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
Medaeops granulosus
(
Haswell, 1882
)
(
Fig. 4G
)
Medaeops granulosus
– Serène & Umali, 1972: 65, Pl. 7:
Figs. 1
,
2
; Serène & Vadon, 1981: 122.
Material examined. –
1 male
, 12.0 ×
8.5 mm
,
2 females
, 12.5 × 9.0 mm, 13.0 ×
9.5 mm
(NMCR-9705), among dead coral,
2 m
,
Manigo-nigo Is.
,
Carles
,
Iloilo
, coll.
V
.
G. Bautista
,
May 1989
.
Remarks. –
This species is apparently restricted to the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans, particularly
Australia
(
type
locality), the eastern coast of
China
, and
Japan
(
Guinot,1967a
). It has also been recorded from
Korea
,
Singapore
and
Taiwan
, (
Buitendijk, 1950
;
Kim & Kim, 1982
;
Ng et al., 2001
). In the
Philippines
, it has been previously recorded from
Quezon
,
Palawan
Island (Serène & Umali, 1972) and Lubang Island, off the southwestern coast of Luzon (Serène & Vadon, 1981). Records of
Medaeops granulosus
elsewhere, e.g. the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea,
Mauritius
,
India
and
South Africa
(cf.
Stephensen, 1945
;
Barnard, 1950
;
Michel, 1964
) should be considered as those for a similar species,
Medaeops neglectus
(
Balss, 1922
)
(see
Guinot, 1967a
;
Serène, 1984
).