Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species Author Tavares, Marcos Author Cleva, Régis text Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2010 São Paulo 2010-12-31 50 9 97 157 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492010000900001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en journal article 10.1590/S0031-10492010000900001 1807-0205 13286868 Trichopeltarion intesi (Crosnier, 1981) Trachycarcinus intesi .Crosnier,.1981:303. Trachycarcinus intesi .–.Salva.&.Feldmann,.2001:29. Trichopeltarion intesi . –. Tavares. &. Melo,. 2005:240;. Ng. et al., .2008:52. Material examined: . Ivory. Coast ,.off.coast.of.Cape.Palmas,.RV.“Capricorne”,. 04°05’N- 07°40’W ,. 600 m ,.A.. Intès. coll.,. 13 Oct 1975 ,. ♂ . holotype .17.0 x 15.5 mm . ( MNHN-B6624 ) . Type locality: . Off. coast. of. Cape. Palmas,. 04°05’N- 07°40’W ,.Ivory. Coast ,.West.Africa,.600.meters.depth . Remarks: . Salva. &. Feldmann. (2001:29). commented. that.“ Trachycarcinus intesi .was.never.directly.observed. and.no.photographic.illustrations.studied..While.the. species.probably. is.a.member. of. Trichopeltarion , . observation. of. only. one. line. drawing. leaves. room. for. question”..Based.on.the.examination.of.the. holotype . Tavares.&.Melo.(2005:240).did.include. Trachycarcinus intesi .in.the.genus. Trichopeltarion , .although.mentioning.that.“Future.research.may.prove.that. T. intesi . actually. belongs. to. an. undescribed. genus”.. Indeed,. contrary. to. most. Trichopeltarion . species,. in. T. intesi . the.ocular.peduncle.is.thick,.fully.movable.and.fully. retractable.into.the.orbital.cavity;.the.cornea.is.large,. dark. brown,. and. the. ommatidiae. well. recognizable. (versus. ocular. peduncle. little. movable,. not. fully. retractable.into.the. orbital.cavity,.and.noticeably.slen- der;. the. cornea. is. very. small. and. unpigmented. or. slightly.pigmented).. In.these.respects. Trichopeltarion intesi , Trichopeltarion dextrum , Trichopeltarion hystricosum .resemble.each.other..Otherwise. T. intesi .share.all. the.characteristic.features.of. Trichopeltarion .and.actually.there.is.no.reason.for.assigning.it.to.a.new.genus. Distribution: .Known.only.from.the. type .locality.so.far.