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others. Merus with five spines on upper edge, graduated down 

 from outermost which longest, and last very small. A dis- 

 tinct rounded tubercle oposite each end of lateral ridge of 

 dactylus on upper edge of palm. Ambulatory feet moderately 

 long, all compressed, but propodi and dactyli more so. Last 

 pair of feet quite broad distally, meri rounded. Sternum 

 smooth. Abdomen in male narrowly triangular, terminal seg- 

 ment very pointed. 



Carapace and chelipeds violet to yellowish-brown in life, and 

 marked with numerous rounded light yellowish to whitish spots 

 and latter retained in alcoholic material. Length of carapace 26.5 

 mm., entire width 54 mm. 



Remarks. — Found from New Jersey to Rio Janeiro, in Brazil. 

 This species was recorded from Great Egg Harbor, in New 

 Jersey, by Leidy, in 1855. The example described above was 

 secured at Holly Beach by Mr. J. E. Ives, in 1890. It is a male 

 and dried, also faded nearly uniformly whitish. It is smaller 

 than recorded dimensions, males being known 46.5 mm. long and 

 103.6 mm. wide. 



I have also examined similar small examples to the one de- 

 scribed above from Cape May and Absecon. In the summer of 

 1908 I obtained it at Ocean City in small numbers. 



Genus CALLINECTES Stimpson. 

 The Blue Crabs. 



CaUinectes Stimpson, Ann. Lye. N. Hist. N. Y., VIT. i860, p. 220. Type 

 Cancer dicantha Latreille, monotypic. 



Front with strong antero-lateral teeth, last considerably 

 stronger than others. Merus of outer maxillipeds strongly pro- 

 duced outwardly at antero-external angle. Chelipeds stout, 

 manus with five external costse and not more than two teeth or 

 springes. Abdomen of male very narrow, j_ -shaped. 



Differs from PorUmiis in the above characters. Species 

 several, though but one on our shores. 



