WoRMS source details
Lewinsohn, C. (1984). Dromiidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Madagascar and the Seychelles. Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat., Paris. 6(1): 89-129.
6062
Lewinsohn, C.
1984
Dromiidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Madagascar and the Seychelles
Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat., Paris
6(1): 89-129
Publication
Available for editors
[request]

The study of a collection of Dromiidae collected around Madagascar and the Seychelles Islands, together with a new examination of the specimens of this family of western Indian Ocean or of the Red Sea origin, deposited in the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, allow to list nineteen species, of which three, Dromidiopsis dubia, D. plumosa and Conchoecetes intermedia, are new. Ten out of the nineteen identified species have a vast Indo-West-Pacific distribution, six appear as restricted to the Indian Ocean, and seven inhabit the Red Sea. Petalomera nodosa Sakai, 1936 was considered as endemic from Japan, but is here mentioned from Madagascar. Four specimens of Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1899, previously known from two syntypes only, have been collected in Madagascar, and the species is redescribed.
Date
action
by
2013-01-12 18:30:12Z
created
db_admin
Conchoecetes intermedia Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984 (original description)
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984 (basis of record)
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 (basis of record)
Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906 accepted as Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906) (basis of record)
Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Mclaydromia dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984) (original description)
Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Mclaydromia dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984) (basis of record)
Dromidiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Stebbingdromia plumosa (Lewinsohn, 1984) (original description)
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858 (basis of record)
Petalomera nodosa T. Sakai, 1936 accepted as Epigodromia nodosa (T. Sakai, 1936) (basis of record)
Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1900 (basis of record)
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984 (basis of record)
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 (basis of record)
Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906 accepted as Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906) (basis of record)
Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Mclaydromia dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984) (original description)
Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Mclaydromia dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984) (basis of record)
Dromidiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984 accepted as Stebbingdromia plumosa (Lewinsohn, 1984) (original description)
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858 (basis of record)
Petalomera nodosa T. Sakai, 1936 accepted as Epigodromia nodosa (T. Sakai, 1936) (basis of record)
Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1900 (basis of record)
Comores for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Comores for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Comores for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Comores for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Djibouti for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Djibouti for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
East Africa for Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798)
East Africa for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Galle for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Kenya for Cryptodromia pentagonalis (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Kenya for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798)
Madagascar for Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Madagascar for Cryptodromia bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Madagascar for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Madagascar for Cryptodromia gilesi Alcock, 1899
Madagascar for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Madagascar for Cryptodromia pentagonalis (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Madagascar for Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Madagascar for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Madagascar for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954
Madagascar for Petalomera nodosa T. Sakai, 1936
Madagascar for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Madagascar for Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1900
Mauritius for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Mozambique for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Mozambique for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954
Mozambique for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Red Sea for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Red Sea for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Red Sea for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Seychelles for Cryptodromia bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Seychelles for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Seychelles for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Seychelles for Dromidiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984
Seychelles for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Somalia for Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Somalia for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954
Comores for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Comores for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Comores for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Djibouti for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Djibouti for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
East Africa for Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798)
East Africa for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Galle for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Kenya for Cryptodromia pentagonalis (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Kenya for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798)
Madagascar for Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Madagascar for Cryptodromia bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Madagascar for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Madagascar for Cryptodromia gilesi Alcock, 1899
Madagascar for Cryptodromia hilgendorfi de Man, 1888 [in de Man, 1887-1888]
Madagascar for Cryptodromia pentagonalis (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Madagascar for Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Madagascar for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Madagascar for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis dubia Lewinsohn, 1984
Madagascar for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Madagascar for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954
Madagascar for Petalomera nodosa T. Sakai, 1936
Madagascar for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Madagascar for Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1900
Mauritius for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Mozambique for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Mozambique for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954
Mozambique for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Red Sea for Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Red Sea for Dromidia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Red Sea for Pseudodromia caphyraeformis (Richters, 1880)
Seychelles for Cryptodromia bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Seychelles for Dromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Seychelles for Dromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Seychelles for Dromidiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984
Seychelles for Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Somalia for Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Somalia for Hemisphaerodromia abellana Barnard, 1954