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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 95<br />
Habitat: coral sand, sand-grass, rocky, and sticky mud bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Rathbun (1930) noted the resemblance between this species and<br />
H. sinaloensis, a rare species from the west coast of Mexico. Abele (1970) provided<br />
the first Gulf records and noted a close resemblance to H. paulensis. Abele<br />
(1970) states that Fenner Chace, Jr., of the U.S.N.M. compared the Floridian<br />
specimens with the Puerto Rico holotj-pe and noted the differences between<br />
them. The paucity of specimens of these three similar forms only permits a<br />
tentative designation of this crab; until further material and revision is available,<br />
this list follows the nomenclature of Abele (1970, p. 78).<br />
Leptodius A. Milne Edwards, 1863<br />
Leptodius agassizzi A. Milne Edwards, 1880.<br />
Transferred to a new genus by Guinot (1968a), see Pseudomedaeus agassizii.<br />
Leptodius floridanus (Gibbes, 1850).<br />
Transferred to a new genus by Guinot (1968a), see Cataleptodius floridanus.<br />
Leptodius parvulus (Fabricius, 1793) (Entom. Syst. Auct. et emend., vol. 2, p.<br />
451) novo comb. Rathbun, 1930 (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 152:305) V ^^'^^'''"'•^ a-<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 303, pi. 141, figs. 1-3; Rathbun, 1933, p. 38, fig. 30. '<br />
Range: Bermuda; Bahamas; Florida Keys; Jamaica; Haiti; Puerto Rico; Barbados;<br />
Curagao; Fernando deNoronha, Brazil.<br />
Habitat: shallow water, near shore; under rocks; in tide pools.<br />
Remarks: Fausto Filho (1974) provided notes on color and habitat of Brazilian<br />
specimens.<br />
Lobopilumnus A. Milne Edwards, 1880<br />
Lobopilumnus agas.'sisii (Stimpson, 1871) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 142)<br />
Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 441, pi. 34, fig. 3; Rathbun, 1930, p. 526, pi. 211, figs. 1-5;<br />
Williams, 1965, p. 181, figs. 157G, 163.<br />
Range: Bermuda; North Carolina; Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas; west and<br />
northwest coasts of Florida; north of Yucatan; north coast of Cuba; Trinidad.<br />
Depth: low tide mark to 51 m (to 28 fm).<br />
Habitat: sand, gravel, rock, coral, and broken shell substrates; under stones<br />
and dead corals; in sponges.<br />
Remarks: Four environmental forms of this highly variable crab were recognized<br />
by Rathbun (1930): L. a. typica, L. a. bermudensis, L. a. pulchella, and<br />
L. a. trinidadensis. The distributions of the various forms overlap to some extent.<br />
Verrill (1908) described this species in Bermiida. Reported from the northeast<br />
Gulf by Chace (1956) and listed from northwest Florida by Abele (1970).<br />
Ovigerous females are known from Florida and Cuba during February to July<br />
(Williams, 1965). Pearse (1934) noted the presence of this crab inside the<br />
loggerhead sponge, Spheciospongia vesparia.