Pseudorhombila quadridentata ( Latreille, 1828 )

Pseudorhombila quadridentata ( Latreille, 1828) View in CoL

( Figs. 2A–E View Figure 2 , 4C–D View Figure 4 , 5 View Figure 5 )

Melia quadridentata Latreille, 1828: 706 View in CoL .

Pseudorhombila quadridentata View in CoL . — Guinot, 1969a: 704, fig. 112, pl. 3, fig. 1. — Hernández Aguilera, 1982: 2, figs. 1C, D, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C. — Martínez-Iglesias and Gómez, 1994: 29, figs. 4–6. — Hendrickx, 1995: 14, fig. 3C. — Melo, 1996: 413. — Boschi, 2000: 122 (in list). — Silva and Calado, 2002: 116, fig. 1. — Coelho et al., 2008: 35 View Cited Treatment (in list). — Felder et al., 2009: 1084 (in list).

Material examined. 2 males (CL = 45–48 mm; CW = 38–41 mm), Revizee / Norte , R / V Almirante Paulo Moreira col. , Amapá, Station #11, (3°40’N 50°25’W), 12 September 1999 ,114 m, gravel bottom, MOUFPE GoogleMaps : 19994.

Geographic distribution. USA (Florida), Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, West Indies, Mexico, Colombia (Atlantic side), and Brazilian states of Amapá (present record), Alagoas, and Bahia (Abrolhos) ( Martínez-Iglesias and Gómez, 1994; Melo, 1996; Silva and Calado, 2002; Coelho et al., 2008) ( Fig. 5 View Figure 5 ).

Remarks. The characteristics of the P. quadridentata specimens examined were consistent with the original description provided by Latreille(1828) and additional remarks prepared by Rathbun (1906), Guinot (1969a), and Hernández Aguilera (1982). Pseudorhombila quadridentata is widely distributed in the western Atlantic, which is similar to other closely related species (see remarks of P. octodentata ), however, with disjunct records especially in the Caribbean Sea (recorded only from Colombia) and in Brazil (only two previous records, in the states of Alagoas and Bahia), but it is a common species in the Gulf of Mexico (see Fig.5 View Figure 5 ). In Brazil, these records were made by Melo (1996) and Silva and Calado (2002), between the depths of 20 and 64 m, on bottoms of gravel and mud along the continental shelf. However, in the present work, the specimens were found at a depth of 114 m, increasing the bathymetric distribution to deeper waters. Coelho et al. (2008) compiled several records of brachyuran and anomuran crabs from Brazilian waters, however, these records were only based on published literature (without examined material). Thus, the present work is the first record of P. quadridentata from the North region of Brazil (state of Amapá) and only the second record after 18 years for this species.