Lamoha inflata ( Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981 )

Forges, Bertrand Richer De & Ng, Peter K. L., 2008, New western Pacific records of Homolidae De Haan, 1839, with descriptions of new species of Homolochunia Doflein, 1904, and Latreillopsis Henderson, 1888 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 1967, pp. 1-35 : 18-20

Lamoha inflata ( Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981)

( Figs. 14A–C, 15B–D)

Hypsophrys inflata Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981: 547 , figs. 3C, 4C, pl. 4, fig. 2, 2a. — Guinot & Richer de Forges 1995: 454, figs. 1B, 55 A–B, 57a–b, 58C, 61c, j.

Lamoha inflata — Ng 1998: 897. — Ng et al. 2008.

Material examined. Philippines: eastern coast of Luzon , AURORA 2007, CC 2744, 15°58.7’N 121°50.4’E, 418–456 m, 2 June 2007: 1 female (15.8 x 13.4 mm) ( ZRC 2008.0989 ) .

Remarks. Lamoha inflata was described from Western Samoa and has also been recorded from the Loyalty Is. and French Polynesia. It was caught by traps between 400 and 1000 m deep on the steep slopes of coral islands ( Guinot & Richer de Forges 1981, 1995). The specimen collected on the eastern coast of Luzon is a new record for the Philippines and considerably extends the known range of this species. The overall colour of the fresh specimen was salmon-red ( Fig. 15B–D).