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 Euxanthus herdmani Laurie, 1906 ( Fig. 1D ) Euxanthus herdmani – Garth & Kim, 1983: 669; Serène, 1984: 85 , Pl. 11 Fig. D. Material examined. – 1 male , 10.0 × 7.6 mm (NMCR-27334), Stn. S 32, 9°35.8'N 123°44.6'E , Looc , Panglao Is. , 2–3 m , coll. PANGLAO 2004 Expedition, 28 Jun.2004 . Remarks. – This is a rarely reported species and the single male specimen agrees well with the original description and figure as well as those in Serène (1984) . The carapace is orange, with blotches of dark brown on the supraorbital region and portions of the first and second anterolateral teeth. The cardiac and medial intestinal regions are brownishorange. The posterolateral concavity for the coadaptation of ambulatory legs is white. The meri of the chelipeds and P2–P4 are generally white, the carpi, propodi, and dactyli are pinkish-purple. In P5, only the proximal portions of the merus and dactylus are pinkish-purple, with the rest being white. Euxanthus herdmani has previously been recorded from Camiguin Island, in the Philippines (Garth & Kim, 1983), as well as Sri Lanka and Seychelles , in the western Indian Ocean ( Guinot-Dumortier, 1960 ; Serène, 1984 ).