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memoirs of the Queensland museum BRISBANE VOLUME 35 JUNE 1994 PARTI 1 . CONTENTS PART 1 (issued I June 1994) BABA,K. Deep-Seagalatheidcrustaceans(Anomura; Galatheidae)collectedby the 'CidarisV Expedition offcentralQueensland, Australia 1 CLIFFORD, H.T. &CARNEY,L.G. A non-dcslructivc technique Fordetermining theshapesinsituofperraincraiizedseeds 23 COOK,A.G. Aseptategastropodfrom theSilurianBungoniaLimestone, New SouthWales 27 . , COUPER, P.J.,COVACEVICH,J.A. &LETHBRIDGE,PJ. Carliaparrhasiusy a newQueenslandstank 31 . DAVIE, PJ.F, Revisionol'NeosarmatiitmSereneandSoh (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarminae) withdescriptionsof two new species , . .< » ...... .....< 35 DAVIES.VT. Thehuntsman spidersHeteropoda Latreille and Yiinthigen.nov. (Araneae: Hetcropodidae)in Australia 75 GUO,Z.&CHOY,S.C Caridinapcdkultrata, anew freshwateratyidshrimp (Caridea: Atyidac)fromHunanProvince,China 123 HUNT,G.S. Solenozetesgaltonue sp.nov., firstrecordofthe familyPlasmobatidaeinAustralia (Acari: Oribatida) . 129 KOHOUT, R.J. New synonymy ofthree Australian ants (Formicidae: Formicinae: Poiyrhachis) 135 KOHOUT, R.J. Poiyrhachislama, anew ant from theTibetanplateau (Formicidae: Formicinae) 137 LTMPUS,CJ."COUPER,PJ. &READ.M.A, TheGreenTurtle, Cheloniamydas, in Queensland: populationstructurein awarmtemperate feeding area 139 t McALLAN,l.A.W. JohnGilbert's missingmonths 155 McKENZIE, E.D.&PRENTICE,S.A. The first underground mainsforelectricity supply in Brisbane 181 NGOC-HO,N. NotesonsomeIndo-Pacific Upogebiidaewithdescriptionsoffournew species (Crustacea; Thalassinidea) 193 PATERSON,R.A. Anannotated list ofrecentadditions to thecetaceancollectioninthe!Queensland Museu/j) 217 ROTH, L.M. New QueenslandcockroachesofMacrocercaHanitschandPeripkmetaBurmeister(Blattidae) 225 SHORT,J.W< Anew speciesoffreshwatercrab(Sundathelphusidae) fromCape YorkPeninsula 235 STANISIC,J. Anecologicandbiogeographicstudy ofa newTertiary landsnailfrommidcastemQueensland (Pulmonata: Caryodidac) 241 THWAITES,A.J. &WILLIAMS, L.E. Thesummerwhitingfishery in southeastQueensland , . >+ t 249 VOLK, P, Catalogueofmeteorites, tektitesand associated materialin theQueensland Museum 255 WALKER,J.A.,RUGG,D. & ROSE,H.A. Ninenew species ofGeoscapheinae(Blattodea: BJaberidae)fromAustralia 263 WHITTINGTON I.D. &LAST.P.R. & HimanturafaiJordan Scale(Myliobatiformes: Dasyatididae)fromHeron Islandandits monogenean parasite fauna 285 {continued) CONTENTS (continued) NOTES COOK, A,G. &TURNER, S. MiddleDevonianscolecodonts fromnorthQueensland 22 COUPER,PJ.,COVACEVICH,J.A.&MORITZ,C. DesignationofthetypespeciesofSaltuarius, andotherdataonthegenus 26 INGRAM,GJ. TheholotypeofMocoaspectabilisDeVis 1988 34 IRWIN, S. Notes onbehaviouranddietofVaranusteriae Spracldand, 1991 128 LINDENMAYER,D.B. &VIGGERS,K.L. Northernrangelimitsofthelongnosedpotoroo,Potoroustridactylus 180 PATERSON, R.A. Unusualhumpbackwhalesightings atCapeMoreton 224 , ROBERTS,L. NewdataonCryptoblepharusfuhni,apoorlyknownskinkfromQueensland 234 WILLIAMS, S. TheimportanceofriparianhabitatstovertebrateassemblagesinnorthQueenslandwoodlands 248 PART2 (issued25July 1994) RAVEN,RJ. MygalomorphspidersoftheBarychelidaeinAustraliaandthewesternPacific 291 DEEP-SEA GALATHETDCRUSTACEANS (ANOMURA: GALATHEIDAE) COLLECTEDBYTHE CIDARIS !' EXPEDITIONOFFCENTRALQUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA KEIJIBABA Baba, K. 19940601: Deep-seagalaiheidcrustaceans(Anomura: Gaiatheidae)collectedby the 'Cidaris I' Expedition offcentral Queensland, Australia. Memoirs ofthe Queensland Museum35(1): 1-21. Brisbane.ISSN0079-8835. Acollectionofdeepseagalaiheidcrustaceansobtainedby the 'CidarisV Expeditionoffthe Central Queensland Shelf contains 20 species, five of which are described as new: Bathymunidatnermis,Munidaalia,M. declivis\M. rubridigitalis, andMunidopsiscidaris. GalatheainconspicuaHenderson, 1885isrecorded forthe Grsttimesince the unique male holotypetakenby the 'Challenger' offBandaIsland.Therangesof13speciesareextended [^Crustacea,Anomura, Gaiatheidae, deepsea,Australia, Indo-WestPacific. A*. Baba, Faculty ofEducation, Kumamoto University, 2-40-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto860, Japan;21October1993. In 1986. undertheresearchproject"Thedeep- deposited in the Queensland Museum. Brisbane sea benthos offthe Great Barrier ReefShelfand (QM. adjacent Coral Sea", 113 deepsea stations were worked by the 'Cidaris F (DrM. Pichon, Cruise SYSTEMATICS Leader). Crustaceans from the samplesobtained have been studied by Bruce (1989. 1990). Cros- Bathymunida Balss, 1914 nier (1988), Macpherson (1990), Richer de For- Bathymunida incrmtssp. now & & ges Guinot (1990) and Poore Bardsley (Fig t) (1992). The present material comprises 112 specimens in 24 lots taken from 15 stations in MaterialExamined depthsrangingbetween296and 1609m.Theyare Holotype:ovig. 9 (3.0mm),QMW19702,Sfa. 42-2 divided among 20 species ofthe Gaiatheidae. (\1°2\JTS, 146*48.52'E), 303-296m, sledge. J5 Twenty-two species of the Gal3lheidae have May 1986. hitherto been known from Australia (Stimpson, ParatypeS:Samedauiasholotype,8 6 (2.6-3.9mmi 1858; Haswell, 1882a, 1882b; Miers, 1884; 10 ovig. 9(3.3-3.7mm). 3 9 (2 7-3 Hmm). QMW Henderson, 1885, 1888;Whitelegge, 1900;Grant 19701. &McCulloch, 1906;Balss, 1921;McNeill. 1926, 1968; Hale, 1927; Boone, 1935; Lewinsohn, Etymology 1967; Haig, 1973, 1974; Baba. 1986). Many of From the Latin inennis (unarmed) alluding to theseareshallow-waterinhabitants,andthedeep- the lack of spines on the dorsal surface of the sea forms (occurring in transitional depths) are carapace. representedby only five species: fourofMunida and oneofGalathea.Thereis nopreviousrecord Descriptionof Holotype for the deepsea Munidopsis from Australia. Carapace, excluding rostrum, ahout 1.5 times Among the 20 species reported herein, 18 are aswideas long; dorsal surfaceconvex from side recordedforthe firsttimefromAustralia, includ- to side, unarmed, transverse ridges as figured; ing five new species (one ofBathymunida, three cervical groove distinct, its dorsal midpoint ofMunida, one of Munidopsis). No chirostylids slightly posterior to midlength of postorhital are included in ihe collection, although six (one carapace length; in profile, gastric region Chirostylus,oneEutnunidaandfourUroptychus) moderately inflated, precededbydistinctdepres- areknown tooccurinAustralianwaters(Hender- sion, cardiac region medially elevated, border son, 1888; Haig, 1974; Baba, 1986; de Saint between branchial and cardiac regions also Laurent & Macpherson, 1990). elevated.Lateral marginsposteriorlydivergentto Measurements are shown in parentheses under point somewhat posterior to anterior cervical the heading of 'Material Examined*, indicating £jueve, convergent posteriorly from this point the poslorbital carapace length. The material is Anterolateral spine well developed, directed MEMOIRSOFTHEQUEENSLAND MUSEUM FIG. 1. Bathymunida inermis sp. nov. A-G, ovigeous female holotype; H, male paratype (carapace length, 3.5mm). A,carapace andabdomen,dorsal view;B, same, lateral view,lailfanomitted;C, anterolateral partof cephalothorax,showing antennularandantennalpeduncles, ventralview; D,endopodofleftthirdmaxillipcd, lateral view; E, sternal plastron; F, rightcheliped, dorsalview;G,right firstwalking leg, lateral view;H, right cheliped,dorsal view.Scales= 1mm. straightforward,overreachingsupraocularspine, diac region and anterior part ofbranchial lateral followed by small process directly behind it; margin. branchial lateral margin behind cervical groove Rostrum overreaching end of cornea, much witha few reduced spines andcrenulations; long wider than supraocular spines; directed slightly fine setae sparse on anterior median part ofcar- upward,moderatelycompressedlaterally,ending DEEPSEAGALATHEJDS in blunt tip, dorsalIy with fine tubercles. Mid leg. Carpus having extensor margin with blunt laterally ridged. Supraocular spines very shod, distal spine,paralleling rowofa few denticles or 0.15 times as long as, and. not distantly remote denticular processes on dorsolateral surface. fromrostrum. Propodus 0.84 times as long as dactylus on t (>i Transverse ridges on abdominal segments as B equallylong on secondandthird legs,exten- illustrated; second through fourth segmentseach sor margin with a few denticles on first and with 4short bluntspines on anteriorridge second legs, flexor margin with slender distal Eyes dilated, depressed, with fringe of Jong spinedistinct on firstand second legs, absenton setae nearbase ofcornea. third.Dactylusslender, curvedas figured, exten- Basal segment of antennule relatively short, sor margin with relatively long coarse setae, withdenticularspinesondistal halfofmesialand flexor margin smooth, with sparse setae lateral margins, distolateral margin with dor- proximally. soventrally bifid spines somewhat longer than distomesial one. Antennal peduncles partly Variationand Differencesbetween Sexes visible in dorsal view, placed beneath All paratypes agree with the holotype, except anterolateralspineofcarapace;firstsegmentwith fiu nno ovigenous femalehavingehelipedcarpus ventral distomesial margin produced into spine withadditionalspineproximaltomidmesialmar- notlongerthansecond segment, second segment ginal spine. Malesdifferfrom females in having with dislomesial and distolateral spines, former chclipcd carpus and propodus both relatively acuteandshorter,latterdirectedstraightforward, long and slender, especially in large males endingin blunttip. (length-widthratiosofcarpus 1.7-2.4 infemales, Third maxillipeds typical of genus, ischium 2.6*2 9 in small maleM2,(v2.7mm).7.2or8.0in elongate. ttexor margin with stout dista] spine, large males(3.6- 3,7mm);thoseofpropodus2.0- extensor margin with 1 or 2 small distal spines: 3.1 in females, 4 3-7.6 in small males, 13.4 in inerus short, flexor margin with sharp median large males); propodus and fingers much nar- spine, extensormargin with well-developed dis- rower than carpus- Chelipeds 2 3-2.4 times as tal spine accompanied proximallv by a lew den- longasperiorbitalcarapacelengthinsmallmales ticularcrenulatioiiN. and all females, 3.5 times longer in large intact Sternal plastron as illustrated. mate. First walking leg fully reaching end of Chelipeds similar, 2.3 limes as long aspostor- ehelipedinovigerousfemales,terminatinga| bitalcarapacelength; mcsiallyprovidedwithfine talendofcarpusinlargemales,butinsmallmales plumose setae,dorsallyand venlrally withscale- ranging fromreachingendofpropodustoalmost like granulateridges. Mcrus equally wideascar- midienglhoffinger. pus, hut much wider than chela (distal 2 segments), terminally armed with well- Remarks dcvclopcd mesial, somewhat smallerdorsal, and Six species ofItathymunuhi are known todate. very small blunt lateral spines, ilnts;illy with B. aspinirostris Khodkina, 1981. from Norfolk small spines louglilv inrow,Carpuswith2mesial Island Ridge in 51m; B balssi Van Dam, 1938, marginal spines; distal one terminal in position, from Scram Sea in I 1 8m; B. brevimsttis aswideaspioxima],butshort,endinginblunttip; (Yokova, 1933),fromJapanm 105-106m(Baba, proximal one at midlcngth, acute. Propodus0.76 1970:59), B. fangfa*VanDam, 1938,from Bali limesaswideascarpus,2.2timesaslongas wide, Sea near Kangcan Group and Sulu Archipelago unarmed. Fingers 0.8 times as long as palm, not in l(KH40nv,&/*?&?*Baiss, 1914.fromthe Red gaping, distally sharp, curved and crossed. Sea and Madagascar in 150-255m (Baba, 1990: Walking legs relatively slender, with irides- 952); and B, quadraUrosirutti Melin, 1939, from cent, fine plumose setae along extensor margins theBonin Islandsin 12&- 183m.Baba(1990;952) exceptfordistal segment;firstwalkinglegreach- suggested that B. jyoiae and B. balssi may be ing midlength of dactylus of chclipcd. Mcri identical, similar on first and second walking legs but Several important characters separate B. iner- longeronfirst,extensormargin withlineofshort fnis from all other species of Bathymun'uta: 1, inclined spines on first and second walking legs strong dorsal spines on the carapace (on the (terminal one prominent on first leg, small on gastric and cardiac regions in particular) arc ab- second leg), unarmed onthird leg; flexor margin sent; 2, the supraocularspinesarc muchelo.serto withshortterminalspinefollowed proximaUyby the very stout rostral spine; 3, the transverse denticleson first2 legs,noterminalspineonthird ridges on the carapace are more distinct; 4, the MEMOIRSOFTHEQUEENSLAND MUSEUM 4 chela is much narrower than the carpus and Material Examined merus.Thesecharaciers(onlyexceptforthelast) Sla. 42-2 i'I7"21.77' S, 146°48.52*K), 303 296m. QMW do not fit the definition of the genus given by sledge, 15May 1986. lovig. 9(5.0mm), 19704. Balss (1914). However, due to the large number ofshared characters unique to Bathymunida, the Description present species is provisionally placed in this genus.Theseare:theorbitalmarginissostronglv Carapace,excluding rostrum, 1.2 timesas long concavethattheorbitislargelyvisibleinadorsal as wide, dorsal surface with distinct setiferous view; the second, third and fourth abdominal ridges as illustrated; 8 small spines on epigastric tergites bear4, 2, 2 spines on the anterior ridge; region and 2 spines on each lateral protogastric the third thoracic sternite is anteriorly strongly region. Lateral margins slightly convex, with 9 produced, withtheentireposteriormarginusual- spinesoneach side;2 in frontofcervical groove; ly contiguous with the anterior margin of the first anterolateral (preceded by 2 small spines following stemiie; distal two segments of the mesial to it); second small, with accompanying endopod of the third maxiLliped, and even the spinules (1 dorsal and 3or4 ventral toit, ventral- merus, are reduced in size; the dactyli of the mostsomewhatlarger); third toninthbehindcer- walking legs are slender and nearly smooth vicalgroove, fifth, sixth andninth very small. without spines on the flexor margin. Rostrum very narrowed distally, length fully Bathymunidawillberevisedinaseriesofstudies morethanhalfthatofremainingcarapace; lateral onNew Caledonian material now in progress. teeth anteriorlydiminishing in size, anteriorities) The longerchclipeds displayed by largemales situated somewhat anterior to midlength of maynotbeaberrant, becauseexamplesofthisare rostrum. alsoknown inB. polae (seeBaba, 1990: 952). Pierygostomian flap lacking spine on surface andanteriormargin. Galathea Fabncius, 1793 Orbit sharply delimited laterally by small Galathea puhescens Stimpson. 1858 anlerolaterally directed spine, ventrolateral mar- gin with line of3 or4 small teeth. GatQtfaapubtssemsStiirrtptQfa IX5K 2S2; Baha, 1988: Eyessomewhatdepressedandelongate,mesial 76(synonymyandrcferenc. and lateral margins slightly convex, eyestalks with fringe ofshort setae nearcornea. Second and third abdominal segments each MaterialExamined with4 transverse ridges. Stfl. 42-2 (I7°21 ,77'S. l4§*4U2*Ek 103-296m sledge, 15 May 1986: 1 (^(14mm),QMWI97fH ( meAsinatlcntneurlmairnablasspailnes,ewgemleln-tdewvietlhopveedrylatreeradlucteerd- minalspine, strongerdorsal spine and a few very Remarks small lateral marginal spines proximal to dorsaJ Thisspecimenhasalessspinoscandlesssetose one; temiinal segment with tuft of pronounced carapace, as noted earlier for some specimens setae on distodorsal margin. Antennal peduncle from the Philippines (Baba, 1988: 76) as well as having first segment with well- developed dis- from the East China Sea (Baba, 1988: 77). This loveniral process ending in sharp point reaching is one of the few species of Galathea that are nearlytoendofsecondsegment, second segment found in the deepsea. with distolateral spine much longer than dis- tomcsial spine; third segment with distomesial and distolateral spines, both very small, latter Range ratherdorsal in position. Previouslyknown from Japan, HastChinaSea, Ischium of third maxilliped with well- Philippines, Western Australia and Zanzibar, in developedspineonflexordistal marginandsmall 40-494m. Recordedforthefirsttimefromeastern one on extensordistal margin, mesial ndge with Australia. 20or21 denticles. Merus with 3 spines on flexnr margin; proximal one well developed, situated Galatheainconspicua Henderson, 1885 about at midlcngth; distal one distinctly smaller (Fig. 2) than proximal one, terminal in position; median one very small, somewhat proximal to midpoint Galathea tnem&pkm Henderson, 1885: 408; 1888: between these; extensormargin with small spine 122, pi [2,ft atdistal end. DEEPSEAGALATHEIDS FIG. 2. Galathea inconspicua Henderson, ovigcrous female from Station 42-2. A, carapace and anterior abdominal segments, dorsal view; B, anterolateral part ofcephalothorax, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C.endopodofright third maxilliped, lateral view; D,anteriorpartofsternum;E, left cheliped,dorsalview;F,leftfirstwalkingleg,lateralview;G,distaltwosegmentsofsame,lateralview.Scales = 1mm. Anterior part of sternum as figured; third Chelipeds slender, fully more than 5 times as thoracic sternite roughly quadrangular; fourth long as carapace excluding rostrum; sparsely thoracic sternite 3.1 times as wide as preceding, providedwithfinesetae. Spination indorsalview relatively long, width 1.9 times length of asillustrated;4rowsofspines(2dorsal, I lateral, anterolateral margin. 1 mesial) on merus, carpusand propodus, mesial MEMOIRSOFTHEQUEENSLAND MUSEUM 6 terminal spineon merus muchpronounced. Car- the third maxilliped on the right side (detached pus6timesaslongaswide, morethanhalflength and missing on the left) bearing three spines as ofmerus,bearingnoprominentspinesbutsome- described by Henderson (the median one being what larger distal one 00 mesial margin. prominent). The presence of epipods on (he Propodus distally somewhat wider, slightly ehelipeds, thespinoseanteriorgastric region, the longer than carpus, 6 times as long as wide. basal aniennular segment having a reduced dis- Fingers three-fourthsas long as palm somewhat tomesial spine, and the carpus of the cheliped t gaping proximally, distally fitting to each other lacking prominent mesial marginal spines, link (when closed) with a few intermeshing teeth; thespeciesstronglytoG.alhatrossaeBaba, 19SS opposablemarginswithlineoftuberclesondistal from the Philippines and the Ryukyus (Baba, two- thirds, proximally with pronounced basal 1988:65; 1989:128).The latter, however, hasthe process. Ventral surfaceofcheliped with 2 rows carapace with fewer lateral marginal spines, the ofspines on merus, scattered spinulcs on carpus triangularrostrumdistallynotstronglynarrowed, andpalm,andlargerdistoventralspineoncarpus. the cheiipedsshorterrelative to thecarapace, the Walking legs also slenderand sparsely setose. walkinglegshavingfewerflexormarginal spines First walking leg overreaching end ofmerus but onthepropodus (atmostfour)anddactylus (six), barely reaching midlengih ofcarpusofcheliped. andtheanteriorpartofthesternumlongerrelalive Men posteriorly diminishing in size; extensor to width (the fourth thoracic sternite being 2.7 marginwith 14, 13,9spineson first,second,third times as wide as the preceding sternite, its width walking legs, respectively; flexor margin with "7 2.8 times the lengthofits lateral margin). or8spines,terminalofthesemuch larger.Carpus Trie full description provided above will com- with row of 7 small extensor marginal spines plement the brevity of the previous descriptions parallelinganotherrowofsmallspineson lateral ofthe type material by Henderson (1885, 1888). face. Propodus about 1 1 limes as long us wide, slightly more than twice as long as dactylus. Range extensor margin with 5 or 6 *mall spines on OffBandaIslandandeastern Australia, ir, 296- inal half on first ai*d second legs, nearly 659m.Thisisthefirstrecord forthespectev viitce noneonthird,flexormarginwith 10orII slender that of the unique holotype from 'Challenger* spinesleXLiudingdistomesiaOonfirst,9or1 1 on Station 194. second, 10 on third. Dactylus ending in sharpl> cutvedclawprecededby9or10rathererectteeth Munida Leach, 1820 decreasing in size proximally, each tooth with Munida alia sp nov corneoussetaearising from its r-ase (Fig. 3» Epipods present on chclipeds absent from f walking legs. Matekiai. Examined QMW HourrYPE: ovig. S 1970S, Stn. 52-2 Remarks UHmift'S. l47c17.17*E).'49U-5I2ni,t)eamtrawl. I* This specimen is rcterred without doubt to C May 1986. taooiupfcMO, the identification vc-nficd by ex- amination ofthe male holotype in the collection Etvmology of the Natural History Museum. London From Ihe Latin alius <anoiher), alluding to the (BM1888:3?) [Tie holotype is now m poorcon- nrherspeciesofag;oupcentered around Munida dition, lacking all pereopods. htwacaniha. The spmuiior. of the carapace illustrated by Henderson(1888: p!. 12. fig 2)isnotcorrect; the DfcSCRlITtONOFHOLOTYPli epigastric row of 6 spir*es in the holntypc is Carapace 1.09 times as long as wide, when somewhat more posterior in position, accom- measured from level between mesial bases of panyinga lateral protogastricspineposteriorand right and left anterolateral spines to midpoint of la'.jral to lateral extremity of this row. and the posterior margin of c^trapacc. Dorsal surface lateral marginal spines are rather distinct, only moderately convex from side Go side, with rela- lacking the hindmost (eighth) as in the present tively numerous striae as illustrated, sparsely specimen; there arc some minor discrepancies provided with coarse setae, on untenor half in betweenthetypeandthepresentspecimen; in the particular1 cervical groove distinct, anterior , typethecarapace is wider, the length-widthratio bifurcationwithiridescent setaeatendionlateral (excluding the rostrum)being 1.08; the merus of margin of carapace). Epigastric region with 10 DEEPSEA GALATHEIDS FIG.3.Munidaaliasp.nov.,ovigerousfemaleholotype.A,dorsalview,leftappendagesomitted;B,anterolateral part of cephalothorax, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, endopod of left third maxiiliped,lateral view;D,sternalplastron;E,distalsegmentsofrightfirstwalkingleg,lateral view.Scales= lmm.

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