Raylilia coniculifera Galil, 2001

Galil, Bella S. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2015, Leucosiid crabs from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 4027 (4), pp. 451-486 : 460

Raylilia coniculifera Galil, 2001

( Fig. 4 C)

Material examined. 1 ovigerous female (10.5 mm) ( ZRC 2014.0169), stn PD45, Rempi Area, west Barag I., 05°01.2'S 145°47.9'E, 5–10 m, 22– 23.11.2012; 1 ovigerous female (10.3 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-8853), stn PD48, Wonad I., 05°08.2'S 145°49.4'E, 10–20 m, 26.11.2012.

Colour in life. Dorsal surface of carapace grayish pink, posterior tubercles white; cheliped merus with brown band medially ( Fig. 4 C).

Geographical distribution. Indonesia, Vanuatu ( Galil & Ng 2010), New Caledonia ( Galil 2001c). New record for Papua New Guinea.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Colours in life. A, Nursilia dentata, male (7.2 mm) (ZRC 2014.0165), stn PD 75; B, Parilia major, immature male (35.1 mm) (MNHN-IU- 2013 - 1044), stn CP 3968; C, Raylilia coniculifera, ovigerous female (10.5 mm) (ZRC 2014.0169), stn PD 45; D, Raylilia uenoi, young female (10.4 mm) (MNHN-IU- 2013 - 117), stn PR 07; E, Ryphila bertrandi sp. nov., paratype ovigerous female (12.5 mm) (MNHN-IU- 2013 - 12750), stn PD 68; F, Tanaoa kuka sp. nov., holotype male (33.0 mm) (MNHN- IU- 2013 - 7963), stn CP 3984.