Leucosiid crabs from Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
Author
Galil, Bella S.
Author
Ng, Peter K. L.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4027
4
451
486
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4027.4.1
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1175-5326
234517
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Leucosia rubripalma
Galil, 2003
(
Fig. 5
E)
Material examined
.
1 male
(
20.8 mm
) (MNHN-IU-2013-1199), stn PR176, Madang, Madang Resort,
05°12.5'S
145°48.5'E
,
3–17 m
,
Papua New Guinea
,
4.12.2012
.
Colour in life
. Carapace ochre-orange, darker anteriorly, 2 orange spots posteriorly near lateral corners of posterior margin; dorsal surface of cheliped merus, carpus ochre, granules pale orange, bright-orange patch on inner surface of palm. Epimeral ledge white. Ambulatory legs white, banded with orange on merus, propodus (
Fig. 5
E).
Geographical distribution
.
Singapore
,
Philippines
,
Indonesia
,
New Caledonia
(
Galil 2003
; Galil & Ng 2007). New record for
Papua New Guinea
.