Petrolisthes virgatus Paulson, 1875

Werding, Bernd & Hiller, Alexandra, 2007, The Porcellanidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of the Red Sea with description of a new species of Petrolisthes, Zootaxa 1460, pp. 1-24 : 16

15. Petrolisthes virgatus Paulson, 1875

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Petrolisthes virgatus Paulson, 1875: 87 , pl. 11, fig. 4.— Lewinsohn 1969: 149, figs. 32a–e; Nakasone & Miyake 1972: 136, figs. 1A–G.— Lewinsohn 1979: 49.— Hogarth 1988: 1102.

Material examined. 1 Ψ ( SMF 4646), Red Sea, 1826, leg. E. Rüppell.

Measurements. 6.4 x 6.0 mm.

Remarks. Petrolisthes virgatus is a rare species, with a main distribution apparently confined to the Red Sea and the subsequent African coast, south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. In the western Pacific there are only two records, both from Japan ( Nakasone & Miyake 1972).

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FIGURE 15. Petrolisthes virgatus Paulson, 1875, female, Red Sea (SMF 4646).