Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858

Mclay, Colin L. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2005, On a collection of Dromiidae and Dynomenidae from the Philippines, with description of a new species of Hirsutodynomene McLay, 1999 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 1029 (1), pp. 1-30 : 5-7

Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858 ( Fig. 1 )

Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858: 239 . —De Man, 1888: 398, pl. 18: fig. 2. — Ihle, 1913: 41. — Buitendijk, 1939: 224.— Sakai, 1976: 17, fig 9.— McLay, 1993: 199, fig. 18b.— McLay, 2001a: 828 (key).

Material. 1 female, 5.0 x 4.5 mm, intertidal, Alona Beach , Panglao , Bohol, Visayas, Philippines, coll. P.K.L. Ng, 29 Jul 2003, ZRC 2003.669 ; 1 male, 4.6 x 4.4 mm, carrying a sponge cap, Alona Beach, Panglao Island , Bohol, Visayas, Philippines, May 2004 , NMCR; 1 male, 3.6 x 3.4 mm, station B8, Napaling , Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, 9°0.037'N 123°0.046'E, coll. PANGLAO Expedition 2004, 7 Jun 2004, ZRC ; 1 male, 6.3 x 5.9 mm, station B18, Scaps Sierra Madre , Sungcolan Bay, Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, 9°0.038'N 123°0.050'E, substrate seagrass with dispersed rocks, coll. PANGLAO Expedition 2004, 20 Jun 2004, ZRC ; 2 females, 8.7 x 7.7 mm, carrying a sponge cap, 6.3 x 5.2 mm, station B39, Pontod Lagoon , Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, 9°0.033'N 123°0.042'E, substrate wall reef with small caves, soft coral and dead corals, coll. PANGLAO Expedition 2004, 3 Jul 2004, ZRC / MNHN ; 1 male, 8.4 x 8.3 mm, station D6, Bolod , Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, 9°0.033'N 123°0.048'E, substrate sand, seagrass, coral rubbles and coral blocks, 7 Jun 2004, ZRC .

Remarks. Diagnostic features of C. coronata are a carapace with a minutely granular dorsal surface, presence of two anterolateral teeth, and the third and fourth abdominal segments with four tubercles (see McLay 2001a).

Distribution. Cryptodromia coronata is a new record for the Philippines. It has been recorded from Indonesia on several occasions: Amboina (De Man 1888 a), Salawati and Rote ( Ihle 1913) and Timor and Obi Latoe, Moluccas ( Buitendijk 1939). Cryptodromia coronata is also known from Japan, New Caledonia, Samoa and Polynesia; and a key to the genus can be found in McLay (2001a: 827).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858. Female, 5.0 x 4.5 mm, ZRC 2003.669, Philippines. A, overall dorsal view; B, frontal view; C, outer view of right chela.