Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830

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 : 411

Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830

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Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830: 27 .— Serène 1984: 271, fig. 178; pl. 38A ( Madagascar).— Galil 1987: 161, fig. 4.— Jeng 1994: 317, fig. 6B ( Taiwan Island).— Castro 1997a: 82, pls. 2B, 4; 1997b:125; 2009: 272, fig. 1E.— Castro et al. 2004: 51.— Liu et al. 2008: 792 (list) (Hainan Island, Taiwan Island, the Xisha Islands).— Poupin 2018: 40, fig. 12L ( Mayotte Island).—El-Sayed 2019: 51 (Red Sea).

Trapezia ferruginea var. guttata Paulson, 1875: 54 .—Ramadan, 1936: 35.

Trapezia cymodoce guttata Gordon, 1934: 59 .

Trapezia davaoensis Ward, 1941: 14 , fig. 27.

Trapezia miersi Ward, 1941: 15 .

Trapezia ferruginea forma guttata Patton, 1966: 285 .

Material examined. Nansha Islands: Mischief Reef, 115°31.3’E 9°52.6’N, 8 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 7 May 2022, 1 male (4.35 × 3.68 mm), 1 female (4.90 × 4.21 mm), NS-MJJ-2022-1379, in Seriatopora hystrix ( Pocilloporidae ); 1 male (4.62 × 3.87 mm), NS-MJJ-2022-1450; 1 female (4.88 × 4.05 mm), NS-MJJ-2022-1451; 115°33.6’E 9°53.0’N, 10 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 8 May 2022, 1 female (4.55 × 3.85 mm), NS-MJJ-2022-1513; 115°33.8’E 9°52.9’N, 8 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 9 May 2022, 1 male (4.76 × 4.38 mm), 1 female (7.16 × 5.68 mm), NS-MJ-2022-1625; 1 pre-adult (2.40 × 2.36 mm), NS-MJ-2022-1632, in Seriatopora hystrix ( Pocilloporidae ). Fiery Cross Reef, 113°0.8’E 9°39.9’N, 10 m, coll. Shaobo Ma, Yuli Sun, Ziming Yuan, 14 May 2022, 1 male (4.56 × 3.89 mm), 1 female (4.73 × 4.01 mm), NS-YS-2022-1185. — Zhongsha Islands: 17 m, coll. Wei Jiang, 16 May 2019, 1 female (6.05 × 4.90 mm), ZS105C09; 15 m, coll. Wei Jiang, 21 May 2019, 1 pre-adult (3.35 × 3.01 mm), ZS105C10. — Xisha Islands: North Reef, 111°30’E 17°05’N, coll. Shaobo Ma, 4 July 2020, 1 male (4.87 × 4.36 mm), XSBJ. Found in Pocillopora ( Pocilloporidae ) unless otherwise noted.

Geographical distribution. Across Indo–West Pacific region except Hawaiian Islands ( Castro et al. 2004).

Figures

FIGURE 8. A, Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869, ovigerous female (6.14 × 4.81 mm) (NS-YS-2022-1162), Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef; B, Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830, ovigerous female (5.68 × 7.16 mm) (NS-MJ-2022-1625), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef; C, Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997, male (9.34 × 8.37 mm) (NS-MJJ-2022-1324), Nansha Islands, Mischief Reef; D, Trapezia lutea, juvenile (3.01 × 2.39 mm) (NS-YS-2022-1034), Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef.