Podocatactes foresti (Guinot, 1989) Tavares & Cleva & Contents, 2010

Tavares, Marcos & Cleva, Régis, 2010, Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 50 (9), pp. 97-157 : 118

Podocatactes foresti (Guinot, 1989) comb. nov.

( Figures 8 A-C)

Trachycarcinus foresti .Guinot,.1989:369,.figs. 10A-C,. 11A-C,.pl. V,.A-C.

Material examined:. Indonesia:. CORINDON. 2,. Makassar. Strait ,. stn 276,. 01°54.6’S- 119°13.8’E,. 450- 395 m,. 08 Nov 1980,. holotype,. ♂.25.4 x 25.8 mm. ( MNHN-B11576 ) ;. KARUBAR,. Tanimbar. Island,. Baruna Jaya 1,. stn CP 59,. 08°20’S- 132°11’E,. 405- 399 m,. 31 Oct 1991,. 1 ♀. 19.5 x 20.5 mm. ( MNHN-B28767 ) ;. ibidem,. stn CP 69,. 08°42’S- 131°53’E,. 356-368 m,. 02 Nov 1991,. 3 ♀♀. 23.5 x 23.7 mm. (ovigerous),. 25.0 x 25.0 mm,. 29.5 x 28.2 mm.(right.epibranchial.tooth. blunted),. 2 ♂♂. 15.5 x 16.5. and. 26.0 x 26.0 mm. (MNHN- B28768);. ibidem,. stn CP 70,. 08°41’S- 131°47’E,. 413- 410 m,. 02 Nov 1991,. 1 ♀. 17.5 x 19.0 mm. ( MNHN-B28769 ) .

Description of the female:.Females.and.males.resemble. each.other.in.the.ornamentation.and.proportions.of. the.carapace.and.pereipods..Otherwise,.female.chelipeds.equal,.closely.resembling.the.small.male.cheliped.. Abdomen.of.six.free.segments.and.telson..Abdomen. sparsely.covered.with.fine,.short,.setae;.segments.1-2. with. few,. sparse,. rounded. tubercles,. remaining. segments.smooth..Abdominal.segment.6.longest,.about. twice. as. long. as. segment. 5,. its. anterolateral. angles. only.slightly.protruded,.not.swollen.dorsally..Abdominal. locking. system. not. functional,. thoracic. sternal. tubercle.distinct.in.young.females.(19.5 x 20.5 mm),. vestigial.or.absent.in.larger.females..Vulvae.large,.subcircular,.operculate.in.young.females,.placed.near.sternal.median.line,.far.from.lateral.border.of.sternite.6,. close.to.sternal.suture.5/6.

Type locality:. Indonesia,. Makassar. Strait,. 01°54.6’S- 119°13.8’E,.between.395.and.450.meters.depth .

Remarks:.This. species. was. hitherto. known. only. from. the. male. holotype ..The. discovery. of. seven. additional. specimens,. including. five. females,. has. permitted. additional. taxonomic. details. to. be. added. herein. to. the. original.description..Small.specimens.(such.as.the.male. 15.5 x 16.5 mm.and.the.females.17.5 x 19.0 mm.and. 19.5 x 20.5 mm). have. longer. and. more. slender. and. acute.supraorbital.spines.as.well.as.more.acute.tubercles. on. the. dorsal. surface. of. the. carapace.(figure 8C).. All. Podocatactes .species.share.the.presence.of.a.boss.right.behind.the.inner.supraorbital.tooth.(absent.in.both. Peltarion .and. Sphaeropeltarion ;.vestigial.in. Pteropeltarion ;.well. distinct.in. Trichopeltarion .as.well)..That.boss.is.already. well.recognizable.in.youths.of. Podocatactes foresti . .Some. males.of. Podocatactes foresti .can.be.much.more.heterochelous. than.other.males. of.about. the. same. size. (figure 8A-B),.as.illustrated.by.the.male.MNHN-B.28768. (26.0 x 26.0).and.the.male. holotype.(25.4 x 25.8)..The. females.carry.few.and.large.eggs.of.about. 1.2 mm.

Distribution:. Indonesia,. Makassar.Strait.and.Tanimbar. Island,.between.356.and.450.meters.depth.

Figures

FIGURE 8:. A-C, Podocatactes foresti. (Guinot,. 1989). comb. nov.. A, Holotype. male. 25.4 x 25.8 mm. (MNHN-B11576).. B, male. 26.0 x 26.0 mm. (MNHN-B28768).. C, Male. 15.5 x 16.5 mm.(MNHN-B.28768).. D, Podocatactes delli.(Guinot,.1989). comb. nov.,. holotype.male.23.0 x 28.0 mm.(MNHN-B11574).