8o SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



ones; in this our species differs from A. speciosa. In the chelopoda 

 of the female the meros joint is very broad and rather short. Dimen- 

 sions of a female: Length of carapax, 0.88; breadth, 1.32 inches. 



Found among floating wood in Caspar Straits by Mr. L. M. 

 Squires, of the steamer "John Hancock." 



117. AMPHITRITE SPECIOSA' Dana 



Amphitrite gladiator De Haan, Fauna Japonica, Crust., pi. xviii, fig. i (?). 

 Amphitrite speciosa Dana, U. S. Exploring Expedition, Crust., i, 276, pL 

 XVII, fig. I. 



The longitudinal impressed line on the meros-joint of the chelo- 

 poda is as usual present in this species, although accidentally omitted 

 in Dana's figure. 



The color in living specimens is dark gray, mottled with white. 



It was taken by us at Tanega-sima from a clean white sand bot- 

 tom, in 12 fathoms ; also at Loo Choo. 



The specimens of Dana are from the Fijis. 



Genus CHARYBDIS De Haan 



118. CHARYBDIS ANISODON De Haan 



Plate XII, Fig. i 

 Charybdis anisodon De Haan, Fauna Japonica, Crust., p. 42. 



This species is easily recognized by its glabrous surface and thick 

 two-spined hand. The color in life is palish green above, white 

 below. 



Taken by the trawl from a muddy bottom, in 6 fathoms, in a shel- 

 tered bay near Hongkong, China. 



119. CHARYBDIS CRUCIFERA= (Fabricius) Dana 



Portunus crucifer Fabricius, Suppl., p. 364 ; Herbst, Naturg. der Krabben 



und Krebse, pi. xxx, fig. i. 

 Thalamita crucifera Milne Edwards, Hist. Nat. des Crust., i, 462. 

 Oceanus crucifer De Haan, Fauna Japonica, Crust., p. 40. 

 Charybdis crucifera Dana, U. S. Expl. Eped., Crust., i, 286, pi. xvii, fig.^ 



II (?). 



Color of carapax in life purplish-red, with oblong reddish-brown 

 patches. Below pale yellowish or white. Feet above of a palish 



^Portunus (Achelotis) granulatus (Milne Edwards). 

 'Charybdis cruciata (Herbst). 



