5. Petrolisthes boscii (Audouin, 1826)

(Fig. 5)

Porcellana boscii Audouin, 1826: 89 .

Petrolisthes boscii .— Sarojini & Nagabhushanam 1968: 153, pl. 1, fig. 3.— Lewinsohn 1969: 132, figs. 27a–e.— Johnson 1970: 13.— Nakasone & Miyake 1971: 8.— Ahmed & Mustaquim 1974: 174.— Hogarth 1988: 1101.— Tirmizi et al. 1989: 10, figs. 5A–H, 6.— Haig 1992: 312, figs. 8A–C.— Yang & Sun 1992: 197, figs. 2A–C, 3A–E.— Yang & Naiyanetr 1997: 5.— Komai, 2000: 364.

Material examined. 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ (SMNS ZIa 3363), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, leg. Klunzinger, 1883; 1 ɗ, 5 Ψ (SMF 4654), Red Sea; 3 ɗ, 6 Ψ (1 ov) (SMF 9741), Red Sea, leg. Kossmann; 1 ɗ (ZMB 2847), Red Sea; 1 Ψ (ZMB 5948), Red Sea; 1Ψ (ZMB 19478b), Red Sea, Sinai coast; 5 ɗ, 5 Ψ (ZMB 19989), Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, Tor; 3 ɗ, 3 Ψ (ZMB 22981a), Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, Tor; 7 ɗ, 5 Ψ (3 ov) (ZSM 146/1), Red Sea, Pola- Exp., 1897; 9 ɗ, 27 Ψ (23 ov) (ZSM 146/6), southern Red Sea, Kamaran, 31 Oct. 1897.

Measurements. Largest ɗ 7.7 x 7.5 mm; largest Ψ 9.1 x 9.3 mm.

Distribution. Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, and eastwards to Japan and Australia.