Pagurus kaiensis McLaughlin, 1997

Komai, Tomoyuki & Rahayu, Dwi Listyo, 2014, New records and new species of the hermit crab genus Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from the Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 620-646 : 623

Pagurus kaiensis McLaughlin, 1997

Pagurus kaiensis McLaughlin, 1997: 526 , figs. 25a–l, 42e–f [type locality: Kai Islands, Indonesia, 205–212 m]; McLaughlin et al., 2010: 33 (list).

Material examined. 1 male (sl 7.3 mm) ( ZRC 2013.0650 ), PANGLAO 2004, stn P3, Balicasag Island , 09°31.1'N, 123°41.5'E, ca. 100 m, 31 May 2004 , tangle nets from local fishermen, 8 June 2004; 1 female (sl 3.9 mm) ( ZRC 2013.0652 ), stn T35, between Libaong and Pamilacan, 9°31.8'N 123°50.4'E, 172–182 m, 3 July 2004 ; 1 male (sl 3.0 mm) ( ZRC 2013.1119 ), stn T37, Cervera shoal, West Pamilacan Island, 09°28.2'N, 123°50.7'E, 132–190 m, sand on echinoderm bed, 4 July 2004 ; 1 male (sl 8.0 mm) ( ZRC 2013.0651 ), Balicasag Island , coll. local fishermen, 2 March 2004 , tangle nets.

Distribution. Heretofore known only from Kai Islands, Indonesia, at depths of 210– 268 m. Newly recorded from the Philippines, at shallower depths, 100– 190 m.

Remarks. The present material agrees well with the original description of P. kaiensis by McLaughlin (1997).