A. E. Verrill — Decapod Crustacea of Bermuda. 441 



and some adults are pale red, instead of brownish red. In some 

 there is but little white on the tips of the chelae ; this is often pre- 

 ceded by an orange tint ; in some the white bands of the legs are 

 bordered by pale purple. 



Some of the females taken by the members of the Biological 

 Station, in June and July, 1903, carried eggs. 



"It is closely allied to C. tihlcen Dana and C. ohscurus Stimpson, 

 but differs remarkably from both of them in the deep and rugose 

 sulcus on the outer side of the pi'opodus of the left leg of the second 

 ambulatory pair. This sulcus is very marked, extends the whole 

 length of the segment, and is limited on the upper side by a sharp 

 carina. From the obscurus it differs moreover in having the carapax 

 broader in front, and the antero-lateral angle more prominent, and 

 not rounded as it is in that species." 



"Length of body from front of carapax to tip of abdomen, 23.5™™ ; 

 length of left hand, 7.6 ; breadth of left hand'4.5." (S. I. Smith.) 



This is a common species in shallow water at the Bermudas. We 

 obtained numerous specimens in 1898 and 1901. It is in the early 

 collections made by Jones, Goode, and Merriam. Dr. Rankin 

 records females carrying eggs, taken in midsummer. It was also 

 obtained by the Bermuda Biological Station, 1903, and the Field 

 Nat. Hist. Museum, October, 1905. 



Its range is from Florida to the Abrolhos Islands, Brazil (Smith). 

 Pernambuco and Maeeio, Brazil, on reefs (Rathbun). 



Dardanus venosus (Edw.) Red-veined Hermit Crab. 



Pagurus venosus H. M.-Edw., Ann. des. Sci. Nat., ser. 3, vol. x, p. 61, 1848. 



Stimpson, Notes, No. i, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. York, vii, p. 82 [36], 1859. 

 Petrocheirus insignis M. J. Rathbun, Branner-Agassiz Exp. to Brazil, p. 144, 



1900 {non Saus. sp.*). Verrill, these Trans., x, p. 578, 1900 (non Saus.). 

 Pagurias insignis Benedict, Anomnra Porto Rico, p. 141, 1901 (descr., non 



Saus. sp.). 



Figures 58, 59. 



This species sometimes grows to large size. It is handsomely 

 colored in life. 



It has been repeatedly confused with I>. insignis, as indicated in 

 the synonymy,! but is very distinct from that species, as the accom- 

 panying figures show. 



* Pagurus insignis Saxissure, Crust. Antilles, Mex., Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. 

 Genfeve, xiv, p. 453, pi. iii, figs. 20, 20a, 1858. 



f Stimpson's description was very brief, but characteristic. Mr. Benedict, 

 op. cit., 1901, has given a much better description of it, under the name of 

 insignis. 



