Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)

(Fig. 4C)

Cancer megistos Herbst, 1804: 28, Fig. 1, pl. 61 (type locality unknown).

Pagurus punctulatus – Estampador, 1937: 503; Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 197–198; Estampador, 1959: 50.

Pagurus megistos – Fize & Serène, 1955: 160–166, Fig. 24, pl. 4 nos. 1–3.

Dardanus megistos – Haig & Ball, 1988: 166; Cassidy, 2005: 112–114, Figs. 13–14; McLaughlin et al., 2007: 94–95, 2 unlabellled figures.

Material examined. 1 male SL 12.2 mm (ZRC), stn M7, Momo Beach, Panglao I., 9°36.1′N, 123°45.2′E, 0–3 m, 1.vi.2004; 1 male SL 11.0 mm (ZRC), stn M8, Doljo, north coast, Panglao I., 9°35.4′N, 123°44.3′E, 0–1 m, 2.vi.2004; 1 male SL 26.2 mm (ZRC), stn N4, Alona Reef, Panglao I., 9°32.9′N, 123°46.9′E, 15–20 m, 10.vi.2004; 1 male 25.0 mm (ZRC), Balicasag I.,from tangle nets, 50–500 m, 28.xi.2001 .

Habitat. Intertidal to subtidal, 0 to approximately 50 m deep, reef flats, seagrass beds, mangrove areas, and reef slopes, on rocky substrates.