. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SPIDER CRABS OF AMERICA 423 teeth; tips widely spooned. Ambulatory legs somewhat spinous and covered with a brush-like coating of stout and slender setae. Color.—Olive green, sage green, or bluish green; tips of fingers and legs white. "Back pale olive green, growing darker forward; claws and under part of body rich uniform olive green. Tips of pincers whitish. Raised places on back darker than the depressions. Legs covered with whitish mud, hairs ; (Henderson). Measurements.—Male (15208), entire length 23, width
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SPIDER CRABS OF AMERICA 423 teeth; tips widely spooned. Ambulatory legs somewhat spinous and covered with a brush-like coating of stout and slender setae. Color.—Olive green, sage green, or bluish green; tips of fingers and legs white. "Back pale olive green, growing darker forward; claws and under part of body rich uniform olive green. Tips of pincers whitish. Raised places on back darker than the depressions. Legs covered with whitish mud, hairs ; (Henderson). Measurements.—Male (15208), entire length 23, width mm. Habitat.—On sand, shell, grass and mud bottom. Abundant on coral reefs. Under stones at low tide. Range.—Bahamas and Miami, Florida, to the Abrolhos Islands, Brazil; to a depth of 30 fathoms. Material examined.— Bahamas; 1859; Dr. H. Bryant; 1 ovigerous female (53069), received from Boston Society of Natural History. Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas; E. A. Andrews; 2 males (20709). Abaco Island, Bahamas; 1886; Albatross; 1 male '(^mith^kacul^us) (16304). SCULPTU3, MALE New Providence Island, Bahamas; 1886; Alba- tenn^L article, x'^s trass; 7 males, 4 females (16310). Nassau, Bahamas; 1886; Albatross; 1 young (11412). Miami, Florida; G. M. Gray; 1 male (42133). Cape Florida, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 4 males, 5 females, 2 young (13892). Biscayne Bay, Florida; 1901; J. E. Benedict; 6 specimens (25565). Ragged Key, Florida; on coral reef; May, 1913; J. B. Henderson; 1 male, 1 female (46047). Key Largo, Florida; 1 fathom; grass; ; 1 male (14050). Rodriguez Creek, Florida; 1884; Edward Palmer; 2 males, 1 female (13900). Indian Key, Florida; H. Hemphill; 10 males, 3 females, 1 young (14058). Key Vaccas, Florida; on banks, low tide; H. Hemphill; 1 male (15087). Knights Key, Florida; H. Hemphill; 8 males, 2 females (15085). Off Sombrero, Florida; April 2; Wilham Stimpson; 1 male, 3 females (young) (1987, M. C. Z.); " M. coroiiatus" (A. Milne Ed- wards) .
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