Pilodius miersi (Ward, 1936)

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Pilodius miersi (Ward, 1936) # ( Figs. 22 , 38E )

Pilodius miersi — present record.

Taxonomy: Clark and Galil (1993), SH Lee and Ko (2011).

Type: Holotype ò QM W745, and paratypes in NHM and AM ( Davie 2002).

Type locality: Lindeman Islands, Queensland, Australia.

Distribution: West Pacific: northeastern Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, South China, Korea and Japan ( Clark and Galil 1993; SH Lee and Ko 2011).

Habitat: Subtidal; locally on coarse sandy substrates under boulders near coral communities.

Remarks: This species is a new record for the fauna of Hong Kong.

Figures

Fig. 22. Pilodius miersi (Ward, 1936) (male, 7.7 × 5.4 mm, Bluff Island): A, carapace; B, maxilliped 3; C, right chela; D, right P5; E, pleon; F, left G1, mesial view; G, tip of left G1, mesial view. Structures A to D denuded.

Fig. 38. Overall habitus. A, Thranita spinicarpa (Wee & Ng, 1995) (male, 44.6 × 27.6 mm, Starfish Bay); B, C, Epiactaea margaritifera (Odhner, 1925) (B, male, 13 × 9 mm, Lung Mei; C, male, 14.5 × 8.7 mm, Starfish Bay); D, Novactaea pulchella (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865) (male, 20.3 × 14.3 mm, Crescent Island); E, Pilodius miersi (Ward, 1936) (male, 7.7 × 5.4 mm, Bluff Island); F, Etisus anaglyptus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (male, 41.0 × 27.1 mm, Shelter Island). C, E and F preserved coloration.