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Remarks. — See Portunus cf. longispinosus. 



Distribution. — Malgache [Madagascar], Australia, and Palau. 



Portiiniis gladiator (Alcock) 



Neptunus {Am-phitrite) gladiator Alcock, 1899a, pp. 35-6. — Shen, 1937, pp. 101-3, 



figs. 2a-c. 

 Monomia gladiator (Fabricius). — Barnard, 1950, p. 156. 

 Portunus gladiator Fabricius. — Crosnier, 1962, pp. 51-4, figs. 72, 76, 78, 82, 83, 



pi. 3 (fig. 2). 

 IPortunus gladiator. — Fabricius, 1798, p. 368. 

 Not Portunus gladiator Fabricius. — Stephenson and Campbell, 1959, pp. 110-111, 



figs. 2J, 3J, pi. 3 (fig. 2), pis. 41, 5J. 



Material examined. — 2 females (50.5, 51.5 mm), Sta. No. AB-20. 



1 male (31.5 mm), Sta. No. 202 B. 

 Trawled, depths from 58 to 90 m. 



Remarks. — As indicated by Stephenson and Rees (1967, p. 24), 

 further work is required to clarify the confused synonymy of the 

 Portunus gladiator complex. The present specimens were compared 

 with Crosnier's material. 



Distribution. — Eastern South Africa, Malgache [Madagascar], 

 India, and Hong Kong, and now near Mergui. 



Portunus hastatoides Fabricius 



Portunus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798, p. 368. — Stephenson and Campbell, 1959, 

 pp. 101-2, figs. 2D, 3D, pi. 1 (fig. 4), pis. 4D, 5D.— Crosnier, 1962, pp. 68-9, 

 figs. 98, 109, 117, 122, 123.— Sakai, 1965, p. 119, pi. 58 (fig. 2).— Stephenson 

 and Rees, 1967, p. 27. 



Neptunus (Hellenus) hastatoides (Fabricius). — Alcock, r899a, pp. 38-9. — Sakai, 

 1939, pp. 391-2, pi. 47 (fig. 1). 



Hellenus hastatoides (Fabricius). — Barnard, 1950, pp. 158-9. 



Material examined. — 2 males (26.5, 33.5 mm), Sta. No. AB 42- 

 63. 1 male (33 mm), Sta. No. 47B-63. 8 males (15-29.5 mm), 2 

 females (ca. 24.5, 27 mm), Sta. No. 48-63. 2 males (37, 40.5 mm), 



2 females (40.5, 42 mm), 1 ovig. female (35 mm), Sta. No. 203C. 

 1 male (36.5 mm), Sta. No. 218A. 1 male (31.5 mm), Sta. No. 224A 

 1 male (ca. 27.5 mm), Sta. No. 228A. 4 males (30.5-39.5 mm), 4 

 females (27-34 mm), Sta. No. 9682. 



Trawled (except Sta. No. 48-63 dredged), depths from 22 to 84 m, 

 bottom (when noted) from silty sand through mud to clay. 



Distribution.— East Coast of Africa to Japan, Australia, and 

 Philippines, but not from the Red Sea. 



Portunus cf. longispinosus (Rathbun) 



cf. Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus (Dana). — Rathbun, 1906, p. 871, fig. 30, 

 pi. 12 (fig. 6). 



Material examined. — 1 male (14 mm), Sta. No. B 16. 



