Leucosiid crabs from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
Galil, Bella S.
Ng, Peter K. L.
Zootaxa
2015
4027
4
451
486
4RN33
Takeda, 1995
Takeda
1995
[151,512,1688,1714]
Malacostraca
Leucosiidae
Raylilia
Animalia
Decapoda
9
460
Arthropoda
species
uenoi
Material examined. 1 young female ( 10.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-117), stn PR07, Madang Harbour, 05°12.5'S 145°48.5'E, 2–17 m, 7.11.2012. Colour in life. Dorsal surface of carapace deep gold-coloured, frontal region laterally framed with dark lines, intestinal tubercle white, orange crescents posteriorly to submedian branchial spines. Cheliped merus dark orange, palm and fingers pale orange. Ambulatory legs with 2 orange bands on meri, proximally on carpi, propodi ( Fig. 4D). FIGURE 4. Colours in life. A, Nursilia dentata, male (7.2 mm) (ZRC 2014.0165), stn PD75; B, Parilia major, immature male (35.1 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-1044), stn CP3968; C, Raylilia coniculifera, ovigerous female (10.5 mm) (ZRC 2014.0169), stn PD45; D, Raylilia uenoi, young female (10.4 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-117), stn PR07; E, Ryphila bertrandi sp. nov., paratype ovigerous female (12.5 mm) (MNHN-IU-2013-12750), stn PD68; F, Tanaoa kuka sp. nov., holotype male (33.0 mm) (MNHN- IU-2013-7963), stn CP3984. Geographical distribution. Madagascarto New Caledonia( Galil 2001c), Vanuatu( Galil & Ng 2010). New record for Papua New Guinea.