Apanthura pariensis Negoescu, 1997

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Apanthura pariensis Negoescu, 1997 Figure 1

Apanthura pariensis Negoescu, 1997: 186-194, figs 6-10.

Materials examined.

43 females, 2 males, UKMMZ-1585, Pangkor Laut, Pulau Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia, 4°11'22.32"N; 100°32'50.22"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 15 April 2014, coral rubble, ~3 m; 9 females, UKMMZ-1586, Pantai Kok, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, 6°21'56.05"N; 99°40'31.13"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 4 November 2013, intertidal; 8 females, 2 males, UKMMZ-1587, Pantai Kok, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, 6°21'56.05"N; 99°40'31.13"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 8 March 2015, intertidal.

Distribution.

Pari Island, Java Sea, Indonesia (type locality); Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia; Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia.

Molecular data.

A 726 base pairs of COI sequence (GenBank: MF680510) was acquired from one individual of A. pariensis . No insertion or deletion in the sequence alignment.

Remarks.

Negoescu (1997) described in detail the female and manca materials. Fortunately, the male specimen were collected for the first time in the present study. The materials were found particularly from the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia. This is the first record of such species from this country.