Caridina endehensis De Man, 1892

Shokita, Yixiong Cai Shigemitsu, 2006, Report On A Collection Of Freshwater Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) From The Philippines, With Descriptions Of Four New Species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (2), pp. 245-270 : 248

Caridina endehensis De Man, 1892

Caridina brevicarpalis var. endehensis De Man, 1892: 399 , Pl. 24 Fig. 30e [type locality: Nuawari, near Ende, Flores, Indonesia]; Bouvier, 1925: 34; Roux, 1928: 218; Blanco, 1935: 34, Pl. 2 Fig. 25; Chace, 1997: 8, Fig. 3 .

Caridina brevicarpalis – Holthuis, 1978: 38.

Material examined. – 10 males, cl 2.0- 3.2 mm, 12 females, cl 5.1- 7.0 mm, 6 ovig. females, cl 5.8-7.8 mm, Alag River , Mindoro Island, Philippines, 15 Aug.1985 ; 3 males, cl 3.4-4.8 mm, 1 ovig. females, cl 6.8 mm, Caboroan , Luzon Island, Philippines, 15 Jul.1985 ; 5 males, cl 4.1-4.7 mm, 3 females, cl 4.3-5.7 mm, 8 ovig. females, cl 6.5-6.8 mm, Bongabong River , Mindoro Island, Philippines, 14 Aug.1985 ; 3 males, cl 3.7-3.9 mm, 1 female, cl 4.6 mm, 2 ovig. females, cl 5.2-5.7 mm, San Francisco River , Surigao , Del Nork, Mindanao, Philippines, 25 Jul.1985 .

Remarks. – See remarks under the previous species. Holthuis (1978) reported Caridina brevicarpalis from Sumba. According to his description, his specimens “can unhesitatingly be brought to ssp. endehensis ...” Caridina endehensis has previously been reported from Philippines by Blanco (1935) and Chace (1997).

Distribution. – Philippines, Indonesia.

Figures

Fig. 3. Caridina buhi, new species, ovig. female, cl 4.0 mm, holotype, NSMT, Binahugan River, Buhi, Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines: A, cephalothorax and cephalic appendages, lateral view; B, telson; C, distal portion of telson; D, first pereiopod; E, second pereiopod; F, third pereiopod; G, dactylus of third pereiopod; H, fifth pereiopod; I, dactylus of fifth pereiopod; J, preanal carina; K, uropodal diaeresis. Scale bars: A = 1 mm, B, D-F, H, J = 0.5 mm; C, G, I, K = 0.2 mm.