Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) sinuspersici Naderloo & Türkay, 2010

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Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) sinuspersici Naderloo & Türkay, 2010

( Figs. 1A, B )

Macrophthalmus sinuspersici Naderloo & Türkay, 2010 : figs.3c–d, 4c–d, 5a–g, 6a–g, 7a–c. — Naderloo et al. 2011: 30, figs. 17e,f, 18a–i.

Macrophthalmus boscii — Crosnier 1965: 134, figs. 224–248. — Tirmizi & Ghani 1996: 118, fig. 45 [not Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, 1826 ]

Material examined. 2 males (7.64 x 8.90 mm, 6.9 x 8.73 mm), 1 ovig. (6.91 x 8.73 mm) ( MZB Cru 3264), 2 males (5.63 x 6.90 mm, 7.63 x 9.43 mm), 2 ovig. (5.81 x 8. 0 0 mm, 7.27 x 9.09 mm) (RCLA-C.B.0252), 1 male (7.09 x 9.09 mm), 1 ovig. (6.36 x 7.82 mm) ( ZRC 2011.0996), Sekotong, Lombok, 30.07.2005.

Remarks. Naderlo and Türkay (2010) described Macrophthalmus sinuspersici , a species formerly confused with M. boscii Audouin, 1826 by Crosnier (1965) and Tirmizi & Ghani (1996). Tesch (1918) recorded M. boscii (as Euplax boscii ) from Indonesia and Barnes (1967) recorded M. boscii from Queensland, New Guinea, Solomon Island, New Caledonia and Santa Cruz Islands. As mentioned by Naderloo and Türkay (2010) the distribution of M. boscii is restricted to the Red Sea, therefore it is possible that the specimen identified as M. boscii by Tesch (1918) and Barnes (1967) is actually M. sinuspersici . However, until those materials are examined, M. boscii of Tesch (1918) and of Barnes (1967) is not synonymized with M. sinuspersici .

Four species included in the subgenus Chaenostoma are M. boscii Audouin, 1826 , M. punctulatus Miers, 1884 , M. lisae Poupin & Bouchard, 2010 and M. sinuspersici Naderloo & Türkay, 2010 .

Habitat. Upper and mid intertidal zone of sandy mud beach with seagrass.

Dstribution. Widely distributed in the Indo -West Pacific region. In Indonesia it was recorded from Aru Islands in Maluku ( Naderloo & Türkay 2010), and now from Lombok.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A, B, Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) sinuspersici Naderlo & Türkay, 2010, male (7.63 x 9.43 mm) (RCLA- C. B. 0252); C, D, Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913, male (11.97 x 16.25 mm) (RCLA-C. B. 0261); E, F, Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851, male (11.11 x 15.21 mm) (RCLA-C. B. 0271).