Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), A New Family And Superfamily Of Eubrachyuran Crabs With Description Of One New Genus And Five New Species Author Tavares, Marcos Author Cleva, Régis text Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2010 São Paulo 2010-12-31 50 9 97 157 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492010000900001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en journal article 10.1590/S0031-10492010000900001 1807-0205 13286868 Trichopeltarion timorense (Števčić, 1993) comb. nov. ( Figures 10 D-F; 31A-D) Krunopeltarion timorense . Števčić,. 1993:1097-1102,. figs. 1,.2. Krunopeltarion timorense .–.Davie,.2002:121. Trichopeltarion timorense .–.Ng. et al., .2008:52.[list]. Material examined: . Timor. Sea,. Endeavor. Pearl,. 09°46’S- 130°14’E ,. trawl,. 270-300 m ,. holotype . ♀ . 49.0 x 54.0 mm;. Indonesia ,. KARUBAR,. Kai. and. Tanimbar. Islands. area ,. no. station. number,. 1 ♂ . 48.5 x 54.5 mm ,. 2 ♀♀ . 49.0 x 55.5. and. 49.0 x 53.0 mm.( MNHN-B .28795) . Description of the male: . Carapace. subcircular,. distinctly.arched.transversally.and.longitudinally,.heavily. ornamented.with.large.clusters.of.rounded.tubercles. crested.with.rounded,.large.granules..Front. cut.into. three.prominent.teeth..Central.rostral.tooth.forward. directed,.distinctly.wider.than.lateral.teeth,.with.very. few,.sparse.barbs.distally;.lateral.teeth.about.same.size. as.central.tooth,.slightly.directed.outwards,.with.very. few,.sparse.barbs.distally..Orbits.large,.directed.laterally;.ocular.peduncles.slender,.freely.movable,.fully.retractable.into.orbital.cavity;.cornea.small,.scantly.pigmented..Orbital.teeth.strong,.armed.with.few,.acute. barbs..Innerorbital.tooth.swollen,.ending.in.sharp.tip,. separated.from.lateral.rostral.tooth.by.deep,.U-shaped. gap;.innerorbital.and.second.supraorbital.teeth.separated. from. each. other. by.V-shaped,.deep. gap;.exorbital.tooth.distinctly.shorter.than.innerorbital.tooth,. separated.from.second.supraorbital.by.V-shaped,.deep. gap..Hepatic,.first.and.second.epibranchial,.and.first. and. second. metabranchial. teeth. strong,. armed. with. barbs.. Hepatic. tooth. lobe-like,. much. stronger. than. exorbital. tooth;. first. epibranchial. lobe-like,. stronger. than.hepatic.tooth;.second.epibranchial.tooth.strongest,.ending.in.sharp.tip;.second.metabranchial.tooth. stronger.than.first..Carapace.posterior.margin.slightly. concave.axially,.bordered.with.rows.of.rounded.tubercles.of.different.sizes..Carapace.grooves.well.distinct,. wide,.smooth.inside;.branchiocardiac.groove.deepest,. sinuous..Gastric,.cardiac,.and.intestinal.regions.swollen,.with.large.cluster.of.rounded.tubercles. Thoracic . sternum. with. short. tomentum. and. sparse,.rounded.granules..Pair.of.tubercles.of.abdominal.locking.system.placed.near.sternal.suture.5/6. Right. cheliped. extremely. developed,. massive,. smooth,.polished..Dactylus.longer.than.fixed.finger,. smooth,.straight,.curving.downward.terminally;.cutting.edge.with.very.low,.molariform.teeth..Fixed.finger. smooth;.cutting.edge.with.very.low,.molariform.teeth.. Palm.extremely.massive,.smooth,.polished,.except.for. few. minute. granules. on. upper. surface.. Carp. upper. surface. with. rounded,. well. individualized. granules;. inner. anterolateral. angle. with. strong,. blunt,. tooth.. Merus. smooth,. polished..Small.cheliped.densely. setose;. dactylus. delicate,. regularly. and. gently. curved. downward;. densely. setose. dorsally;. sulcated. along. lateral.and.mesial.sides,.sulci.shallow,.densely.setose;. cutting.edge. with. almost.imperceptible,. molariform. teeth.proximally..Fixed.finger.almost.straight,.curved. upwards. distally;. sulcated. along. lateral. and. mesial. sides,.sulci.shallow,.densely.setose;.cutting.edge.with. almost. imperceptible,. molariform. teeth. proximally.. Carpus. dorsal. surface. with. sparse,. strong,. acute. tubercles;. inner. anterolateral. angle. with. strong,. acute. tooth.. P2-5. densely. setose;. dactili. markedly. longer. than. propodi;. P5. merus-carp. articulation. far. from. reaching.second.epibranchial.tooth. FIGURE 29: . Trichopeltarion spinulifer .(Rathbun,.1898).. A-B, Holotype.male.27.3 x 33.1 mm.(USNM.9639).. C-D, Male.75.0 x 90.3 mm. (MNHN-B5414).. A, C, General.dorsal.view.. B, D, Carapace.in.dorsal.view. Male.abdomen.of.six.free.segments.and.telson;. telson.and.segments.with.short.tomentum;.segments. 1-2. with. few,. sparse. tubercles,. remaining. segments. smooth.. Abdominal. segment. 6. only. slightly. longer. than.5.axially,.nearly.squarish,.its.anterolateral.angles. slightly.protruded,.swollen;. complementary. parts. of. abdominal.locking.system.present.and.functional..G2. styliform,.short,.not.reaching.to.thoracic.sterna.suture. 5/6. Type locality: .Timor.Sea,. 09°46’S- 130°14’E ,.between. 270-300.meters.depth. Remarks: Trichopeltarion timorense . resembles. both. Trichopeltarion wardi .Dell,.1968,.and. Trichopeltarion fantasticum . Richardson. &. Dell,. 1964.. It. promptly. differs. from. T. wardi . in. having. both. first. and. second.metabrachial.teeth.well.developed.and.spiniform. (both.teeth.absent.in. T. wardi );.the.innerorbital,.second. supraorbital,. and. the. exorbital. teeth. closer. to. one. another,. separated. by. only. a. V-shaped,. narrow. notch.(supraorbital.teeth. wide. apart.from.each.oth- er).. Trichopeltarion timorense .can.be.easily.split.from. T. fantasticum .by.having.the.dorsal.surface.of.the.carapace.heavily.ornamented,.with.large.clusters.of.coalescent,.rounded.tubercles,.crested.with.large,.rounded. granules. (carapace. with. widely. spaced,. rounded. tubercles.in. T. fantasticum ). Distribution: . Known. so. far. only. from. Indonesia . (Timor.Sea.and.Tanimbar.Islands),.between.270.and. 300.meters.depth.