Hypocolpus kurodai Takeda, 1980

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 : 65

Hypocolpus kurodai Takeda, 1980

( Fig. 3E, F )

Hypocolpus kurodai – Takeda & Manuel, 2000: 153, Fig. 3D, E .

Material examined. – 1 male, 21.0 × 13.5 mm (NMCR-6609), Kasili, Santa Cruz, Marinduque, coll. J. Cabrera, R. Garcia & R. Velarde, 21 Aug.1979 .

Remarks. – This little-known species has only been recorded from Japan (type locality) and the Philippines. The specimen reported here is the same one recorded by Takeda & Manuel (2000) in their report on some rare Philippine crabs.

Figures

Fig. 3. Hypocolpus abbotti (Rathbun, 1894), male, (41.6 by 28.7 mm) (Balicasag Is., MNHN-B31888): A, dorsal view; B, fronto-lateral view of subhepatic cavity; Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909, male (49.5 × 34.5 mm) (Balicasag Is., NMCR-27339); C, dorsal view; D, fronto-lateral view of subhepatic cavity; Hypocolpus kurodai Takeda, 1980, male (21.0 × 13.5 mm) (Marinduque, NMCR-6609); E, dorsal view; F, fronto-lateral view of subhepatic cavity.