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 Miersiella haswelli ( Miers, 1886 ) ( Fig. 4C, D ) Material Examined. – 1 male , 7.4 × 5.5 mm , 2 females , 5.6 × 4.1 mm to 6.4 × 4.6 mm ( ZRC 2008.1400 ), Stn. CP2343 , off Pamilacan Is. , 273–356 m , 9°27.4'N 123°49.4'E , Bohol Sea , coll. MV DA- BFAR , PANGLAO 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise , 23 May 2005 ; 1 male (damaged), 5.0 × 3.7 mm ( ZRC 2008.1401 ), Stn. DW 2376, off Aligbay Is. , 189–219 m , 8°40.7'N 123°16.1'E , Bohol / Sulu seas sill, coll. MV DA-BFAR , PANGLAO 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise , 28 May 2005 . Remarks. – This species was described from New South Wales , eastern Australia as Medaeus haswelli Miers, 1886 . Guinot (1967a) established a new genus, Miersiella , and designated it as the type species. The present specimens agree well with the illustrations provided by Miers (1886: 117 , Pl. XI, Fig. 2 ) and Guinot (1967a: 359–362 , Figs. 17–20). Miersiella haswelli has been erroneously reported from the Philippines by Serène & Vadon (1981), but their specimens are actually Miersiella cavifrons (see earlier Remarks ). Therefore, this report is in fact the first record of Miersiella haswelli from the Philippines . The species has previously been recorded from Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, and Japan , New Caledonia , the Loyalty Islands , Norfolk Ridge, Wallis Island , Waterwitch Bank and Kermadec Island, in the Western Pacific ( Davie, 1997 ; Takeda & Weber, 2006; Ahyong, 2008 ).