. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 148 BULLETIN 129, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM EPIALTUS BITUBERCULATUS Milne Edwards Plate 45, figs. 3 and 4 Epialtus bituberculatus Milne Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., vol. 1, 1834, p. 345, pi. 15, fig. 11 (type-locality, Chile; type in Paris Mus.).âGibbes, Proc. Amer. Assoc, Adv. Sci., 3rd meeting, 1850, p. 173 [9].âA. Milne Edwards, Crust. R6g. Mex., 1878, p. 139 (part), pi. 27, figs. 1-ld, 2-2e, 3-3c.âRathbun (part), Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, 1894, p. 67; Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 20, for 1900, pt. 2 (1901), p. 60; Harriman Alask
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 148 BULLETIN 129, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM EPIALTUS BITUBERCULATUS Milne Edwards Plate 45, figs. 3 and 4 Epialtus bituberculatus Milne Edwards, Hist. Nat. Crust., vol. 1, 1834, p. 345, pi. 15, fig. 11 (type-locality, Chile; type in Paris Mus.).âGibbes, Proc. Amer. Assoc, Adv. Sci., 3rd meeting, 1850, p. 173 [9].âA. Milne Edwards, Crust. R6g. Mex., 1878, p. 139 (part), pi. 27, figs. 1-ld, 2-2e, 3-3c.âRathbun (part), Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, 1894, p. 67; Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 20, for 1900, pt. 2 (1901), p. 60; Harriman Alaska Exped., vol. 10, 1904, p. 173. Epialtus affinis Stimpson, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, vol. 7, 1859, p. 49 (type-locality, Indian River, Florida; type not extant); Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 2, 1871, p. 128. Diagnosis.âRostrum simple. Lateral margin with a very shallow sinus between the lobes. Preorbital angles obscure. Hand high. Description.âCarapace subpentagonal; two tubercles on gastric region; two lateral k)bes, one hepatic, the other branchial; carapace widest across the branchial lobes; anterior margin of hepatic lobes oblique. Preorbital angles scarcely marked; postor- bital teeth minute. Rostrum triangular, extremity simple, obtuse. (Fig. 53, a, h.) Chelipeds of adult male strong. Inner margin of merus and carpus laminate; two crests on outer surface of carpus. Palm very high at distal end, compressed, upper edge acute. Dactylus with a very large tooth in the gape of the fingers. Legs slen- FiG. BITUBERCULATUS, dcr, a tuf t of hairs ou lowcT bordcr of pcnul- M ALE (24849), MAXILLIPED, X 16 ,⢠, , â i â n timate article, occasionally occupying a slight prominence. Body and appendages covered with a coat of short, brown pubescence. Fourth and fifth abdominal somites united in male, fourth, fifth and sixth in female. Measurements.âMale (19944), length of carapace , width mm. Range.âFrom Indian River, Florida, to Desterro, Brazil; Ch
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