Latreillopsis gracilipes Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981: 557 Guinot & Richer de Forges 1995: 402 Cleva et al. 2007: 252 Ng et al. 2008: 40 New western Pacific records of Homolidae De Haan, 1839, with descriptions of new species of Homolochunia Doflein, 1904, and Latreillopsis Henderson, 1888 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) Forges, Bertrand Richer De Ng, Peter K. L. Zootaxa 2008 2008-12-19 1967 1 35  Cleva et al. 2007: 252  3SLTZ Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981 Guinot & Richer de Forges 1981 [151,845,391,417] Malacostraca Homolidae Latreillopsis Animalia Decapoda 27 28 Arthropoda species gracilipes  ( Fig. 23A–D)      Latreillopsis gracilipes Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981: 557, figs. 3G, 4H, 6C, C1, pl. 7, fig. 1, 1a. —  Guinot & Richer de Forges 1995: 402, fig. 38 a–d. —  Cleva et al. 2007: 252, Fig. 21C. —  Ng et al. 2008: 40.   Material examined.   Vanuatu: Espiritu SantoI., SANTO 2006, stn. AT 5, 15°39.9’S 167°03.84’E,  114–132 m,  15 September 2006: 1 ovigerous female (9.7 x 6.6 mm, photographed) ( MNHN-B31298).—  Stn.AT 6, 15°38.2’S 167°02.2’E,  140–167 m,  15 September 2008: 1 male(5.9 x 4.3 mm) ( ZRC 2008.0996).—  Stn.AT 11, 15°39.5’S– 167°01.5’E,  272–286 m,  17 September 2006: 5 males(9.1 x 6.6 mm–7.4 x 5.1 mm), 5 females(from 7.9 x 5.9 mmto 5.2 x 3.9 mm) ( MNHN-B31299).—  Stn.AT 14, 15°23.7’S 167°12.9’E,  102–120 m,  19 September 2006: 1 male(7.6 x 5.2 mm), 2 juveniles( ZRC 2008.0997).—  Stn.AT 17, 15°39.9’S 167°02.0’E,  267–270 m,  21 September 2006: 1 male(11.0 x 7.4 mm), 1 female(8.1 x 6.4 mm) ( MNHN-B31300).—  Stn.AT18, 15°41.3’S 167°02.6’E,  321–336 m,  21 September 2006: 1 male(9.4 x 6.4 mm), 1 female(8.6 x 6.6 mm), 1 juvenile(4.0 x 2.9 mm) ( ZRC 2008.0998).—  Stn.AT 61, 15°39.2’S 167°01.4’E,  266–281 m,  4 October 2006: 2 ovigerous females (11.4 x 8.2 mm, 10.7 x 8.0 mm) ( MNHN-B31301).—  Stn.AT 63, 15°39.6’S 167°01.3’E,  290–334 m,  4 October 2006: 4 males(10.2 x 6.9 mm, 9.3 x 5.5 mm, 8.4 x 6.2 mm, 6.3 x 4.2 mm), 2 females(8.6 x 5.8 mm, 8.7 x 5.9 mm) ( ZRC 2008.0999).—  Stn.AT 64, 15°39.6’S 167°01.9’E,  249–252 m,  4 October 2006: 2 females(8.7 x 6.6 mm, 8.1 x 5.8 mm) ( MNHN-B31302).—  Stn.AT 76, 15°38.7’S 167°03.6’E,  105–135 m,  10 October 2006: 1 ovigerous female (10.2 x 6.6 mm), 3 females(7.4 x 5.4 mm, 6.1 x 4.9 mm, 7.0 x 5.0 mm), 1 juvenile(4.7 x 3.1 mm) ( ZRC 2008.1000).—  Stn.AT 77, 15°39.2’S 167°03.2’E,  142–171 m,  10 October 2006: 1 male(7.7 x 4.9 mm) ( MNHN-B31303). – AT 121, 15°38.7’S 167°01.2’E,  275–290 m,  19 October 2006: 6 males(10.1 x 7.1 mm, 9.1 x 6.7 mm, 7.8 x 5.9 mm, 9.6 x 6.6 mm, 7.9 x 5.6 mm, 6.6 x 4.5 mm), 1 ovigerous female (10.9 x 7.8 mm, 4 females7.7 x 5.1 mm, 7.7 x 6.0 mm, 5.3 x 3.3 mm, 6.5 x 3.9 mm), 2 juveniles(4.6 x 3.4 mm, 5.3 x 4.5 mm) ( MNHN-B31304).   Remarks.  Latreillopsis gracilipeswas first described from New Caledoniaand is here recorded for the first time from Vanuatu, where it is common at depths of 114 to 336 m. 2006-09-15 Vanuatu 123 -15.665 Espiritu Santo 92 167.064 27 28 MNHN-B31298 1 2008-09-15 ZRC Vanuatu 154 -15.636666 Stn. 128 167.03667 27 28 ZRC 2008.0996 1 1 2006-09-17 Vanuatu 279 -15.658334 Stn. 128 167.025 27 28 MNHN-B31299 10 5 5 2006-09-19 ZRC Vanuatu 111 -15.395 Stn. 128 167.215 27 28 ZRC 2008.0997 3 2 1 2006-09-21 Vanuatu 269 -15.665 Stn. 128 167.03334 27 28 MNHN-B31300 2 1 1 2006-09-21 ZRC Vanuatu 329 -15.6883335 Stn. 128 167.04333 27 28 ZRC 2008.0998 3 1 1 1 2006-10-04 Vanuatu 274 -15.653334 Stn. 128 167.02333 27 28 MNHN-B31301 1 2006-10-04 ZRC Vanuatu 312 -15.66 Stn. 128 167.02167 27 28 ZRC 2008.0999 6 2 4 2006-10-04 Vanuatu 250 -15.66 Stn. 128 167.03166 27 28 MNHN-B31302 2 2 2006-10-10 ZRC Vanuatu 120 -15.645 Stn. 128 167.06 27 28 ZRC 2008.1000 4 3 1 2006-10-10 Vanuatu 157 -15.653334 Stn. 128 167.05333 27 28 MNHN-B31303 1 1 2006-10-19 Vanuatu 283 -15.645 128 167.02 27 28 MNHN-B31304 12 4 2 6