Thinora maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)

Material examined. 1 female (pocl 1.2), Stn. Dive 21, in front of Torishima Islet, west side, 26°19.720´N 126°44.593´E, depth 50 m, 16 Nov. 2009, NTOU M01149.

Remarks. The single specimen fits perfectly the re-description of the species by Bruce (1997). Distribution. Widely recorded throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Within Japan known from Kikai Island, Amai Islands, the Yaeyama Islands, and now Kumejima.