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<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC1BFFCBC798F88EFED92B17" bold="true" box="[151,275,1829,1854]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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. FEMALE: Carapace rounded-subquadrate, high, vaulted, slightly wider than long, widest near midlength. Front weakly produced, anterior margin weakly concave in dorsal view. Anterolateral margins poorly defined. Dorsum smooth, glabrous, outline of cardiac region weakly indicated by faint, shallow groove; anterior median groove absent; dorsal midline convex in profile. Epistome with narrow triangular interantennular septum; median buccal margin with acute, triangular median point. Antennular sinus of slightly larger than orbit; antennules folded slightly obliquely. Antennal articles 1 and 2 fused to epistome. Eyes partially visible in dorsal view, filling orbit, cornea pigmented.
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Pereopods 2–5 (walking legs 1–4) symmetrical from left to right, unarmed; relative lengths in decreasing order: P2 
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P5. P3 merus length 0.4× pcl. P2–4 similar; merus extensor margin broadly convex, extensor and flexor margins setose proximally; carpus glabrous; dactylus and propodus flexor margins setose; dactyli subequal, stout, falcate, evenly arcuate, distally spiniform, length 0.4× propodus length; basis anterior surface smooth, not granulate. P5 merus tapering distally, distinctly shorter than P2–4 merus, extensor and flexor margins margins straight, setose; propodus margins parallel, flexor margin setose; dactylus slender, weakly curved, almost straight, flexor margin setose but unarmed, 0.8× propodus, twice length of P2–4 dactyli.
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. 
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<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C602FE82FE432D6A" box="[269,393,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Holothuria</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C695FE82FDD02D6A" box="[410,538,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Actinopyga</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C525FE82FD442D6A" box="[554,654,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">echinites</emphasis>
(Jaeger, 1833) (Holothuriidae)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3036567DC19FFC9C7C8FEE6FEBA2DA2" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BA636ECDC19FFC9C7C8FEE6FEBA2DA2" blockId="7.[151,1437,153,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C7C8FEE6FE822D4E" bold="true" box="[199,328,333,359]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Etymology</emphasis>
. Name for B. Chopra, who discovered the 
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<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C426FEE5FC052D4E" box="[809,975,333,359]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and for his major contributions to Indian Ocean carcinology.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3036567DC19FFC9C7C8FE3EFB282FE2" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA636ECDC19FFC9C7C8FE3EFB282FE2" blockId="7.[151,1437,153,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C7C8FE3EFEFE2D86" bold="true" box="[199,308,405,431]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Remarks</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C64AFE3DFDDD2D86" box="[325,535,405,431]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Buergeres choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C52EFE3EFDB42D86" bold="true" box="[545,638,405,431]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25E5785DC19FFC9C52EFE3EFDB42D86" box="[545,638,405,431]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is the fourth recognised species of the genus, alongside 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C21CFE3DFEF12DFA" authority="(Burger, 1895)" baseAuthorityName="Burger" baseAuthorityYear="1895" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Pinnotheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ortmanni">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C21CFE3DFA572D86" box="[1299,1437,406,431]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. ortmanni</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF884B1DDC19FFC9C790FE12FEF92DFA" author="Burger, O." box="[159,307,440,467]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" pagination="361 - 390" refId="ref9358" refString="Burger, O. (1895) Ein Beitrag zur kenntniss der Pinnotherinen. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abtheilung fur Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere, 8, 361 - 390." type="journal article" year="1895">Bürger, 1895</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
(
<typeStatus id="54A2884EDC19FFC9C646FE12FEB12DFA" box="[329,379,441,467]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">type</typeStatus>
species) (
<collectingCountry id="F30E767CDC19FFC9C6E5FE12FD972DFA" box="[490,605,441,467]" name="Singapore" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Singapore</collectingCountry>
and the 
<collectingCountry id="F30E767CDC19FFC9C5B4FE12FCF42DFD" box="[699,830,441,468]" name="Philippines" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Philippines</collectingCountry>
), 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C45FFE11FB6C2DFA" authority="(Chopra, 1931)" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[848,1190,441,467]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C45FFE11FC3F2DFA" box="[848,1013,441,467]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
(Chopra, 1931)
</taxonomicName>
(eastern 
<collectingCountry id="F30E767CDC19FFC9C203FE12FA8D2DFD" box="[1292,1351,441,468]" name="India" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">India</collectingCountry>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C28BFE11FDA22DD1" authority="(Semper, 1880) (Philippines)" baseAuthorityName="Semper" baseAuthorityYear="1880" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="holothuriae">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C28BFE11FED02DDE" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. holothuriae</emphasis>
(Semper, 1880) (
<collectingCountry id="F30E767CDC19FFC9C6D4FE76FDAA2DD1" box="[475,608,477,504]" name="Philippines" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Philippines</collectingCountry>
)
</taxonomicName>
. The new species is readily separated from 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C346FE75FB212DDE" baseAuthorityName="Semper" baseAuthorityYear="1880" box="[1097,1259,477,503]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="holothuriae">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C346FE75FB212DDE" box="[1097,1259,477,503]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. holothuriae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the glabrous rather than tomentose outer surface of the cheliped palm of 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C421FDA9FC052E32" baseAuthorityName="Semper" baseAuthorityYear="1880" box="[814,975,513,539]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="holothuriae">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C421FDA9FC052E32" box="[814,975,513,539]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. holothuriae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and more subquadrate versus subcircular carapace outline. 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C650FD8DFDFA2E16" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[351,560,549,575]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C650FD8DFDFA2E16" box="[351,560,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Buergeres choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be separated from 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C432FD8DFC0B2E16" baseAuthorityName="Burger" baseAuthorityYear="1895" box="[829,961,550,575]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Pinnotheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ortmanni">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C432FD8DFC0B2E16" box="[829,961,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">P. ortmanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the proportionally shorter P5 dactylus (about twice versus triple length of the P2 dactylus) and the setation of the P2–4 meral extensor margins (sparely setose on the proximal half versus densely setose for at least three-fourths of the length in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C395FDC5FAD72EAE" baseAuthorityName="Burger" baseAuthorityYear="1895" box="[1178,1309,622,647]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Pinnotheres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ortmanni">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C395FDC5FAD72EAE" box="[1178,1309,622,647]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">P. ortmanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (cf. 
<bibRefCitation id="EF884B1DDC19FFC9C253FDC6FE8E2E82" author="Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Manning, R. B." pageId="7" pageNumber="340" pagination="901 - 919" refId="ref11058" refString="Ng, P. K. L. &amp; Manning, R. B. (2003) On two new genera of pea crabs parasitic in holothurians (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) from the Indo West Pacific, with notes on allied genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 116, 901 - 919." type="journal article" year="2003">Ng &amp; Manning 2003</bibRefCitation>
). In carapace shape and pereopodal features, 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C458FD39FBE32E82" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[855,1065,657,683]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C458FD39FBE32E82" box="[855,1065,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Buergeres choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
most closely resembles 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C246FD39FF3D2EE6" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C246FD39FF3D2EE6" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Comparison with Chopra’s (1931) excellent figures and account shows that 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C37EFD1DFB232EE6" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[1137,1257,693,719]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C37EFD1DFB232EE6" box="[1137,1257,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C28BFD1DFED42EDA" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C28BFD1DFED42EDA" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having proportionally shorter P5 dactyli (distinctly shorter than the propodus extensor margin in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C28BFD71FF242F3E" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C28BFD71FF242F3E" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
versus as long as extensor margin in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C587FD55FCE72F3E" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[648,813,765,791]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C587FD55FCE72F3E" box="[648,813,765,791]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the setose rather than glabrous dorsal proximal margin of the cheliped dactylus, and P2–5 meral setation (extensor margin setose in 
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C4E6FC89FBAF2F12" box="[1001,1125,801,827]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C4E6FC89FBA82F12" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[1001,1122,801,827]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">B. choprai</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
glabrous in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C3E0FC89FA5E2F12" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[1263,1428,801,827]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C3E0FC89FA5E2F12" box="[1263,1428,801,827]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; Chopra 1931: pl. 7 fig 4). Chopra (1931) also emphasised the presence of distinct grooves around the cardiac region and along the anterior midline as characteristic of 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C5CCFCC1FCA22FAA" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[707,872,873,899]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C5CCFCC1FCA22FAA" box="[707,872,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. deccanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C49DFCC1FBC22FAA" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[914,1032,873,899]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C49DFCC1FBC22FAA" box="[914,1032,873,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the cardiac region is at most weakly demarcated and no median groove is evident. Well-marked carapace regions are uncommon in 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C3DFFC26FAA62F8E" authorityName="De Haan" authorityYear="1833" box="[1232,1388,909,935]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Pinnotheridae</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C798FC19FEC22FE2" authorityName="Ng &amp; Manning" authorityYear="2003" box="[151,264,946,971]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C798FC19FEC22FE2" box="[151,264,946,971]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Buergeres</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and apparently unique to 
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C53CFC19FD2B2FE2" box="[563,737,945,971]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C53CFC19FD172FE2" baseAuthorityName="Chropra" baseAuthorityYear="1931" box="[563,733,945,971]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="deccanensis">B. deccanensis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Males of 
<taxonomicName id="4C194D6FDC19FFC9C45EFC19FC0D2FE2" authorityName="Ahyong &amp; Ng" authorityYear="2020" box="[849,967,945,971]" class="Malacostraca" family="Pinnotheridae" genus="Buergeres" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choprai">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C45EFC19FC0D2FE2" box="[849,967,945,971]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">B. choprai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are currently not known.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3036567DC19FFC9C7C8FC7FFC902FC6" box="[199,858,980,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BA636ECDC19FFC9C7C8FC7FFC902FC6" blockId="7.[151,1437,153,1007]" box="[199,858,980,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">
<emphasis id="B96DEAFEDC19FFC9C7C8FC7FFE932FC6" bold="true" box="[199,345,980,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Distribution</emphasis>
. Presently known only from the 
<typeStatus id="54A2884EDC19FFC9C5C6FC7EFD332FC6" box="[713,761,981,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">type</typeStatus>
locality.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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