Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783)

Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez & Cuesta, Jose A., 2025, Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura), European Journal of Taxonomy 996, pp. 1-94 : 36

Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783)

Fig. 36

Material examined

MAURITIUS • 2 ♀♀ (10.06 ×11, 9.5×9.6), 2 ♂♂ (9.5 ×9.6, 9.5× 9.6); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/01164 .

Remarks

These four specimens were determined as Philyra scabriuscula (Fabricius, 1798) , being the correct identification Ryphila cancellus . Ryphila is a genus described by Galil (2009), when she established a new combination for Philyra scabriuscula as R. cancellus . There is some confusion regarding the position of P. scrabiuscula , as at present the validity of this name is still being considered, as read in DecaNet (2025), or GBIF (2024). This paper provides the first record of R. cancellus in Mauritian waters.

For identification see also Galil (2009).

Figures

Fig. 36. Ryphila cancellus (Herbst, 1783), specimens MNCN20.04/01164. Scale bars = 0.5 cm.