Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007

Sun, Yu-Li, Jiang, Wei & Sha, Zhong-Li, 2024, Shallow-water Trapezioidea (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the South China Sea, including two new records, and notes on Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790, Zootaxa 5476 (1), pp. 393-423 : 399

Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007

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Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007: 7 , pl. 3 figs. A–G, pl. 6 fig. B, pl. 7 fig. B, pl. 8 fig. B.— Maenosono 2017: 36, fig. 6C, D (Ryukyus).

Tetralia vanninii Galil & Clark, 1988: 146 , figs 1C, 2B, 3C, 4C, 4H, 6C.—Castro 2003: 442.

Material examined. Xisha Islands: The Seven Connected Islets, 112°19.6’E 16°57.1’N, 10 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 21 May 2022, 1 female (6.16 × 5.49 mm), XS-QL-2022-1087, in Acropora hyacinthus ( Acroporidae ).— Hainan Island: Hou Hai, 1.5–2 m, coll. Yuli Sun, 20 July 2022, 1 pre-adult (5.28 × 4.66 mm), XY-SY73.

Geographical distribution. It was previously found in Guam and the Ryukyus.

Remarks. This is the first time the species is recorded from China.

Figures

FIGURE 2. A, Tetralia aurantistellata Trautwein, 2007, male (5.86 × 5.13 mm) (NS-MJJ-2022-1568), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef; B, Tetralia brengelae Trautwein, 2007, ovigerous female (6.15 × 5.49 mm) (XS-QL-2022-1087), Xisha Islands, Seven Connected Islets; C, Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875, ovigerous female (5.18 × 4.48 mm) (NS-MJ-2022-1870), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef; D, Tetralia cinctipes, juveniles (1.80 × 1.45 mm; 2.51 × 1.94 mm) (NS-MJ-2022-1870), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef.