taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E587A1FFDFB728FE9E922703B8F150.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Pulcratis reticulatus Ng and Huang, 1997, by original designation, gender masculine. Remarks. The subfamilial placement of Pulcratis in Xanthidae requires further evaluation. Ng and Huang (1997) assigned it to Zosiminae Alcock, 1898 (sensu Serène, 1984), primarily due to the cristate margins of the meri of the ambulatory legs, and cited its similarity in general form and color pattern to Paratergatis Sakai, 1965 (type and only species: P. longimanus Sakai, 1965). Jeng and Ng (1998) commented further on the morphological distinctions between Paratergatis and Pulcratis. Subsequently another new genus, Ovatis Ng and Chen, 2004 (type species: O. simplex Ng and Chen, 2004; monotypic), was described from the South China Sea. Ng and Chen (2004) considered Ovatis to be closely related to Liagore De Haan, 1833, and assigned it to Xanthinae MacLeay, 1838. They also noted the morphological similarities among the xanthines, Ovatis and Liagore, and the zosimines, Paratergatis and Pulcratis, leading them to note that the only definitive morphological character being used to separate members of the two subfamilies is whether or not the articles of the ambulatory legs are cristate, and even then, there are difficulties in assessing the degree of such cristation. Ng et al. (2008) also pointed out incongruencies in the larval morphology of members of these two groups (see also Ng and Clark, 1994; Clark et al., 2004). A comprehensive phylogeny of the family Xanthidae was provided by Lai et al. (2011) on the basis of four molecular markers (viz., 12 S, 16 S, COI and H 3) sequenced from 147 species. In their consensus tree (Lai et al., 2011: fig. 1), the subfamily Xanthinae was shown to be polyphyletic, with members scattered across 10 distinct clades (Xan 1 – 10) with varying levels of support. The nominal type genus, Xantho Leach, 1814, represented by X. pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867, and X. hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790), formed its own well-supported clade (Xan 4) distinct from all the other ‘ xanthine’ clades. Pulcratis reticulatus was nested in a well-supported clade (Xan 1) together with some species of Demania Laurie, 1906 [D. cultripes (Alcock, 1898), D. scaberrima (Walker, 1887) and D. intermedia Guinot, 1969], Neoxanthias Ward, 1933 [N. michelae Serène and Vadon, 1981], Odhneriana Ng and Low, 2010 [O. echinus (Alcock, 1898)], and Liagore De Haan, 1833 (L. rubromaculata De Haan, 1835). Likewise, the subfamilies Zosiminae Alcock, 1898, and Liomerinae Sakai, 1976, were also shown to be polyphyletic, with members split into two distinct clades for each subfamily. Paratergatis longimanus actually has closer relationships to true liomerines as it was in a separate well-supported clade (Lio 1; i. e., Liomerinae sensu stricto) together with some species of Liomera Dana, 1851 [viz., L. tristis (Dana, 1852), L. venosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1834), L. bella (Dana, 1852), L. cinctimana (White, 1847)], Lipkemera Davie, 2010 [viz., L. corallina (Takeda and Marumura, 1997) and L. holthuisi Mendoza, 2010] and an undescribed genus and species [viz., “ New genus 1 sp. nov. ”]. Ovatis was not represented in the molecular tree. Given the presently available evidence, Pulcratis is tentatively assigned to Xanthinae sensu lato (viz., Ng et al., 2008) pending a revision of this polyphyletic subfamily. Lai et al. (2011: 430, 431) did propose some diagnostic characters for the xanthine clade (Xan 2) to which Pulcratis belongs: “ The characters that define this clade are the presence of distinct longitudinal rows of dense setae on the dactylus of all four ambulatory legs, a broad male thoracic sternite 7, abdominal somites 1 and 2 broad; male thoracic sternite 8 just visible when abdomen is closed, episternites 5 – 7 delimited by a sulcus, and coxo-sternal condyle of P 5 inserted between abdominal somites 2 and 3. ” Not all of these characters, however, can be observed in Pulcratis. In particular, the episternites 5 – 7 do not have sulci separating them from their respective thoracic sternites. The xanthid crab group, ‘ tribe Liagorini’ (viz., Števčić, 2005) may be an available name for this clade (i. e., perhaps as subfamily Liagorinae), but the formal action required is not part of the scope of this current paper, as the proper taxonomic ranking and morphological diagnosis can only be made in the context of a familywide revision and after sufficient examination of a large number of related taxa.	en	Mendoza Prema Mani Samuthirapandian Ravichandran, Jose Christopher E. (2020): First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae). Nauplius (e 2020010) 28: 1-10, DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2020010, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2020010
03E587A1FFDCB722FEF493960035F414.taxon	description	(Figs. 1, 2 A – D, 3, 4) Zoobank: urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 9 A 6 DEFC 3 – 4899 – 4 C 3 E – 9 D 03 – 750 B 6 DE 7 E 559 Type material. Holotype, male, 15.3 × 11.3 mm (CASAU), among bycatch of commercial near-shore trawlers (from depths of 50 – 100 m), Pazhayar fish port, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India, coll. S. Ravichandran and M. Prema, Sep. 2018. Paratypes: 1 female, 12.5 × 9.1 mm (CASAU), same data as holotype; 1 ovig. female, 13.9 × 9.8 mm (CASAU), from bycatch of commercial near-shore trawlers, Pazhayar fish port, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India, coll. S. Ravichandran and M. Prema, 18 Mar. 2018. Comparative material. Pulcratis reticulatus Ng and Huang, 1997: holotype, male, 15.0 × 10.6 mm (ZRC 1997.0662), from commercial near-shore trawler, 100 – 400 m depth, Tungkang fish port, Pingtung, Taiwan, coll. S. - H. Lai, 4 Aug. 1996; paratypes, 1 ovig. female, 14.0 × 10.1 mm (ZRC 1997.0402), 1 female, 13.7 × 9.9 mm (NTOU; ZRC 2001.0137 – long-term loan), from commercial near-shore trawler, 100 – 400 m depth, Tungkang fish port, Pingtung, Taiwan, coll. P. K. L. Ng, 5 Aug. 1996. Etymology. The specific epithet “ amabilis ”, L. lovely (adj.), is used, alluding to the beautiful pattern of the fresh colouration of the new species. Description. Carapace (Figs. 1 A, 2 A) subhexagonal, broader than long, maximum width approximately 1.4 times length at midline; regions poorly defined, cervical groove narrow, gastric grooves indistinct or incomplete; 2 M entire with inner margins mostly fused with 3 M, only anterior tip of 3 M bounded by thin grooves, the rest indiscernible, posterior part fused with 4 M, 1 P; 1 L, 2 L, 3 L fused, bounded mesially by cervical groove, laterally by thin groove running from notch between second and third lobes of carapace anterolateral margin to cervical groove; dorsal surfaces smooth, slightly punctate, glabrous. Front barely projecting beyond level of orbits, slightly deflexed ventrally, bilobate, lobes separated by narrow fissure which connects with anterior tip of 3 M, anterior margin of each lobe broadly convex in dorsal view. Supra-, infraorbital margins finely granular. Anterolateral margin gradually joining junction of supra- and infraorbital margins, widely arcuate, with sharp edge (subcristate) feebly divided into 4 very low lobes (including external orbital angle), each lobe with slightly convex margin, demarcated by short but distinct fissure, except for fissure between second and third lobe which joins with cervical groove; junction of antero-, posterolateral margins rounded; posterolateral margins almost straight, lined with numerous small, rounded granules; posterior margin of carapace distinctly sinuous, lined with small, rounded granules. Eyes (Fig. 1 B) well developed, filling entire orbit, corneas large; distal part of ocular peduncle finely granulated. Basal antennal segment (Fig. 2 B, C) subrectangular, completely filling orbital hiatus; antennal flagellum not obstructed from orbital hiatus. Antennular fossa (Fig. 1 B) broadly ovate, antennules folding transversely, slightly obliquely. Third maxilliped (Fig. 1 B, C) merus subquadrate, slightly broader than long, with shallow submedian depression; ischium subrectangular, twice as long as broad, with submedian oblique sulcus, inner margin minutely crenulated; exopod stout, tapering distally, distal tip reaching anterolateral angle of merus, inner margin with subdistal triangular projection, flagellum present, well – developed. Epistome (Fig. 1 B) well developed, with 1 median fissure, 2 lateral fissures, dividing posterior margin into 4 lobes; margins of lateral lobes slightly convex, margins of mesial lobes slightly concave; central portion projecting slightly. Endostomial ridges indiscernible. Male thoracic sternum (Figs. 1 C, 2 D) smooth, glabrous, pitted in some parts. Sternites 1, 2 completely fused, triangular; distinct suture present between sternites 2 / 3; suture between sternites 3 / 4 medially interrupted with only lateral parts distinct as lateral notches, median part replaced with transversely curved furrow; sutures between sternites 4 / 5, 5 / 6, 6 / 7 interrupted medially in sterno-pleonal cavity; suture between sternites 7 / 8 complete. Sternite 4 broad, without externally visible median longitudinal line. Lateral margins of sternites 2 – 4 finely granulated. Exposed portions of sternites 5 – 7 smooth, broad, relatively short. Very small part of sternite 8 exposed between pleonal somite 2 and P 5 coxa when pleon closed over sterno-pleonal cavity. Episternites 5 – 7 without shallow sulci separating them from main portion of respective sternites; episternite 7 broad, nearly as wide as anterior part. Sternopleonal cavity moderately deep; tubercles of sternopleonal lock placed anteriorly on sternite 5 near suture with sternite 4; within cavity median longitudinal line absent at level of sternites 4 – 6, present but interrupted on anterior level of sternite 7, complete at level of sternite 8. Chelipeds (P 1) (Figs. 1 A, 2 B) robust in both males and females, subequal, surfaces glabrous, smooth to slightly punctate or pitted; outer surface of chela finely punctate, with low row of granules on subventral margin which continues into and throughout length of fixed finger; fingers shorter than palm, dorsal margin of dactylus with distinct crest, cutting edges each with several large, sharp-edged, triangular teeth, fingertips pointed; dorsal margin of palm with well-developed transverse lamellar crest extending inward, lamellar crest broadest proximally near articulation with carpus; inner margin of carpus with well-developed lamelliform tooth which appresses on broadest part of transverse crest on palm; dorsal, ventral margins of merus strongly cristate. Ambulatory legs (P 2 – P 5) (Figs. 1 A, 2 C) moderately long, robust, P 3, P 4 longest; merus distinctly cristate throughout entire length of dorsal margin, but only on proximal half of ventral margin; carpus with low dorsal crest; propodus with low dorsal, ventral crests; dactylus styliform, ending distally in simple chitinized claw, with well-defined longitudinal row of supple setae on flexor margin, 2 such rows on extensor margin (dorsal and ventral surfaces), but otherwise unarmed. Dactylo-propodal locking mechanism absent. Male pleon (Figs. 1 C, 2 D) relatively broad, short, apex of telson reaching past imaginary transverse line connecting sterno-coxal condyles of P 1; lateral margins distinctly concave; somite 1 slightly broader than somite 2; somites 3 – 5 completely fused without trace of sutures; somite 6 subquadrate, width-to-length ratio = 1.2, lateral margins slightly concave; telson subtriangular, basal width subequal to median length, lateral margins slightly concave, apex widely rounded. G 1 (Fig. 3 A, B, D, E) gently curving laterally from base to tip; with distinct papilliform process on inner subdistal margin; sternal surface with numerous short, sharp granules covering most of distal half of G 1; tip lamelliform, with seven long, plumose setae. G 2 (Fig. 3 C) short, sigmoid in shape; terminal segment about one-third length of subterminal segment. Penis emerging from gonopore on P 5 coxa positioned anterior to coxo-sternal condyle. Female morphology. Female morphology similar to that of male except for sexual characters. Female sternopleonal cavity setose at level of sternite 4; sternopleonal lock not well developed, tubercles absent in adult; vulvae moderately large, placed anteriorly on sternite 6, abutting against suture with sternite 5. Pleon subovate in outline, lateral margins distinctly convex; somites freely articulated, somites 3 – 6 progressively longer, somite 6 largest, lateral margins convex; telson semi-circular, lateral margins slightly convex, apex broadly rounded. Color in life. Base color off-white, interspersed with orange, both forming reticulated patterns on carapace and chelipeds; fingers of chela off-white. Orange splotches on off-white ambulatory legs, forming banded pattern on ambulatory meri, carpi, and propodi. Ventral and internal surfaces off-white (Fig. 4). Live coloration very similar to that of P. reticulatus (cf. Ng and Huang 1997: fig. 8 D, E). Remarks. Pulcratis amabilis n. sp. is superficially similar to P. reticulatus Ng and Huang, 1997, in the general form of the carapace and pereopods, as well as the live coloration. Several consistent morphological differences, however, distinguish P. amabilis n. sp. from P. reticulatus: (1) the carapace outline is much rounder, with the front less produced, the posterolateral margins straight, and the lateral angle marking the juncture of the antero- and posterolateral margins more rounded (Figs. 1 A, 2 A) [vs. carapace outline more fan-shaped, with the front more produced, the posterolateral margins slightly concave, and the lateral angle more acute in P. reticulatus; Fig. 2 E (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: figs. 8 D, E, 10 A, B)]; (2) the P 1 carpus and the palm of the chela are relatively more inflated, and the proximo-internal angle (superior margin) of the palm is more rounded in P. amabilis (Figs. 1 A, 2 B) [vs. P 1 carpus and palm less inflated, proximo-internal angle of palm more angular in P. reticulatus; Fig. 2 F (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: fig. 10 E)]; (3) the ambulatory legs, particularly the meri and propodi, are shorter and stouter, sometimes slightly, as between the male holotypes of both species, or more distinctly, as between the female paratypes (Figs. 1 A, 2 C) [vs. ambulatory legs longer and more slender; Fig. 2 G (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: figs. 8 D, E, 11 E)]; (4) the male telson is relatively broader, median length / basal width ratio = 1.04 (Fig. 1 C, 2 D) [vs. the male telson is relatively narrower in P. reticulatus, median length / basal width ratio = 1.27; Fig. 2 H (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: fig. 11 C)]; (5) the G 1 is relatively stouter, and more bent at the subdistal region, the subterminal papilliform branch is also stouter (Figs. 3 A, B, D, E) [vs. G 1 more slender, relatively straighter or less curved at subdistal region, and the subterminal branch smaller in P. reticulatus (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: fig. 11 F – H)]; and (6) the G 2 terminal segment is slightly longer (Fig. 3 C) [vs. G 2 terminal segment slightly shorter in P. reticulatus (cf. Ng and Huang, 1997: fig. 11 I)]. Pulcratis amabilis n. sp. is the first representative of the genus to be recorded from the Indian Ocean, the only other species of the genus, P. reticulatus, being found in the South China Sea. Currently, the new species is only known from the waters off the coast of southeastern India (Tamil Nadu) in the Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean, and occurring at depths of 50 – 100 m on muddy to silty bottoms.	en	Mendoza Prema Mani Samuthirapandian Ravichandran, Jose Christopher E. (2020): First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae). Nauplius (e 2020010) 28: 1-10, DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2020010, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2020010
