Hermit crabs of the family Paguridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Territory of Australia, with descriptions of three new species and reappraisal of the genus Kumepagurus Komai & Osawa, 2012 Author Komai, Tomoyuki Author Rahayu, Dwi Listyo Author Fujita, Yoshihisa text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2021 2021-09-28 69 378 402 journal article 10.26107/RBZ-2021-0059 2345-7600 7174998 8C4058FE-A01E-4EAC-B491-21B213685784 Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin & Haig, 1989 ( Fig. 12C ) Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin & Haig, 1989: 150 , figs. 2i, 3d, 5d, 7e, 9d, 11d, 13d ( type locality: Oahu, Hawai’i); Morgan, 1992: 172 ; 2000: 119 ; Asakura, 2000: 82 , figs. 6, 7, 19B, C, 20; Okuno & Arima, 2006: 40 , fig. 3K; Poupin et al., 2013: 47 , fig. 26A, C; Arima, 2014: 173 , unnumbered figs.; Osawa & Fujita, 2019: 475 , figs. 3D, 5F. Material examined. CHRISTMAS ISLAND . ZRC 2021.0645 , 1 male (sl 2.2 mm ; photo 139), CI-D03-2011, Ethel Beach , 10°27.805′S , 105°42.443′E , 3–27.5 m , 24 March 2011 ; QM W29574 , 1 female (sl 2.4 mm ), CI-D17-2011, Thunderdome Cave , 10°27.906′S , 105°36.465′E , 3–16.6 m , 30 March 2011 . COCOS (KEELING ISLANDS). ZRC 2021.0646 , 4 males (sl 1.6–3.0 mm), 1 ovigerous female (sl 2.7 mm ), CK2-18, North Keeling Island , 9 February 2012 . Distribution. Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar , Mayotte , Maldives , Christmas Island , Guam , Caroline Islands , Japan (Ryukyu and Izu Islands), and Hawaii; 2.5–30 m ( McLaughlin & Haig, 1989 ; Asakura, 2000 ; Morgan, 2000 ; Okuno & Arima, 2006 ; Poupin et al., 2013 ). Remarks. The present specimens are identified as Pylopagurosis keijii in reference to McLaughlin & Haig (1989) and Asakura & Paulay (2003) .