PROC. BIOL. SOC. WASH. 105(3), 1992, pp. 512-520 DESIGNATION OF LECTOTYPES FOR THE SPECIES OF MUNIDA (CRUSTACEA: ANOMURA: GALATHEIDAE) COLLECTED BY THE U.S. COAST SURVEY STEAMER BLAKE (1877-1879) AND THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES Gustavo Augusto S. de Melo-Filho and Gustavo Augusto S. de Melo Abstract. — Lectotypes of Munida stimpsoni, M. irrasa, M. longipes, M. miles, M. microphthalma and M. constricta A. Milne Edwards are designated. These species were collected by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake during its voyage to the Gulf of Mexico (1877-1878) and the Caribbean Sea (1878-1879). The name Munida chacei is proposed for a female specimen of a galatheid decapod from the syntype series of M. stimpsoni A. Milne Edwards, 1 880, that represents a new species. The specimen, collected by the Blake near St. Croix, West Indies, is described and compared to M. stimpsoni. Resume.— Les lectotypes de Munida stimpsoni, M. irrasa, M. longipes, M. miles, M. microphthalma et M. constricta A. Milne Edwards sont designes. Ces especes ont ete recoltes par le Blake pendant ces voyages au Golfe du Mexique (1877-1878) et a la Mer des Caraibes (1878-1879). Le nom Munida chacei est propose pour un specimen femelle de galatheides auparavant separe de la serie syntipique de M. stimpsoni. Le specimen recolte par le Blake dans les proximites de St. Croix, dans les Indes Occidentales, est decrit et compare avec M. stimp-soni. Working with part of the type material of tions. A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier (1897) Galatheidae of the genus Munida collected described each of these species in more de-by the U.S. Blake during its cruise to the tailed fashion on the basis of syntypes from Gulf of Mexico (1877-1878) and the Carib-a single specified station. Chace (1942) ex-bean Sea (1878-1879) under the supervi-amined part of this material; however, he sion of Alexander Agassiz and deposited at did not designate lectotypes. These are se-the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zo-lected herein among the syntypes described ology (MCZ) and the Museum national by A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier. A diag-d'Histoire naturelle de Paris (MNHN), we nosis and measurements (mm) are provided verified that the majority of the species, all for each lectotype. described by A. Milne Edwards (1880) were Chase verified the existence of several represented by syntype series. Exceptions other species in the syntype series of M. are those described from a single specimen stimpsoni and described some of these. From (M. affinis, M. robusta, M. iris and M. for-this series we separated an ovigerous fe-ceps). Descriptions of the remaining species male, with label: "MCZ-11527, Syntype, (M. stimpsoni, M. irrasa, M. longipes, M. Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edwards, 1880; miles, M. microphthalma and M. constricta) 1 ovig. female, Blake st. 134, 248 fms., off were based on extensive syntype series, Saint Croix, 1878-79. Identified as Munida composed of specimens from several sta-sp.n. by Chace." Comparing this specimen
Designation of lectotypes for the species of Munida (Crustacea: Anomura: Galatheidae) collected by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake (1877-1879) and the description of a new species
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