. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 276 AUSTRALIAN ZOOLOGIST, 14(3), 1968 (P. 14789) and one paratype male in the Dominion Museum, Wellington (ex Melbourne Ward collection); 38°'S, 149°'E., off Cape Everard, Victoria, 152 metres, , Fisheries (Australian Museum, P. 15188); East of Schouten Island, Tasmania, 40-50 fathoms, 1910, presented Charles T. Harrisson (Australian Museum, P. 4045). Dimensions: Holotype Paratype Carapace width including spines 26 mm. 25 mm. Carapace width without lateral spines 20 mm. 20 mm Carapace length 26 mm. 26 mm. The kn
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 276 AUSTRALIAN ZOOLOGIST, 14(3), 1968 (P. 14789) and one paratype male in the Dominion Museum, Wellington (ex Melbourne Ward collection); 38°'S, 149°'E., off Cape Everard, Victoria, 152 metres, , Fisheries (Australian Museum, P. 15188); East of Schouten Island, Tasmania, 40-50 fathoms, 1910, presented Charles T. Harrisson (Australian Museum, P. 4045). Dimensions: Holotype Paratype Carapace width including spines 26 mm. 25 mm. Carapace width without lateral spines 20 mm. 20 mm Carapace length 26 mm. 26 mm. The known range is from Tasmania to Victoria in depths from 40 to 70 fathoms. In view of the distribution of the genus in the Indo-Pacific, from Japan, the East Indies and the Indian Ocean, the absence of any representative from New South Wales and Queensland can only be considered apparent at present. This gap will undoubtedly be filled by additional Figs. 1-5 Trichopeltarion wardi Fig. 3 Fig. 1 Outline of orbital spines of paratype Fig. 4 Fig. 2 Right cheliped of holotype Fig. 5 Right cheliped of paratype Underside of orbital area Abdomen. The Australian species seems closest to the New Zealand fantasticum Richardson and Dell, from which, however, it differs in many details. T. wardi lacks the long lateral spines of fantasticum, does not have the tubercles grouped into complex clumps, has a simpler supraorbital spine, lacks spines behind the lateral spine, and has a different pattern of spines and tubercles. The other species to which it shows some resemblance is T. alcocki Doflein, from which it differs in having divided spines along the carapace in contrast to the simple spines of alcocki. Literature Cited Richardson, L. R., and Dell, R. K., 1964. A New Crab of the Genus Trichopeltarion from New Zealand. Trans. Roy. Soc. , Zool., 4: 145-151. EXPLANATION OF PLATE Plate XVI — Trichopeltarion wardi , Holotype. Photo: Anthony Please note that t
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