Guinotellus melvillensis Serène, 1971

Mendoza, Jose Christopher E. & Ng, Peter K. L., 2010, The Euxanthine Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) Of The Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58 (1), pp. 57-74 : 63

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scientific name	Guinotellus melvillensis Serène, 1971
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Guinotellus melvillensis Serène, 1971 View in CoL

Guinotellus melvillensis Serène, 1971: 905 View in CoL , Pl. 2 Fig. A; Serène & Umali, 1972: 60, Pl. 6 Figs. 1 View Fig –6; Mendoza et al., 2009: 43, Figs. 1 View Fig -5.

Material examined. – Male holotype, 14.0 × 12.0 mm (MNHN- B8363), 13–42 fathoms (24–77 m), off Cape Melville, Balabac Strait, coll. A. F. Umali, Pele Expedition, Sulu Sea, 9 Mar.1964; 2 males, 46.2 × 37.7 mm, 35.3 × 29.6 mm, 1 female, 43.4 × 36.4 mm ( MNHN-B8356 ) , 1 male, 39.1 × 32.7 mm, 1 female, 38.1 × 33.4 mm ( MNHN-B20292 ), 4°31'N 119°22'E, Sibutu Is., Sulu Archipelago , coll. B. R. Wilson, Pele Expedition, Sulu Sea, 25 Feb.1964 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 51.0 × 41.2 mm, 1 female, 44.0 × 39.2 mm (NMCR-5427), 1 male, 42.0 × 35.0 mm, 1 female, 37.0 × 33.0 mm (NMCR-8867), 3 males, 37.0 × 32.0 mm to 41.0 × 35.0 mm (NMCR-5435), Putic Is. , Cuyo Is. Group, coll. P. C. Gonzales, V. Palpal-latoc, R. Rivera, P. Castaneda & J. Tahil, 6 Jul.–17 Aug.1975 ; 1 male, 36.0 × 32.0 mm (NMCR-5423), Calubcub II, San Juan, Batangas Province, Philippines, coll. R. Garcia & R. Rivera, March 1976 .

Remarks. – This rare and unusual species has been recorded only from the Philippines thus far. Mendoza et al. (2009) provide a redescription of this species, based on adult characters, as the holotype (cf. Serène, 1971; Serène & Umali, 1972) is a juvenile male.