Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878

Ahyong, Shane T. & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2004, Polychelid Lobsters Of Taiwan (Decapoda: Polychelidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 171-182 : 171-173

Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878

( Figs. 1 A-C, 4A)

Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878: 278 [type locality: Moluccas, Indonesia, 4º33’N, 127º06’E]; Galil, 2000: 291 (key), 301-305, Fig. 7; Ahyong & Brown, 2002: 54-56, 75, Figs. 1 A-B.

Pentacheles gracilis Bate, 1878: 279 [type locality: off Fiji, 19º07.50’S, 178º19.35’E].

Polycheles granulatus Faxon, 1893: 197 [type locality: off Panama, 4º03’N, 81º31’E].

Pentacheles beaumontii Alcock, 1894: 236 [type locality: off Colombo , Sri Lanka].

Polycheles dubius Bouvier, 1905a: 480 [type locality: off the Azores, 44º04’N, 9º81’W].

Polycheles eryoniformis Bouvier, 1905b: 644 [type locality: Madeira].

Material examined. – NE Taiwan: 1 female (cl. 16.9 mm), ( NTOU), 24 28.99’N, 122 12.79’E, 500-1183 m , TAIWAN 2003 CD210, 1 Jun.2003; 1 female (cl. 22.5 mm), ( NTOU), 24 28.59’N, 122 12.66’E, 490-1027 m , TAIWAN 2003 CD 214, 27 Aug.2003. SW Taiwan: 1 female (cl. 27.0 mm), ( NTOU), 22º14.8’N, 120º02.8’E, 880-1070 m , TAIWAN 2000 CP23, 29 Jul.2000; 1 damaged specimen (cl. 22.1 mm), ( NTOU), 22 16.56’N, 120 06.11’E, 736-1040 m , TAIWAN 2001 CD134, 22 Nov.2001; 1 male (cl. 35.8 mm), 1 female (cl. 35.6 mm), ( NTOU), 22º12.04’N, 119º59.96’E, 1110- 985 m , TAIWAN 2001 CD141, 24 Nov.2001 .

Remarks. – The Taiwanese specimens agree well with published accounts ( Galil, 2000; Ahyong & Brown, 2002). The inner and outer orbital margins are each armed with a single spine and the lateral margins of the carapace are armed as follows: 7-10:3:14-15.

Distribution. – Worldwide, from the Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Western and Eastern Atlantic, at depths between 347 and 2505 m. A new record for Taiwan.