A. E. Verrill — Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda. 311 



above high tide, and mostly among the matted roots of cedars, where 

 they could not be dug out. 



It is mainly nocturnal in its habits and can be taken al night, in 

 summer, by the use of lanterns or torches. It was thus obtained by 

 Moseley, at Hungry Bay (Voy. Challenger). Prof. W. R. Coe has 

 given to the Yale Museum a large specimen taken in this same way 

 in 1903. Mr. J. M. Jones sent a large Bermuda specimen to the Yale 



Figure 3. — Cardisonm guanhumi, large chela of male ; | nat. size. Phot. A. H. 

 Verrill. 



Museum in 1877, without a statement of the exact locality. It is 

 also in the collection made by Dr. C. Hartt Merriam (April, 1881, 

 Yale Mus.), and in that of the Field Museum of Natural History, 

 1905. 



Very little seems to be known in respect to its breeding habits and 

 young stages. 



Measureme)its/' 



Length Breai 

 Nat. Mus. 

 number Sex carapace carapace chelpe chelfe dactylus Locality 



7507t $ 91 114 \]-^ \^ \,^^ Jamaica 



7669f4 



7669?<§ 



7675§ 



*The first ten series were made by Prof. S. I. Smith from specimens collected 

 by the " Albatross'" in 1884. The others are by the writer, 

 f Digits of chelae slender and gaping. 

 1: Digits stout. § Digits broad. 



