Toru pilus (Tan, 1996)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — SALOMON 1, stn DW 1776, 8°20.7’S, 160°40.7’E, 295-381 m, 29.IX.2001, 1 ♂ cl 12.5 mm (MNHN B.30198). — Stn CP 1800, 9°21.4’S, 160°23.9’E, 357-359 m, 1.X.2001, 1 ♀ cl 8.9 mm, 1 juv. (MNHN B.30199). — Stn CP 1801, 9°25.0’S, 160°25.9’E, 264-273 m, 1.X.2001, 1 ♂ cl 11.10 mm (MNHN B.30200). — Stn CP 1837, 10°12.8’S, 161°28.6’E, 381- 383 m, 5.X.2001, 1 ♂ cl 11.0 mm (MNHN B.30201). — Stn CP 1851, 10°27.6’S, 162°00.0’E, 297-350 m, 6.X.2001, 1 ♂ cl 12.3 mm (MNHN B.30202). — Stn CP 1860, 9°22.0’S, 160°31.0’E, 620 m, 7.X.2001, 2 ♂♂ cl 11.6 and 11.9 mm, 1 ovigerous ♀ cl 12.4 mm, 2 ♀♀ cl 9.0 and 9.1 mm (MNHN B.30203).

SALOMON 2, stn CP 2210, 7°34.2’S, 157°41.8’E, NW Santa Isabel, 240-305 m, XI.2004, 1 ♂ cl 11.5 mm (MNHN B.30204).

DISTRIBUTION. — Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Philippines, 234-500 m (Galil 2003a), new record for the Solomons and significant extension of the depth record.