Podocatactes hamifer Ortmann, 1893

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 : 118-120

Podocatactes hamifer Ortmann, 1893

( Figures 9 A-C; 10A-C)

Podocatactes hamifer .Ortmann,.1893a:29,.pl. 3,.fig. 1.

Podocatactes hamifer . –. Balss,. 1922:115;. Yokoya,. 1933:179;.Sakai,.1936:117;.1939:370;.1965:109;. 1976:306;. Takeda. &. Miyake,. 1968:545;. Miyake,. 1983:74;. Dai. &. Yang,. 1991:188;. Ikeda,. 1998:37,.pl. 44;.Komatsu.&.Komai,.2009:598.

Material examined:. Taiwan:. TAIWAN. 2001,. N.E.. coast.of. Taiwan,. Commercial. trawler,. Bouchet,. Richer / IRD.&. Chan. coll.:.stn CP 74,. 24°50.8’N- 121°59.8’E,. 220 m,. 07 May 2001,. 1 ♂.16.5 x 15.2 mm.(MNHN- B28796);.stn CP 75,. 24°56.7’N- 122°01.8’E,. 139 m,. 07 May 2001,. 1 ♀. 15.5 x 15.0 mm. (MNHN- B28797);.stn CP 77,. 24°54.2’N- 122°02.5’E,. 360 m,. 07 May 2001:. 3 ♀♀.10.8 x 11.5.to.17.2 x 18.0 mm. ( MNHN-B28798 ) ;. stn CP 79,. 24°50.4’N- 121°59.9’E,. 145-200 m,. 08 May 2001,.1.ovigerous. ♀. 19.2 x 18.4 mm. ( MNHN-B28799 ) ;. stn CP 80,. 24°50.9’N- 121°59.4’E,. 194-214 m,. 08 May 2001,. 1 ♀.13.7 x 14.1 mm.( MNHN-B28800 ) ;. stn CP 90,. 24°53.6’N- 122°01.4’E,. 300-330 m,. 10 May 2001,. 2 ♀♀. 11.0 x 11.7. &. 16.0 x 17.0 mm. (MNHN- B28801);. stn CP 91,. 24°50.6’N- 122°01.4’E,. 400 m,. 10 May 2001,. 1 ♂. 9.2 x 9.7 mm,. 1 ♀. 20.0 x 21.0 mm. ( MNHN-B28802 ) ;. stn CP 102,. 24°48.4’N- 122°08.0’E,. 326-331 m,. 19 May 2001,. 1 ♂.15.3 x 17.3 mm.( MNHN-B28803 ) ;. stn CP 103,. 24°48.8’N- 122°06.0’E,. 367-424 m,. 19 May 2001,. 1 ♀.21.5 x 23.2 mm.( MNHN-B28804 ) ;. stn CP 104,. 24°48.9’N- 122°05.3’E,. 365-447 m,. 19 May 2001,. 1 ♀.12.5 x 13.0 mm.( MNHN-B28805 ) ;. stn CP 109,. 24°48.3’N- 122°84.0’E,. 246-256 m,. 20 May 2001,. 1 ♂.23.2 x 23.8 mm.( MNHN-B28806 ) ;. stn CP 114,. 24°51.0’N- 121°58.3’E,. 128-250 m,. 21 May 2001,. 1 ♀.7.4 x 7.5 mm.( MNHN-B28807 ) ;. stn CP 115,. 24°53.9’N- 122°02.0’E,. 381-440 m,. 21 May 2001,. 1 ♀.23.2 x 23.6 mm.( MNHN-B28808 ) .

Type locality:. Sagami. Bay ,. Japan,. between. 91.4. and. 182.8.meters.depth .

Remarks:.Although.Ortmann.(1893a:29).described. the.male.abdomen.in. Podocatactes hamifer .as.being. 5-segmented.and.with.segments.3,.4,.and.5.fused.to. each.other,.the. male. and. female.abdomen. is. actually.of.six.segments.and.telson.in.all.species.of.the. genus.

Distribution:. Japan,.East. China.Sea,.and. Taiwan,.between.50.and.550.meters.in.depth.

Figures

FIGURE 9:. Podocatactes hamifer. Ortmann,. 1893,. male. 15.3 x 17.3 mm. (MNHN-B28803).. A, Outline. of. carapace. in. dorsal. view.. B, Anterior.region.of.body.in.lateral.view..C, Anterior.region.of.body,.in.ventral.view..Setae.not.represented..Ip,.Infraorbital.intercalated. piece.