Euxanthus exsculptus ( Herbst, 1790 )

Mendoza, Jose Christopher E. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2010, The Euxanthine Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) Of The Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58 (1), pp. 57-74 : 62

Euxanthus exsculptus ( Herbst, 1790)

Atergatis melissa – White, 1847: 14.

Euxanthus punctatus – Ward, 1941: 2.

Euxanthus exsculptus – Guinot-Dumortier, 1960: 170.

Material examined. – 3 males, 60.2 × 37.6 mm to 62.1 × 38.9 mm, 4 females, 40.7 × 25.9 mm to 70.2 × 44.9 mm (NMCR-452), San Julian, Samar, coll. J. Hang, Nov.1958 ; 1 female, 50.0 × 32.3 mm

(NMCR-453), Calatagan, Batangas, coll. G. Alcasid & G. Edaño ,

17-20 Nov.1958; 5 males, 39.5 × 25.4 mm to 54.3 × 34.2 mm, 3 females, 37.6 × 24.2 mm to 40.7 × 26.4 mm (NMCR-568), Barrio Rizal, Gubat , Sorsogon, coll. B. Reyes , 4 May 1959; 1 female, 39.8 × 26.0 mm (NMCR-963), Lubang Is. , coll. E.A. Engao , 13-17 May 1961; 1 male, 44.4 × 28.7 mm ( ZRC 1970.1.7.9), Puerto Galera, Mindoro , coll. R. Serène , 15 Feb.1966; 1 female, 51.4 × 34.2 mm ( ZRC 1973.10.30.37), Puerto Galera, Mindoro , Philippines, coll. V. P. Marula , 22 Jun.1971; 3 males, 37.5 × 24.2 mm to 55.4 × 35.7 mm, 1 ovig. female, 50.5 × 32.5 mm (NMCR-1714), littoral zone at low tide, under rocks, corals & near sargasum, Palo Bandera, Calatagan , Batangas, coll. P.C. Gonzales et al., 16 Dec.1971; 3 males, 45.6 × 29.5 mm to 58.6 × 37.0 mm, 1 female, 54.3 × 35.2 mm (NMCR-4642), Casing, Silom, Magdiwang , Sibuyan Is., coll. P.C. Gonzales et al, Mar.1972; 1 juv. male, 12.5 × 8.5 mm (NMCR- 8910), dead coral, 4 m, Bugtung Bato, Ibajay , Aklan, coll. M. R. Manuel , Aug.1986; 1 male, 27.0 × 17.1 mm ( ZRC 2008.1375 ), rocky/sandy intertidal, with coral rubble and patches of seagrass, near lighthouse, 18°24.029'N 122°07.580'E, Barangay Racat, Santa Ana , Cagayan, coll. J. C. E. Mendoza & T. Naruse , 22 Apr.2007.

Remarks. – This species is common in rocky intertidal areas, and is easily one of the most commonly encountered species in the Philippines. Euxanthus exsculptus is known to occur throughout most of the Indo-West Pacific, from the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean to the Tuamotu Archipelago in the southwestern Pacific ( Guinot-Dumortier, 1960).