Podocatactes delli (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 : 117-118

Podocatactes delli (Guinot, 1989) comb. nov.

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Trachycarcinus delli . Guinot,. 1989:365,. figs. 7A-B,. 12A-C,.pl. IV,.A-F.

Material examined:. Philippines,. MUSORSTOM. II:. stn CP 49,. 13°38.4’N- 121°44.1’E,. 416-425 m,. 26 Nov 1980:. holotype,. ♂. 23.0 x 28.0 mm. ( MNHN-B 11574),. 2 ♀♀. paratypes. 15.5 x 20.0. &. 17.5 x 21.0 mm. ( MNHN-B 12792);. stn CP 36,. 13°31.4’N- 121°23.9’E,. 569-595 m,. 24 Nov 1980,. 1 ♂.14.5 x 17.5 mm.( MNHN-B 16942);.stn CP 44,. 13°23.2’N- 122°20.7’E,. 760-820 m,. 26 Nov 1980,.2. juveniles.10.5 x 11.5.&.10.8 x 11.2 mm.(MNHN- B11575). (Guinot. det.. Trachycarcinus . aff.. delli );. stn CP 46,. 13°25.7’N- 122°17.0’E,. 445-520 m,. 26 Nov 1980,. 1 ♀.24.5 x 28.0 mm.( MNHN-B 11577);. Philippines,. MUSORSTOM. 3,. stn CP 122,. 12°20’N- 121°42’E,. 673-675 m,. 04 Jun 1985,. 1 ♀. 26.6 x 32.0 mm.( MNHN-B 16651).

Type locality:. Philippines,. 13°38.4’N- 121°44.1’E,. 416-425 m.

Remarks: Podocatactes delli .can.be.easily.distinguished. from.both. P. foresti .and. P. hamifer .by.its.remarkably. longer.P5.meri,.whose.distal.end.reach.to.about.the. half. length. of. second. epibranchial. tooth.. Although. young,. the. two. males. MNHN-B11575. referred. by. Guinot. (1989:368). as. to. “ Trachycarcinus . aff.. delli . sp. nov.”. show. the. same. characteristic. P5. merus.. Young. individuals. of. Podocatactes delli . have. much. less.ornamented.carapace.(versus.heavily.ornamented. carapace.in.adults),.longer.and.acuter.central.rostral. tooth. (versus. comparatively. shorter. and. less. acute. central. rostral. tooth. in. adults);. and. P2-P5. meri. with.tiny.spinules.(versus.strong.and.acute.spines.in. adults).

Distribution:.This.species.is.hitherto.known.only.from. the. Philippines,.between.416.and.820.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).