Scandarma raymondi Ng, 2013

Scandarma raymondi Ng, 2013, p. 289, figs 1–3 [type locality: Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia].

Material examined

Holotype. ZRC 2013.0614, male 11.9 × 12.9 mm, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, coll. R. Goh, 1 November 1990.

Diagnosis

Carapace squarish, external orbital angle triangular, lateral margins with 2 small crenulations; 2 pairs of postfrontal lobes present, lateral lobes slightly exceeding mesial lobes anteriorly; anterior margins of all lobes far from frontal margin in dorsal view. Palm of male chela swollen; outer surface granulated, granules smaller on lower part, with small median protuberance on proximal part of sloping smooth area around bases of fingers; upper surface with 1 straight, longitudinally traversing, not densely packed row of relatively small granules, and with a few short, oblique rows on inner side. Immovable finger almost straight, gradually tapering towards tip, occlusal margin lacking marked proximal elevation, lined with small teeth and 1 large tooth over proximal third, followed distally by similar combination of small teeth and 1 large tooth, 1 large subdistal tooth. Movable finger curved, occlusal margin lined with 2 proximal large teeth, followed distally by small teeth, and 1 subdistal tooth; inner side of upper margin sparsely lined with acute granules, granules indistinct distally; subdistal tooth of movable finger fitting between 2 subdistal teeth of immovable finger when closed. Male pleonal somite 3 widest, somite 4 abruptly narrowed distally, lateral margins of somites 3–5 clearly concave. G1 short, almost straight, stout, narrowed medially, distal end with relatively narrow, anterolaterally directed corneous process.

Colouration

In preservative: carapace yellowish-brown, chelipeds yellow just after preservation in alcohol (Ng 2013, p. 293).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality, Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (Ng 2013).

Remarks

See Ng (2013, p. 293) and ‘Remarks’ for Scandarma splendidum .

Ecological note

The only known specimen was collected from inside a mixed forest in a town centre near a river less than 2 km from the sea (Ng 2013).