CATALOGUE OF THK CRABS OF THE FAMILY MAIID/E IN THE 

 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



i;y 

 Mary J. 1\ai iiuun, 



lh-payhii,iil I'f A/iuiitr I Hih-rlilnatcs. 



(Willi I'liihs. m-\ III.) 



Ill tiM' lollowiiii; catiilof^iu' llir siiiiic ^ciicnil plan lias been Ibllowcd 

 as in tlic author's " Catalogue ol" I'criccrida'"'' i»iililislio(l in (li«^ Picm-cc*!- 

 inj;s ol" the Mukcuiu Ibr 1S<>L>, No. (UH. Of (he ;{l kn(»\vn iivnera, hut 

 11) arc io|trosc'nl('(l in \\\(\ colh'cticai and hy .'>!) species only. Tliis 

 includes one new jneiius and 5 new spiu-ies described beh)W. Ollhe .lit 

 species, (5 are l*]uropean; 17 ari^ 'Norlh American, ol'wliieh 7 ai<^ Ibund 

 only on the east coast, and -S on the west coast, whih' 2 extend by the 

 way oC tlie Arctic Ocean IVoiii the Atlantic to the I'acilic; 1 si)e('ies 

 is fVoin the east coast of South Aiiieiica, '1 are conlined to rlai)an, 

 wliile 13 are found in \arioiis localities throughout the lndo-1'acihc. 

 At the close of the cataloi^ue a list of KM) spe('i(%s and varieties not in 

 the collection is ,i;iven in the hope that they may be obtained in the 

 liitnrc^ throuj;li ^itts and e.\cliaii.ii,'e. 



• In an ai)pendix are added descriptions by Dr. William Slimpson of 

 Maiida' collected by the North racilic f^xplorini;- I'^xpedition. I litis 

 trations of 1! species noli hitherto lij;ured are published, the oriji^iiial 

 drawinjis having- been enlarucd by ]Mr. A. II. IJaldwin, who furnished 

 also the other drawings for this catalogue. 



51AI1D.1C. 



Maioid brachyurans with eyes retractile in distinctly detined orbits 

 which are often mor<' or less iiic(Miiplele below or marked with open 

 lissiires in their uppei ;ind lower mar/^ins, liasal antennal Joint always 

 more or l(;ss enlarj^'cd. 



Ki;v Id ,sir.i'AMii,ii;s. 



A' Car;i|iiic.(i uHiially .suli(riim<>iiiiir. Ixoslriini well dcvtloiicd. Anterior iojrs in nialo 

 usnully <!nliirf>('<l ; liii.uors iiul cxr;! vii I c Jil I ips MtiiiiKf 



A." Car!l])iU'o bntiully lri;Mi<:;iilai' di' <iv:il or nearly <ii<nlar. Iidslinin very siinrl or 

 <)l>H«ile(e. Aiilcrior le.,i|,K in male Kinall, slentler; linjucis nsiiall.\ excavate at 



I ijis '. S<lti7(>i>lnjiKiii<r 



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