Paragiopagurus boletifer (De

Lemaitre, R., 1996, Hermit crabs of the family Parapaguridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Australia: species of Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 1989, Sympagurus Smith, 1883 and two new genera., Records of the Australian Museum 48 (2), pp. 163-221 : 218-219

Paragiopagurus boletifer (De Saint Laurent, 1972)

Parapagurus boletifer De Saint Laurent, 1972: 110 , figs 5, 20 (type locality: Japan, Tosa Bay).- Miyake, 1978: 72.­ Miyake, 1982: 120, pI. 40, fig. 4.-Baba et aI., 1986: 196, fig. 144.

Sympagurus boletifer .- Lemaitre, 1989: 37.- Lemaitre, 1994: 382, figs 5,6, 27a,b, 28b,c.- Poupin, 1994: 51.

Holotype. Male (SL 8.0 mm), Japan, Tosa Bay, 250- 300 m, 1963, colI. K. Sakai, MNHN Pg 2230.

Australian material. 1 male (SL 5.2 mm), Britannia Sea Mount, Western Tasman Sea , ORV Franklin , sta. 0589-47, 28°17.47'S, l 58°37.89'E, 419 m, 10 May 1989, coIls. J.K. Lowry et al., AM P39447 .

Diagnosis. Phyllobranchiate or intermediate gills. Shield as long as broad; dorsal surface usually weakly calcified on half or more of surface; rostrum broadly rounded, with low dorsal ridge; anterior margins straight; lateral projections broadly subtriangular, terminating in spine; posterior margin broadly rounded. Ocular peduncles more than half length of shield; ocular acicles subtriangular, terminating in strong spine; corneae slightly dilated. Sternite of third maxillipeds with small spine on each side of midline. Epistomial spine short, straight. Antennular peduncle exceeding distal margin of corneae by length of penultimate segment. Antennal peduncle at most reaching distal margin of cornea; 3rd segment with strong ventromesial distal spine; 2nd segment with dorsolateral distal angle produced, terminating in multifid spine (occasionally with additional small spine dorsally); acicles reaching distal margin of corneae, mesial margin armed with 11 to 14 spines; flagellum with setae arranged in series of long (4-8 articles in length) and short (about 1 article in length) setae about every 15- 20 articles. Chelipeds strongly dissimilar. Right cheliped massive, operculate; chela about as broad as long, dorsal surface covered with numerous spines and dense plumose setae (especially on distal half and fingers); fingers curved ventromesially; ventral face of palm and fingers covered with numerous mushroom-like tubercles; palm with dorsolateral margin well delimited by row of spines; carpus with numerous small tubercles or spines on dorsal surface. Left cheliped usually well calcified; palm with dorsomesial row of small tubercles; carpus with dorsodistal spine. Ambulatory legs reaching to tip of extended right cheliped; dactyl about twice as long as propodus, with ventromesial row of about 12 corneous spines, and dorsal and dorsomesial rows of long bristle-like setae; carpus with small dorsodistal spine. Anterior lobe of sternite of 3rd pereopods armed with marginal spine. Fourth pereopod with dactyl terminating in corneous claw (more slender and longer in females than in males); propodal rasp consisting of 1 row of ovate scales. Telson and uropods strongly asymmetrical; telson with weak transverse suture separating anterior and posterior lobes; posterior lobes separated by V-shaped median cleft, terminal margins armed with corneous spines (often strongly curved on left lobe). Male 1st gonopods with concave distal lobe; 2nd gonopods each with distal segment nearly flat. Female with vestigial right second pleopod.

Colour. Shield cream yellow tinged with orange. Ocular peduncles, antennular and antennal peduncles pale yellow; antennular flagella pale purple. Left cheliped and second to fifth pereopods uniformly pale purple. Chela and carpus of right cheliped with dorsal and ventral surface orange-reddish, with white mushroomlike tubercles or spines; merus whitish with tinge of pale orange distally ( Lemaitre, 1994: 384).

Distribution. Indo Pacific: Comoro Islands' Japan' Australia; Hawaii; and French Polynesia. Dep;h: 85 t ~ 419 m.