Cyrtomaia coriolisi Richer

Forges, Bertrand Richer De & Ng, Peter K. L., 2008, New records of deep­sea spider crabs of the genus Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886, from the Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae), Zootaxa 1861, pp. 17-28 : 20

Cyrtomaia coriolisi Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1988

Cyrtomaia coriolisi Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1988: 40, fig. 1, pl. I, a–c. – Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007: 56. – Ng et al. 2008: 110.

Material examined. New Caledonia: NORFOLK 1, stn. CP 1661, 23°38.0’S – 167°41.9’E, 468 m, 20 June 2001: 1 female (broken, 40.2 x 46.6 mm) (MNHN­B30732). – NORFOLK 2, stn. DW 2088, 24°57.48’S – 168°21.70’E, 627 m, 28 October 2003: 3 males (48.6 x 50.1 mm, 52.9 x 53.6 mm, 45.5 x 50.3 mm) ( ZRC 2008.0748). – Fiji: Lau Ridge, BORDAU 1, stn. CP 1400, 16°28.22’S – 179°50.66’W, 1004–1012 m, 25 February 1999: 1 ovigerous female (50.7 x 55.5 mm), 1 juvenile (25.0 x 25.9 mm) (MNHN­B30731, B30730).

Remarks. This species was originally described from the Chesterfield Island, but some specimens were also collected from the Norfolk Ridge seamounts. The present record from Fiji extends its range to the east.