76 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



Genus LUPA Leach 



109. LUPA PELAGICA ' (Linnaeus) Leach 



Cancer pelagicus Linn^us. 



Cancer reticulatus Herbst. 



Cancer cedo-niilli Herbst. 



Lupa pelagica Leach, Milne Edwards, Hist. Nat. des Crust, i, 450. 



Dana, U. S. Expl. Exped., Crust., i, 271. 

 Neptunus pelagicus De Haan, Fauna Japonica, Crust., p. 2>7j pls. ix, x. 



A large number of specimens of this species were collected by the 

 expedition, some of which are of great size. In the large males the 

 carapax is maculated and streaked above with red and pale bluish; 

 and the teeth of the antero-lateral margin have concave rather than 

 convex sides as represented in De Haan's figures. 



The females dredged near shore are not maculated, and have a 

 convex, strongly granulated carapax. 



This species was dredged on muddy bottoms in 6 to 12 fathoms in 

 the harbors of the Chinese coast, and was found in the markets of 

 Hongkong. It was also seen in calm weather floating or swimming 

 in the middle of the China Sea. 



no. LUPA SANGUINOLENTA' (Herbst) Desmarest 



Cancer sanguinolenta Herbst. 



Lupa sanguinolenta Desmarest, Crust., p. 99. Milne Edwards, Hist. Nat. 



des Crust., i, 451 ; Illust. Cuv. R. A., pi. x, fig. i. Dana, U. S. Expl. 



Exped., Crust., i, 271. 

 Neptunus sanguinolentus De Haan, Fauna Japonica, Crust., p. 38. 



Carapax in living individuals sea green above, with three purplish- 

 red spots posteriorly, the middle one largest ; each spot margined 

 with dark purplish-brown and surrounded by a ring of white. These 

 spots are constant in size and position, affording a much better 

 •specific character than can usually be founded upon colors. The 

 fingers of the hand are blotched with brownish within. Body be- 

 neath white. 



This species was dredged on muddy bottoms in 6 to 12 fathoms 

 in the bays near Hongkong, China. It was found most abundantly 

 in the month of September. 



^ Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus). 



' Portunus sanguinolentus (Linnaeus). 



