Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900

Mclay, Colin L. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2005, On a collection of Dromiidae and Dynomenidae from the Philippines, with description of a new species of Hirsutodynomene McLay, 1999 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 1029 (1), pp. 1-30 : 20

Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900

Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900: 133 .—Sakai 1965: 12, pl. 6: fig. 2.— Sakai 1976: 29, pl. 6: fig. 3.— Serène & Vadon 1981: 121.— McLay 1999: 494, figs. 3c, d, 8d, e, 11, 12e, f, 14c, 17d, 21a–g.

Maxillothrix actaeiformis Stebbing, 1921: 457 , pl. 14.

Material. 1 male, 18.6 x 16.4 mm, 1 female, 15.8 x 14.5 mm, Balicasag Island , Panglao, Bohol, Visayas, Philippines, in tangle nets, 200–300 m, coll. local shell fishermen, Dec 2000, ZRC 2001.359 .

Remarks. The carapace of D. pilumnoides is densely tomentose with two kinds of setae: short setae bent at right angles obscuring the carapace surface and 15 to 17 clumps of longer setae. McLay (2001a: 810) provided a key to identify the seven species of Dynomene .

Distribution. The geographic distribution of Dynomene pilumnoides includes localities in the Indian Ocean, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands as well as several Pacific islands as far east as Hawaii. It was previously reported from the Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, by McLay (1999). The depth range is 18–400 m, with most records from 100– 300 m.