Arcania novemspinosa (Lichtenstein, 1816)

Iphis novemspinosa — White 1847: 51; Adams & White 1849: 56, pl. 13, fig. 1.

Arcania novemspinosa — Estampador 1937: 513; Tan 1996: 1022, 1027, figs. 2p–r; Galil 2001a: 190, figs. 2f, 6c.

Material examined. Off Aurora Province, eastern Luzon, Philippines: 1 3 (CL 17.3 mm) (NMCR), CP 2710, 15º16.64’N 121º32.76’E, 216 m, 28 May 2007; 1 3 (CL 23.5. 3 mm) (ZRC 2009.0266), CP 2746, 15º56.63’N 121º44.85’E, 220 m, 2 June 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 18.4 mm) (ZRC 2009.0267), stn. CP 2763, 15º51.04’N 121º51.04’E, 44 m, 4 June 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 24.8 mm) (MNHN-B31899), stn. CP 2764, 15º49.82’N 121º36.08’E, 45 m, 4 June 2007.

Distribution. Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Taiwan Straits, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia (Galil 2001a).