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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 35<br />
Williams, 1965, p. 159, fig. 141; Guinot, 1966, p. 748, figs. 3, 15, 17, 27, 31, 34, 35;<br />
Pequegnat, 1970, p. 178.<br />
Range: North Carolina (rare); Florida Kej^s and Dry Tortugas; south and<br />
west coasts of Florida; eastern portions of the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Depth: 66 to 183 m (36 to 100 fm), but more common at the shallower end<br />
of its bathymetric range.<br />
Remarks: Listed from the Gulf of Mexico by Chace (1956) for the R/V<br />
Oreeon collections.<br />
Family LEUCOSIIDAE Samouelle, 1819<br />
Subfamily EBALIINAE Stimpson, 1871<br />
EftoZia Leach, 1817<br />
Ebalia cariosa (Stimpson, 1860) (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 7: 238)<br />
Rathbun, 1937, p. 125, pi. 35, figs. 6-7; Williams, 1965, p. 147, fig. 122.<br />
Range: North Carolina; southeast Florida; Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas;<br />
west and northwest coasts of Florida; Jamaica; northeastern South America to<br />
Sao Paulo, Brazil.<br />
Depth: low tide mark to 131 m (to 72 fm).<br />
Habitat: from coral, rock, sand, and broken shell substi-ates.<br />
Remarks: Florida listings include Wass (1955), Tabb & Manning (1961),<br />
Rouse (1970), Abele (1970), Lyons e^ «/. (1971), and Menzel (1971). Williams<br />
(1965) reports ovigerous females from North Carolina throughout the summer<br />
and he notes the death-feigning behavior of this crab when it is captured. The<br />
crab resembles pebbles and shell pieces with which it is associated. Listed from<br />
Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972).<br />
Ebalia stimpsoni A. Milne Edwards, 1880 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 22)<br />
Rathbun, 1933, p. 100, fig. 96; Rathbun, 1937, p. 124, text-fig. 33, pi. 35, figs. 1-3,<br />
pi. 37, figs. 1-3; Williams, McCloskey & Gray, 1968, p. 46.<br />
Range: off North Carolina; Bahamas; Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas; west<br />
coast of Florida; Puerto Rico; Barbados; Maranhao to Bahia, Brazil.<br />
Depth: 7 to 183 m (4to 100fm).<br />
Habitat: sand, shell, and coral bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Listed from Florida by Hulings (1961) and Abele (1970). Williams,<br />
McCloskey and Gray (1968) reported an ovigerous female from off North Carolina<br />
in May. Listed from Brazil by Rodrigues da Costa (1968a) and by Coelho<br />
and Ramos (1972).<br />
Lilhadia Bell, 1855<br />
Lithadia cadaverosa Stimpson, 1871 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 159)<br />
Rathbun, 1937, p. 137, pi. 38, figs. 3-6.<br />
Range: Bahamas; northwest coast of Florida and northeast portion of Gulf.