A Small Collection of Subtidal Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Palau Islands Collected by Dredging Author Shaga, I Bevin Author Priya, K Author Ramar, Selvakumar Author Srinidhi, S Author Mohan, G Chandra Author Ranganathan, Sukanya Author Moulvi, S M M Author Mani, Bhuvaneswari text Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A, Zoology 2023 2023-02-22 49 1 7 42 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1095_23 journal article 10.50826/bnmnszool.49.1_7 2434-091X Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803) Material examined . Inside of Gesodokkuru Reef , off Arumonogui , Babelthuap I. , Palau Is., dredged, ca. 20 m in depth, dead coral and sand; 1 ovig.♀ (cb 7.5×cl 9.9 mm ), NSMT-Cr 30962; July 14, 1980 ; K. Baba leg. Remarks . The shape of the rostrum is characteristic in each of the known Micippa species. The frontal view of the rostrum of M. philyra was finely represented by Sakai (1938 , fig. 45; 1976, fig. 138a′) and Takeda et al. (2019, pl. 8 fig. E). Buitendijk (1939) well distinguished this species from the close congeners, M. thalia (Herbst, 1803) and M. platipes Rüppell, 1830 . Synonyms of these three species, four for M. philyra , seven for M. thalia and five for M. platipes , are referred to Ng et al. (2008). Griffin and Tranter (1986) recorded many specimens from Indonesian waters, the Philippines , the Gulf of Thailand and the Iranian Gulf. Fig. 3. A–C: Rhinolambrus turriger (White) , ♂ (NSMT-Cr 30964; cb 11.4×cl 11.3mm including front and excluding posterior tubercles). Overall appearance, with original label (A) and carapace in doral (B) and frontal (C) views. D–E: Lambrachaeus ramifer Alcock , ♂(NSMT-Cr 30963; cb 4.8×pcl 8.0 mm). Dorsal view, with detached chelipeds and ambulatory legs (D) and carapace in lateral view (E). Distribution. Indo-West Pacific from Japan southwards to Australia and then westwards to South Africa , from intertidal zone to the depth of about 50 m . Takeda (1973) recorded this species from the Palau Islands.