Trichopeltarion intesi (Crosnier, 1981)

Tavares, Marcos & Cleva, Régis, 2010, Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 50 (9), pp. 97-157 : 136

Trichopeltarion intesi (Crosnier, 1981)

Trachycarcinus intesi .Crosnier,.1981:303. Trachycarcinus intesi .–.Salva.&.Feldmann,.2001:29. Trichopeltarion intesi . –. Tavares. &. Melo,. 2005:240;.

Ng. et al.,.2008:52.

Material examined:. Ivory. Coast,.off.coast.of.Cape.Palmas,.RV.“Capricorne”,. 04°05’N- 07°40’W,. 600 m,.A.. Intès. coll.,. 13 Oct 1975,. ♂. holotype.17.0 x 15.5 mm. ( MNHN-B6624 ) .

Type locality:. Off. coast. of. Cape. Palmas,. 04°05’N- 07°40’W,.Ivory. Coast,.West.Africa,.600.meters.depth .

Remarks:. Salva. &. Feldmann. (2001:29). commented. that.“ Trachycarcinus intesi .was.never.directly.observed. and.no.photographic.illustrations.studied..While.the. species.probably. is.a.member. of. Trichopeltarion ,. observation. of. only. one. line. drawing. leaves. room. for. question”..Based.on.the.examination.of.the. holotype. Tavares.&.Melo.(2005:240).did.include. Trachycarcinus intesi .in.the.genus. Trichopeltarion ,.although.mentioning.that.“Future.research.may.prove.that. T. intesi . actually. belongs. to. an. undescribed. genus”.. Indeed,. contrary. to. most. Trichopeltarion . species,. in. T. intesi . the.ocular.peduncle.is.thick,.fully.movable.and.fully. retractable.into.the.orbital.cavity;.the.cornea.is.large,. dark. brown,. and. the. ommatidiae. well. recognizable. (versus. ocular. peduncle. little. movable,. not. fully. retractable.into.the. orbital.cavity,.and.noticeably.slen- der;. the. cornea. is. very. small. and. unpigmented. or. slightly.pigmented).. In.these.respects. Trichopeltarion intesi , Trichopeltarion dextrum , Trichopeltarion hystricosum .resemble.each.other..Otherwise. T. intesi .share.all. the.characteristic.features.of. Trichopeltarion .and.actually.there.is.no.reason.for.assigning.it.to.a.new.genus.

Distribution:.Known.only.from.the. type.locality.so.far.