Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands Author Osawa, Masayuki text Zootaxa 2007 1548 1 49 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.178040 2cbe1502-c057-4a0c-8f15-c1815dcd4d20 1175-5326 178040 Pachycheles spinipes ( A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 ) ( Fig. 7 ) Porcellana spinipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 : 262 ( type locality: Upalu, Samoa ). Porcellana sollasi Whitelegge, 1897 : 144 , pl. 7, fig. 3, 3a ( type locality: Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands ). Pachycheles spinipes .— Haig, 1966b : 286 , 288.— Yang, 1983 : 6 , pl. 8. Material examined. Loyalty Islands. Lifou Island . Santal Bay. Atelier LIFOU . St. 1434 (St. 12), Huca Htighé Island , 20°52.5’S , 167°08.1’E , 5–20 m , 6 Nov. 2000 , 1 male CL 2.6 mm , 1 female CL 2.9 mm . St. 1410 (St. 63B), between Cap Wekutr and Cap Wajez, 20°56.7’S , 167°03.1’E , 2–4 m , 25 Nov. 2000 , 1 ovig. female CL 2.7 mm . Remarks . This species is immediately distinguished from the other Indo-West Pacific species of Pachycheles by having the carapace with elevated squamae on the gastric region ( Fig. 7 A), and chelipeds and ambulatory legs bearing strongly projecting, thorn-shaped tubercles ( Fig. 7 B–D). Distribution. Christmas Island , Nansha and Xisha Islands in China , Guam , Caroline Islands , Loyalty Islands; Ellice Islands , Samoa ; coral reefs ( Haig 1966b ; Yang & Xu 1994 ; Pauley et al . 2003 ). The specimens examined from the Loyalty Islands were collected from depths of 2– 20 m .