. Length of 

 carapace 23 mm., width 28 mm. 



Remarks. — This crab has been found at Absecon and Cape 

 May (W. Zantzinger). The example described above was 

 secured at Cape May, in 1904, by Mr. H. L. Viereck. Along 

 the Atlantic coast of the LTnited States the species ranges south- 

 ward from Massachusetts to Florida. Previously in New Jersey 

 it has been recorded only from Absecon and Great Egg Harbor. 

 It is sometimes associated with Uca pugax, living in holes like 

 the latter. The holes, of course, are much larger, being an 



