Hoploxanthus cultripes Alcock, 1898: a senior synonym of Dentoxanthus iranicus Stephensen, 1946 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Galenidae)

Abstract The pilumnoid Hoploxanthus cultripes Alcock, 1898, is currently recognized as a valid species in the genus Parapanope De Man, 1895 (Galenidae). The species, however, has never been figured, and the solitary type specimen from Karachi has never been studied since the original description. A...

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Published inCrustaceana Vol. 94; no. 6; pp. 723 - 730
Main Authors Ng, Peter K. L, Mitra, Santanu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leiden|Boston Brill 01.06.2021
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Summary:Abstract The pilumnoid Hoploxanthus cultripes Alcock, 1898, is currently recognized as a valid species in the genus Parapanope De Man, 1895 (Galenidae). The species, however, has never been figured, and the solitary type specimen from Karachi has never been studied since the original description. A re-examination of the holotype male in the Zoological Survey of India shows that it is in fact a senior synonym of Dentoxanthus iranicus Stephensen, 1946, previously known from Iran, Pakistan and northwestern India. The subfamily Parapanopinae Števčić, 2005, is also synoynymized under Dentoxanthinae Števčić, 2005, with the latter having priority.
ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
DOI:10.1163/15685403-bja10122