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July 24, 1924. Fort Jefferson moat. Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck) 
claret brown, rest reddish yellow, 
fuzzy sEKrxsHrfcxafjyc sort of rufous, saturn 
J < 'jj red mixture. Hairs seal brown toward ends 
of legs. Hands lighter (than shown by 
Ridgeway) seal brown with cadmium orange 
spines, extreme tips of which are white. 
Carpus Indian purple above, running little way up on base of spines, middle 
third of spines orange chrome X carmine. Orbital and frontal spines same 
color, spines on claret brown areas similar with more a saturn red appearance. 
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Inner larger spines of carpus and merus mat mostly white with spottings, 
especially near the tip and tip vermillion. The legs are lighter and darker 
banded, a dark band about the middle of merus and propodus, and another at 
distal and proximal end; basal half of carpus only dark,distal light; middle 
third of dactyl dark, half of claw beyond hairs porcelain white, distal end 
brown and corneous tip . Sxin Fingers of chelipeds distal fourth porcelain 
white, basal 3/4 raw umber with tinge of bluish (drab gray) where it goes over 
into white base of movable finger and edges of manus about movable finger 
touched with cadmium orange. Sternum white reddish hair, under parts of 
legs as above. 
