Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo& Myers, 2003

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Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo& Myers, 2003

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Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2003: 71 –74, fig. 9, 10.— Vader & Krapp-Schickel, 2012: 1206 (key).

Material examined. New Zealand: male, 5.5 mm, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'03"S, 177°54'12"W, 1 m, invertebrate substrate under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf, 18 May 2011, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K 2011-54 -1; 15+ specimens, AM P.90947, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'03"S, 177°54'12"W, 1 m, under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf, 18 May 2011, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K 2011-54 - 1; 1 specimen, AM P.90942, Macauley Island, Kermadec Islands, 30°13'40"S, 178°26'20"W, 21.2 m, side and top of rock with Porifera, 21 May 2011, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-70; 2 specimens, AM P.90943, west side of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, 31°21'15"S, 178°49'36"W, 12–20 m, rockwalls, shelly sediment, sponges and coral scrapings, 26 May 2011, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-99 -3; 10 specimens, AM P.90944, west side of South Meyer Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°14'47"S, 177°52'53"W, 12 m, rock-lined gutter about 10 m long, 30 cm deep with rubble, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K201-3; 6 specimens, AM P.90945, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'2"S, 177°54'11"W, 5 m, scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011-49 -5; 4 specimens, AM P.90946, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'2"S, 177°54'11"W, 5 m, scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K 2011- 49 -7.

Type locality. Souillac, Mauritius, Indian Ocean 20°31'S, 57°30.7'E.

Remarks. Specimens of Elasmopus souillacensis from the Kermadec Island are the first to be recorded since its description from Mauritius and provide a geographic range extension into the South Pacific Ocean.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Mauritius ( Appadoo & Myers 2003). South Pacific Ocean: New Zealand: Kermadec Islands (current study).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006, male 5.5 mm, AM P. 98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.

FIGURE 17. Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006, male 5.5 mm, AM P. 98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, scales 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 18. Elasmopus souillacensis Appadoo & Myers, 2006, male 5.5 mm, AM P. 98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, scales 0.1 mm.