Accalathura borradailei (Stebbing, 1904)

Calathura borradailei Stebbing, 1904: 700, pl. 49A; Chilton 1924: 881

Accalathura borradailei Barnard, 1925: 149; Pillai 1966: 157-158, fig 3.

Materials examined.

35 females, 3 males, UKMMZ-1612, Kampung Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°17'37.96"N; 104°6'1.97"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 28 February 2013, coral rubble, intertidal; 34 females, UKMMZ-1613, Kampung Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°17'37.96"N; 104°6'1.97"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 18 December 2012, coral rubble, intertidal; 1 female, UKMMZ-1614, Kampung Pasir Panjang, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°17'37.96"N; 104°6'1.97"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 15 June 2015, coral rubble, intertidal; 20 females, UKMMZ-1615, Sebirah Kechil, Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, 2°18.622'N; 104°05.616'E (DDM), C. Melvin, 15 June 2015, coral rubble, intertidal; 14 females, 1 male, UKMMZ-1616, Batu Bonchek, Pulau Dayang, Johor, Malaysia, 2°28'40.90"N; 104°30'19.12"E (DMS), C. Melvin, 26 July 2016, coral rubble, ~3 m.

Distribution.

Maldives, Fadifolu (type localtiy); Thailand; Chilka Lake, India; Quilon, India; Pulau Tinggi, Malaysia.

Molecular data.

A 684 base pairs of COI sequence (GenBank: MF680508) was acquired from one individual of E. collaris . No insertion or deletion in the sequence alignment.

Remarks.

This is the first record of Accalathura borradailei from the waters of Malaysia.