The Euxanthine Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) Of The Philippines Author Mendoza, Jose Christopher E. Author Ng, Peter K. L. text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2010 2010-02-28 58 1 57 74 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5342421 2345-7600 5342421 Alainodaeus filipinus Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Alainodaeus filipinus Mendoza & Ng, 2008a: 55 , Figs. 1–4 . Material examined. – Holotype male, 16.5 × 12.0 mm (NMCR- 27161), Balicasag Is. , 100–500 m , from fishermen with tangle nets, coll. P. K. L. Ng , 2 Mar.2004 ; paratypes : 1 male , 8.8 × 6.4 mm ( ZRC 2008.0895 ), from fishermen with tangle nets, 100–500 m , Balicasag Is. , coll. P. K. L. Ng , Dec.2000 ; 1 male , with bopyrid isopod in branchial chamber, 21.8 × 15.0 mm ( ZRC 2008.0896 ), tangle net , 100–300 m , Maribohoc Bay , Bohol , coll. J. Arbasto , between Nov.2003 to Apr.2004 ; 1 female , 11.2 × 8.2 mm ( ZRC 2008.0897 ), from fishermen with tangle nets, 100–500 m , Balicasag Is. , coll. P. K. L. Ng , Mar.2004 ; 1 female , 11.1 × 8.0 mm ( ZRC 2008.0898 ), from fishermen with tangle nets, 50–500 m , Balicasag Is. , coll. PANGLAO 2004 Marine Biodiversity Project , 14 Jun.2004 ; 1 male , 15.5 × 10.8 mm , 1 female , 13.0 × 8.9 mm ( ZRC 2008.0899 ), Stn. DW 2402, off Balicasag Is. , 101–118 m , 9°30.8'N 123°41.5'E , coll. MV DA-BFAR , PANGLAO 2005 Cruise, 31 May 2005 . Remarks. – This species was recently described from Balicasag Island (Mendoza & Ng, 2008a). It represents a remarkable range expansion for Alainodaeus , being found in the northernmost and westernmost extent of the known range of this genus. It is known only from the central Philippines thus far. Table 1. List of euxanthine crabs from the Philippines, with geographic references and historical records. Species names preceded by an asterisk (*) are new country records. Alainodaeus filipinus Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea (Mendoza & Ng, 2008a) Cranaothus deforgesi Ng, 1993 Maluso Bay , Basilan Is., Sulu Sea ( Serène & Umali , 1972); Panglao & Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) Crosnierius carinatus Serène & Vadon, 1981 off Lubang Is., South China Sea (Serène & Vadon, 1981); Bohol Sea & eastern coast of Luzon, Philippine Sea, off Batangas coast, South China Sea (this paper) * Epistocavea mururoa Davie, 1993 Panglao & Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) Euxanthus exsculptus ( Herbst, 1790 ) Philippines (no specific locality) ( White, 1847 ); Davao Gulf ( Ward, 1941 ); Catanduanes Is., Philippine Sea ( Guinot-Dumortier, 1960 ); Luzon Is. ( Batangas , Cagayan & Sorsogon ), Lubang Is., Mindoro Is., Panay Is., Samar Is., Sibuyan Is. (this paper) Euxanthus herdmani Laurie, 1906 Camiguin Is., Bohol Sea (Garth & Kim, 1983); Puerto Galera, Mindoro Is., South China Sea ( Serène, 1984 ); Panglao Is., Bohol Sea (this paper) Euxanthus huonii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) Philippines (no specific locality) ( Miers, 1884 ); Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) Guinotellus melvillensis Serène, 1971 Cape Melville, Balabac Is., Sulu Sea ( Serène, 1971 ; Serène & Umali, 1972); Balabac Is., Cuyo, Is., Sibutu Is., Sulu Sea & Batangas, South China Sea ( Mendoza et al., 2009 ) * Hepatoporus orientalis ( Sakai, 1935 ) Off Batangas coast, South China Sea (this paper) Hepatoporus pumex Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (Mendoza & Ng, 2008b) * Hypocolpus abbotti ( Rathbun, 1894 ) Panglao & Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909 Jolo Is. , Sulu Sea ( Buitendijk, 1960 ); Panglao & Balicasag Is., Bohol Sea (this paper) Hypocolpus kurodai Takeda, 1980 Marinduque Is., Sibuyan Sea (Takeda & Manuel, 2000) Ladomedaeus fungillus Manuel-Santos & Ng, 2007 Panglao & Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea ( Manuel-Santos & Ng, 2007 ); Bohol Sea & eastern coast of Luzon, Philippine Sea (this paper) Medaeops granulosus ( Haswell, 1882 ) Quezon, Palawan Is., South China Sea (Serène & Umali, 1972); off Lubang Is., South China Sea (Serène & Vadon, 1981); Manigo-nigo Is., Iloilo, Visayan Sea (this paper) Medaeus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 Pearl Bank , Sulu Archipelago (Serène & Umali, 1972) Miersiella cavifrons Takeda, 1989 off Lubang Is., South China Sea (Serène & Vadon, 1981); Bohol Sea, (this paper) * Miersiella haswelli ( Miers, 1886 ) Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981 off Lubang Is., South China Sea (Serène & Vadon, 1981); Bohol Sea (this paper) Paramedaeus simplex (A. Milne Edwards, 1873) Batangas, South China Sea ( Serène & Umali , 1972); Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) * Paraxanthodes cumatodes ( MacGilchrist, 1905 ) Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (this paper) * Paraxanthodes obtusidens (Sakai, 1965) Balicasag Is. , Bohol Sea & eastern coast of Luzon, Philippine Sea (this paper) Rizalthus anconis Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (Mendoza & Ng, 2008b) Visayax estampadori Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (Mendoza & Ng, 2008b) Visayax osteodictyon Mendoza & Ng, 2008 Panglao Is. , Bohol Sea (Mendoza & Ng, 2008b)