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Rev. Biol. Trop., 38(1): 143-146, 1990

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New records of 20 species of and Parthenopoidea (Crustacea: ) along the Paciflc coast of Mexico

Fifty-eight species of Majoidea havc so far Col/odes gibboslls (Bell. 1835) been reported from the Gulf of California, Me­ Previous records: Bahia San Francisco, Cabo San Fran­ xico (Garth 1958, 1960, Hendrickx and van der cisco, Cabo Parado and Isla Salango, Ecuador; Panama, 1983, 1984, 1987). Heiden Hendrickx Of these, Colombia and Guatemala; Acapu\co,México (Garth 1958). about 21 are inhabitants of the rocky intertidal New records: and shallow subtidal environments;. they are Several collection sites along the coast of Sinaloa. in the Gulf of California: off Mazatlan. 1 <3 and usually captured by hand or with small dredges 1 '? ovig. obtained from a bottom grab sample at 14 m on or near rocky substrate or in sea-grass beds. (30/IV/80); off Mazatlan. 1 '? ovig. with an otter-trawl at 37 The other species are found much below the 24 m (25/1/80); off Bahia Santa María. 1 <3 • with an otter­ intertidal habitat and must be collected with trawl at 102 m (03/V/82). trawls and dredges operated from ships. Regarding the Parthenopoidea, 15 species Col/odes renuirosrris Rathbun. 1893. have been recorded in the area (Garth 1958, 1960), of which 13 are found exc\usively well Previous records: From Isla Cedros. on the west coast below the lower limit of the intertidal. of Baja California. and from Isla Angel de la Guarda and Bahia Tepoca. south to Bahia Sechura,Peru (Garth 1958). During recent sampling operations in the Gulf 52 of California, Mexico, species of Majoidea New records: In addition to collections from as many and 10 species of Parthenopoidea were collected as 32 stations throughout the central and southern Gulf of by hand in the intertidal or with the B/O "El California. Col/odes renuirosrris was also collected for the o Puma", UNAM, on the continental platform. first time in the northern Gulf: off Roca Consag. 7 , 5 '? and 10 '? ovig.. with an otter-trawl at 60 m (9/V/82); The present paper presents range extensions wit­ off Punta Willard. 1 '? ,otter-trawl at 77 m (8/V/82); south 18 hin the Gulf of Californiafor of these species. of Roca consag. 13 o and 12 o collected with an otter-trawl Two species of Majoidea are also reported for at 95-\03 m (16/I1I/85). the first time in the Gulf of California. The taxonomic sequen ce followed for the Paradasygyius depresslls (Bell. 1835) Majoidea is that proposed by Drach and Guinot (1983). AH the specimens collected during this Previous records: Gulf of California, From Bahia Con­ study are he Id in the Reference Collection of cepcion and Ensenada de San Francisco, south to Bahia the Laboratorio de Invertebrados y Peces Bento­ Cuevita. Colombia (Garth 1958). nicos, Estación Mazatlán, UNAM. New reco,rds:Paradasygyius depressus was found abun­ dantly in 4 stations in the northern and eastern central Gulf of California: north of Isla Tiburon. 3 o and 9 '? collected Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 with an otter-trawl at 112 m (14/111/85); off Punta Willard, Family Dana, 1851 1 <3 with an otter-trawl at 79 m; south of Roca Consag. 16

o and 9 '? • with an otter-trawl at 95-103 m (16/111/85) Eucinetops lucasi Stimpson, 1860. and 2 <3 and 2 '? ovig., with an otter-trawl at 74 m (5/V1lI/ 85); off Cabo Tepoca. 28 o . 14 '? and 5 o ovig .. with Previous records: Several localities along the Gulf of an otter-trawl at 91-102 m (17/I1I/85). California west coast, from Cabo San Lucas to Puerto Re­ fugio; from Bahia Cholla to Bahia Catalina, on the east coast of the Gulf (Garth 1958). Family McLeay. 1838 New record: Puerto Viejo, Mazatlan, I '? ovig. collec­ ted by hand, rocky intertidal (March, 1983). Epialrus sulcirosrris Stimpson, 1860 144 REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL

Prcvious records: Bahía Santa María, on ¡he west coas! New record: Punta Piaxtla, Sinaloa; 4

Ncw reeords: Fírs! record of this spccics along ¡he casI coasl 01' (he Gulf of California, al Mazatlan: Punta Chile, I ó and 2 <¡J captured by hand, rocky ¡ntcrtidal (41V1I/82); (Mithrax) .spinipes (Bell, 1835) Puerto Viejo, 2 Ó and 3 9 collcctcd with a drcdge al 4-5 m (20/IX/82); 1 ¿ , by hand, on rocky bcach (24I11U83), Previous records: Several localities along Ihe easl coast and 2 ¿ and 1 9 collected wilh a dredge al 1-3 m (IOIVIIII of Baja California, from Banco Arena to Bahía Agua Verde; 83). Isla Cocos and Galapagos (Garth 1958).

New record: First record on the east coast of the Gulf EII{Jleurodon peruvianus (Rathbun, 1923) of California, al Mazatlan, Sinaloa, 1 2 collected by hand, rocky intertidal(4/XIII79).

Pre\'ious records: This sptcies has becn reported from Iquique. Chile. tlorthlO Salinas, Ecuador (Garth 1958, Báez Mithrax (Mirhraculus) denticulatus Bell, 1835 1985). Previous records: San Diego. California (extralimital); New records: One ovigerous female, collected by hand in the Gulf of California, the species has been collected up in ¡he rocky intcrtidal al Punta Piaxtla, in ¡he soulheastern to Bahia Agua Verde on the wesl coast and at Isla Isabel Gulf of California (23/X1I84). on Ihe east coaSI; south to Guayaquil, Ecuador: Isla Cocos (Garth 1958).

Family Pisidae Dana, 1851 New records: Punta Chile, Mazadan. I o , 2 2 and 4 � ovig. (25/Xl80), 4 Ó and 6 � (13/1V/82), 3 Ó and 5 � Pelia pacifica A. Milne Edwards, 1875. (l2/llI/83), by hand, rocky intertidal; Puerto Viejo, Maza­ tlan, 3 0,3 2 and I 2 ovíg. (23/IW83), I

Herbstia tumida (Slimpson, 1871) Previous records: From Bahia Santa María, on the west Previous records: From Santa Elena, Ecuador, north coast of Baja California; from Agua Verde and Isla Isabel, lo Manzanillo, Colima and Banco Arena, Baja California, in the southern Gulf of California. to Bahia Manta, Ecuador. México; Islas Cocos and Revillagigedo (Garth 1958). Islas Galapagos,Clipperton, Revillagigedo, Cocos and Mal­ pelo (Garth 1958, Birkeland et al. 1975). New record: Punta Chile, Mazatlan, 1 o collected by hand, rocky intcrtidal (25/X/81). New record: Punta Piaxtla, Sinaloa, ó collected by hand in rocky intertidal (23/XI/84). mexicana Rathbun. 1892

Stenocionops beebei Glassell, 1936. Previous records: Known only from the northern Gulf of California (Garth 1958). Previous records: From Bahia Magdalena, on the west coast of Baja California; Gulf of California, along the west New records: Off Estero Tastiola, Sonora, 10 o and coast up to Isla Angel de la Guarda and along the east coast 14 9. otter-Irawl at 35 m: off Bahia San Esteban, Sinaloa, from Isla Tiburon to Guaymas, Sonora (Garth 1958, 1960). 1 9. oller-trawl al 40 m (I/V/RO); off Macapule, Sinaloa, 22 . oller-Irawl al 15 m. New records: Off Roca Consag, in the northern Gulf, o eollccted at 60 m, ottcr-trawl (9N/82); offRio Fuerte, o collected at 97 m, otter-trawl (20/V/85); off Bahia Family Mithracidae Balss, 1829 Santa Maria, 2 o collected at 61-67 m, otter-trawl (I0llIIl 85), in Ihe southern Gulf. MiOmJX (Mirhrax) arma{Us de Saussure, 1853

Previous records! This species is known from Panama Superfamily Parthenopoidea Me Leay, 1838 to Los Frailes, Baja California, and lo Mazatlan, Sinaloa (Garth 1958). Family Me Leay. 1838. HEWDRICKX et al.: New record! of Majoidea and Parthenopoidea 145

Parthenope (Platylambrus) exilipes �Rathbun, 1893). Previous records: Wesl Coas! of Baja California, sou!h of Punla Abreojos; Gulf of California. from Islas Angel de la Guarda and San Jorge. south to Tumbes. Peru (Garth Previoos records: Punta San Domingo," on the wesl 1958, del Solar el al. 1970). coast of Baja California; Cabo San Lucas 10 Boca de La Trinidad and Islas Tres Marias, Gulf of California; soulh 10 New record: Off Roca Consag, 21 d, 5 9 and 1 9 Isla Lobos de Afuera, Peru. Isla Cocos (Garth 1959). ovig., otter-!rawl at 32 m (161111/85).

New records: Off Punla Piaxlla. Sinaloa, 2 d and <}, (23NnU81); otter-trawl at 66 m off Bahia Santa Maria. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sinaloa, 1 d and I 2 ovig .• otter-trawl al 51 m (20nIII85); off Estero Tastiota. Sonora, I <},otter-trawl at 57 m (6NIII/ 85); off Cabo San Miguel. 1 <5. otter-Irawl al 107-118 m We thank J.S. Garth, Allan Hancock Founda­ (l/VU1I85). tion, for his precious help and nurneroussugges­ tions regarding the taxonorny of brachyuran in general. One of us (MEH) thanks J. Parthenope (Pseudolambrus) excavata (Stimpson, 1871) Bouillon and M. Jangoux for the facilities pro­ vided in the Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Previoos records: Gulf of California, from Isla Angel Université Libre de Bruxelles during part of this de la Guarda and Isla Isabel, south to Panama (Garth 1958). study, which was partly supported by CONA­ CyT, México (ICECXNA-Ú2I 926) and the New record: Bahia Santa Maria, on the east coast of the Gulf of California, I 2, otter-trawl at 30 m (September DGPA, UNAM. 1979).

Parthenope (Pseudolambrus) stimpsoni Ganh, 1958. REFERENCES

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