. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SPIDER CRABS OF AMERICA 117 Range.—South of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to off Cape Hatteras, North CaroUna. Depth 49 to 373 fathoms. Material examined.—See table, page 116. COLLODES LEPTOCHELES Rathbun Plate 38, figs. 5 and 6 Collodes leptocheles Rathbun, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, 1894, p. 53 (type-locality. Gulf of Mexico, 68 to 169 fathoms; holotype, Cat. No. 9748, ). Diagnosis.—No median spines. Carapace granulate. Rostrum bidentate. Spine on fifth abdominal segment. Chelipeds slender. Description.—Allied to C. 7'ohustm;
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SPIDER CRABS OF AMERICA 117 Range.—South of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to off Cape Hatteras, North CaroUna. Depth 49 to 373 fathoms. Material examined.—See table, page 116. COLLODES LEPTOCHELES Rathbun Plate 38, figs. 5 and 6 Collodes leptocheles Rathbun, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, 1894, p. 53 (type-locality. Gulf of Mexico, 68 to 169 fathoms; holotype, Cat. No. 9748, ). Diagnosis.—No median spines. Carapace granulate. Rostrum bidentate. Spine on fifth abdominal segment. Chelipeds slender. Description.—Allied to C. 7'ohustm; surface granulate, without median spines. Rostrum divided by a V-shaped notch into two acute teeth shorter than in rolustus, their outer margin convex Interantennular spine rather slender, extending a little beyond the rostrum. Postorbital tooth long, exceeding the eyes, and pointing directly Fig. 42.—Collodes leptocheles, male (9748). o. Abdomen, X b. Rostrum, X c. Left CHELA, X Abdomen of male broader than in robustus, constricted at fifth segment, which bears a long spine directed downward and backward; a sharp median tubercle on first segment; tips of first pair of append- ages more slender than in rohustus. A small spine is present on the fifth segment in the female. Inner margin of basal article of antenna very prominent, cut into three coarse spiniform teeth; outer margin also dentate with four or five teeth including the one at the extremity. Chelipeds weak in both sexes and about as long as carapace; hand slender, fingers as long as palm and very narrowly gaping in their basal portion. First and second pairs of legs nearly equal in length, second often exceeding first, about twice as long as carapace; dactylus of last two pairs longer than propodus. Color,—In alcohol, a pale ecru. 5487—25t 10. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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