Petrolisthes leptocheles ( Heller, 1861 )

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 : 11-12

9. Petrolisthes leptocheles ( Heller, 1861)

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Material examined. 6 ɗ, 5 Ψ (ov) ( SMNS ZIa 3366), Egypt, Red Sea, Koseir, leg. Klunzinger, 1883; 2 ɗ ( SMF 4613), Red Sea; 1 Ψ ( SMF 4620), Red Sea; 9 ɗ, 8 Ψ ( SMF 4660), Red Sea, leg. E. Rüppell, 1827; 4 ɗ (1 with bopyrids), 2 Ψ (1ov) ( SMF 25679), Israel, Elat, in front of the Marine Institute, Algae on dead corals, shallow water, leg. M. Türkay; 3 ɗ, 1 Ψ ( SMF 4927) Red Sea, Egypt, Mantequad al-Bahr al Ahmar, Suez, leg. E. Bannwarth, 10 Jan. 1913; 1 ɗ ( ZSM 160/1), Red Sea, Pola-Exp., 20 Nov. 1896; 5 ɗ; 3 Ψ ( SMF 26096), Jordania, Ma’an, 10 km S Aqaba, reef, 20–23 Mar. 1977, leg. R. Kinzelbach.

Measurements. Largest ɗ 5.3 x 5.3 mm; largest Ψ 5.1 x 5.1 mm.

Distribution. Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Persian Gulf, Pakistan.

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FIGURE 9. Petrolisthes leptocheles (Heller, 1861), male, Egypt, Red Sea, Suez (SMF 4927).