. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. *96 BULLETIN 97, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Chelipecis stout; manus inflated, a blunt crest above and two of the same on outer surface, the lower continued on thumb; fingers long, Avith slender, hooked tips; immovable finger horizontal; pre- hensile edges denticulate. Legs short, similar, nearly of a length but diminishing slightly from first to fourth; lower margins of merus, carpus and propodus densely hairy; posterior surface of carpus-propodus of second and third legs with a thin fringe of hair attached near anterior margin; dactyli
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. *96 BULLETIN 97, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Chelipecis stout; manus inflated, a blunt crest above and two of the same on outer surface, the lower continued on thumb; fingers long, Avith slender, hooked tips; immovable finger horizontal; pre- hensile edges denticulate. Legs short, similar, nearly of a length but diminishing slightly from first to fourth; lower margins of merus, carpus and propodus densely hairy; posterior surface of carpus-propodus of second and third legs with a thin fringe of hair attached near anterior margin; dactyli very slender throughout, curved, translucent, a few long hairs below, tips acuminate. Abdomen narrow-triangular, second segment with a prominent, transverse, median tubercle; terminal segment subrectangular with rounded tip. Description of feTnale.—One damaged female showing a very thin •and almost shapeless carapace, a broad abdomen and left cheliped. Pig. 48.—Pinnothebes shoemakeei, endognath of outer maxilliped of male holo- TYPE, X 97. and legs, is referred to this species. A little larger than male. Front and orbits as in male. Surface short-pubescent. Chela more elongate and manus less swollen, its ridges less evident than in male. Legs as in male. Measurements.—Male holotype, length of carapace , width of same mm. Female (49220), approximate length of carapace mm. Range.—^West coast of Florida; St. Thomas, West Indies. Material examined.— Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Union College Collection (745, 746, 757, 763) ; 3 males, 1 female (deposit in , Cat. Nos. 49217, 49218, 49219, 49220). St. Thomas, West Indies; summer, 1915; Clarence E. Shoemaker; 1 male holotype (49216).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution;
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