Dana, 1852 : 83
Tetralia nigrifrons
Serène & Dat, 1957 : 283
Phylogeny and systematics of the Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Brachyura), with the description of a new family
PETER CASTRO
PETER K. L. NG
SHANE T. AHYONG
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Dana, 1852
Dana
1852
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Malacostraca
Tetraliidae
Tetraloides
Animalia
Decapoda
31
32
Arthropoda
species
nigrifrons
Tetralia nigrifrons Dana, 1852: 83, pl. 16, figs. 2a (colour)—d. Tetralia nigrifronsforma lissodactyla Serène & Dat, 1957: 283, pl. 1.
Remarks. Dana's typematerial is lost. Since this is the typespecies of TetraloidesGalil, 1986, and there is the possibility that it may be confused with species like T. muta( Linnaeus, 1758)(see discussion for that species), it is best that a neotypebe selected. The typelocality is Pukapuka Island(= Honden Island) in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia( Dana, 1852: 263). A male (MNHNB 25322; cl 8.2 mm, cw 8.9 mm; Plate 2B) from Fangataufa Atoll (22° 11.3S, 138° 45.1W), Tuamotu Archipelago, is herein designated as the neotypeof Tetralia nigrifrons Dana, 1852. It was collected by J. Poupin from Acroporaon 4 May 1997.