6. Petrolisthes carinipes (Heller, 1861)

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Porcellana carinipes Heller, 1861: 257, pl. 2, fig. 5.

Petrolisthes carinipes .— Lewinsohn 1974: 249, figs. 1–6, 7–13, 14–19.— Haig 1983: 282; 1987: 12.— Yang & Xu 1994: 114, figs. 2A–E.— Hsieh et al. 1998: 301, figs. 14B, 15A–I.— Komai 2000: 364. Not Petrolisthes carinipes .— Lewinsohn 1969: 144.

Material examined. 1 ɗ, 4 Ψ (ov) (SMNS ZIa 3365), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, leg. Klunzinger, 1883; 3 ɗ, 10 Ψ (2 ov), 3 juv. (severely damaged) (SMNS ZIa 3374), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, leg. Klunzinger, 1884.

Measurements. Largest ɗ 4.9 x 4.6 mm; largest Ψ 6.4 x 6.4 mm.

Remarks. The animals described and depicted by Lewinsohn (1969) as P. carinipes correspond to P. m i l i - taris (Heller), a similar species, which had not been previously reported for the Red Sea. Lewinsohn (1974) corrected this error and provided a new detailed description of P. carinipes .

Distribution. Western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea. In the western Pacific from the Ryukyu, Ogasawara, and Mariana Islands.