Phylogeny and systematics of the Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Brachyura), with the description of a new family Author PETER CASTRO Author PETER K. L. NG Author SHANE T. AHYONG text Zootaxa 2004 643 1 70 journal article 38783 10.5281/zenodo.158851 83523ad5-7f0f-489d-8531-3b20edd51abc 1-877354-55-4 158851 7EBFF1EF-09C7-4A60-890E-26747C8FBF46 Trapezia septata Dana, 1852 Trapezia septata (var.?) Dana, 1852 : 260 , pl. 15, fig. 9. Trapezia reticulata Stimpson, 1858 : 37 [35]; Stimpson, 1907 : 73 , pl. 9, fig. 5. Trapezia areolata var. inermis A. Milne Edwards, 1873 : 259 , pl. 10, fig. 6. Remarks . Dana's type material is lost. The type locality is the Sulu Sea ( Dana 1852: 260 ), collected somewhere between the Philippine Islands and the north coast of Borneo by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Considering the confusion between this species and T. areolata Dana , the designation of a neotype is desirable to stabilise their taxonomy. As such, a male specimen (MNHN­B 27682; cl 8.9 mm, cw 10.8 mm) from the southern coast of Luzon, Philippine Islands , is herein designated as the neotype . It was collected by the MUSORSTOM 2 expedition (unknown station number) during November­December 1980. This specimen is also designated as the neotype of Trapezia reticulata Stimpson, 1858 . The examination of the type material of T. areolata var. inermis A. Milne Edwards 1873 showed it to be a junior synonym of T. septata ( Castro 1997a ) .