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BD7787CDE93E7122D8CEFA9E228D20A9.text	BD7787CDE93E7122D8CEFA9E228D20A9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Upogebia jiaruii Liu 2015	<div><p>Upogebia jiaruii, new species</p> <p>(Figs. 1–3)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: male (cl. 4.3 mm), MBM136979 /B92-B11-10, Sanya Bay, Hainan Province, South China Sea, intertidal zone with sandy substratum, coll. Kefeng Cui, 23 March 1992. Paratype: ovig. female (cl. 6.7 mm), MBM136991, data same as holotype. Others: 2 females (cl, 4.2–4.6 mm), MBM136790 / CJ97 C-160, Sanya Bay, Hainan Province, South China Sea, coll. Xinzheng Li, 3 March 1997.</p> <p>Description. Rostrum (Figs. 1, 2A, B) rounded, about 0.7 times as long as basal width; anterior margin broadly convex, projecting slightly beyond eyes, bearing 2 small spiniform tubercles on each lateral margin, posterior one bigger than anterior one, without infrarostral spine; dorsal surface with dense setae and scattered many small tubercles extending onto gastric region of carapace. Carapace (Fig. 2A, B) with narrow lateral ridges, 10–11 small triangular teeth on lateral margin, weakly projecting forward, divided from lateral margin of rostrum by shallow notch; dorsal surface of carapace with dense setae but without conspicuous tubercles; anterolateral border unarmed; cervical groove long and deep, unarmed; postorbital region unarmed.</p> <p>Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; Email: wlliu@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn (* corresponding author)</p> <p>© National University of Singapore</p> <p>ISSN 2345-7600 (electronic) | ISSN 0217-2445 (print)</p> <p>Eyestalks stout (Fig. 2B), unarmed; cornea darkly pigmented. Antennular peduncle reaching article 4 of antennal peduncle, unarmed. Antennal peduncle unarmed; article 3 with apically pointed scale on upper surface.</p> <p>Maxilliped 3 (Fig. 2D) moderately stout; exopod consisting of 2 articles, exceeding proximal half of merus.</p> <p>Male pereopod 1 symmetrical, subchelate, slender (Fig. 3A, B). Basis and ischium unarmed. Merus about 2.0 times as long as high, 3.3 times as long as ischium, unarmed. Carpus triangular, about 0.5 length of merus, mesial face with 1 upper spine near to distal end. Propodus 1.9 times as long as high, 2.4 length of carpus, both lateral, mesial faces unarmed. Fixed finger triangular, shorter than dactylus; cutting edge curved, with 4–5 teeth on proximal half. Dactylus strong, about 0.4 length of palm; extensor margin arched, unarmed; cutting edge slightly curved, with 1 small blunt tooth at midlength; lateral surface carinate medially. Female pereopod 1 generally similar to that of male in shape and size.</p> <p>Pereopod 2 (Fig. 3C) unarmed; merus about 3.2 times as long as high; carpus about 0.5 length of merus; propodus about 1.9 times as long as high; dactylus triangular, 0.5 length of propodus, terminating in corneous tip.</p> <p>Pereopod 3 (Fig. 3D) unarmed; merus about 3.7 times as long as high; carpus about 0.6 length of merus; propodus about 2.3 times as long as high; dactylus slender, 0.7 length of propodus, terminating in corneous tip.</p> <p>Pereopod 4 (Fig. 3E, F) with ischium unarmed. Merus unarmed, about 3.0 times as long as high. Carpus about 0.8 length of merus. Propodus about 1.8 times as long as high, with 16–19 long sharp bristle-like setae on distal half of lower margin. Dactylus terminating in corneous tip, slightly shorter than propodus, with 8–10 small bristle-like setae on lower margin and 1 small sharp spine on upper margin near distal end.</p> <p>Pereopod 5 (Fig. 3G) semichelate, unarmed; dactylus elongate and curved.</p> <p>Abdominal tergites smooth. Telson (Fig. 2C) subrectangular, slightly wider than long, 1.5 times as wide as long and about 0.9 length of abdominal somite 6; bearing two strong transverse carinae on dorsal surface; posterior margin broadly convex, unarmed.</p> <p>Male pleopod 1 absent; pleopod 2–5 biramous, with exopods larger than endopods. Female pleopod 1 present, uniramous, consisting of 2 articles. Uropodal protopod unarmed (Fig. 2C); exopod rounded, almost as long as wide, slightly convex on posterior margin; endopod shorter than exopod, about 0.8 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Remarks. This new species closely resembles Upogebia baweana Tirmizi &amp; Kazmi, 1979 known from Indonesia, in the form of the rostrum (about 0.7 times as long as basal width) and both are armed with 2 small teeth on each lateral margin (Tirmizi &amp; Kazmi, 1979; Sakai, 1982; Ngoc-Ho, 1990; Sakai, 2006). It differs from U. baweana in the dorsal surface of the telson bearing two strong transverse carina (versus bearing one indistinctly elevated transverse carina); the posterior margin of the telson being broadly convex (versus slightly concave); the propodus of pereopod 1 being relatively short, about 1.9 times as long as high (versus about 2.7 times as long as high), cutting edge of dactylus with 1 small blunt tooth at midlength (versus with two low triangular teeth).</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named in honour of the late Professor Jiarui Shen (C. J. Shen), from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his great contribution to the Chinese carcinology.</p> <p>Distribution. Presently known only from the type locality.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD7787CDE93E7122D8CEFA9E228D20A9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Liu, Wenliang	Liu, Wenliang (2015): Two new species of the genus Upogebia Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea: Upogebiidae) from the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63: 418-425, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4502443
BD7787CDE93D7127D8E6FCB3264125C9.text	BD7787CDE93D7127D8E6FCB3264125C9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Upogebia ruiyui Liu 2015	<div><p>Upogebia ruiyui, new species</p> <p>(Figs. 4–6)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: female (cl. 4.2 mm), MBM 136790/ CJ 97C-160, Sanya Bay, Hainan Province, South China Sea, intertidal zone with sandy substratum, coll. Xinzheng Li, 3 March 1997. Paratype: female (cl. 3.0 mm), MBM 136790/C597C-160, same data as holotype.</p> <p>Description. Rostrum (Figs. 4, 5A, B) triangular, about 1.1 times as long as basal width; anterior margin truncate, projecting beyond eyes, bearing 2 strong triangular teeth on each lateral margin, one pair of that on lateral angle, and the other pair of that on the middle of lateral margin, without infrarostral spine; dorsal surface with dense setae and scattered many small tubercles extending onto gastric region of carapace. Carapace (Fig. 5A, B) with narrow lateral ridges, 5–6 small triangular teeth on lateral margin, weakly projecting forward, divided from lateral margin of rostrum by shallow notch; dorsal surface of carapace with dense setae but without conspicuous tubercles; anterolateral border unarmed; cervical groove long and deep, unarmed; postorbital region unarmed.</p> <p>Eyestalks stout (Fig. 5B), unarmed; cornea darkly pigmented. Antennular peduncle reaching article 4 of antennal peduncle, unarmed. Antennal peduncle unarmed; article 3 with ovate scale on upper surface.</p> <p>Maxilliped 3 (Fig. 5C) moderately stout; exopod consisting of 2 articles, reaching to proximal third of merus.</p> <p>Female pereopod 1 chelate, strong, symmetrical (Fig. 6A, B). Basis unarmed. Ischium with 3 ventral spines. Merus about 2.3 times as long as high, with row of about 10–11 ventral spines and 2 subterminal spines on dorsal margin. Carpus triangular, about 0.5 length of merus, with 1 small lower subdistal spine, mesial face with 4 spines near to distal end. Propodus 1.6 times as long as high, 2.4 length of carpus, upper margin with row of 6–7 tubercles on basal half and 1 subterminal tubercle, lower margin with row of 10–11 tubercles; mesial face unarmed. Fixed finger slender, narrow and sharply pointed; cutting edge slightly curved, with 2 inconspicuous teeth. Dactylus strong, terminating in corneous tip, about 0.4 length of palm; extensor margin arched, with 2 proximal small teeth; cutting edge curved, unarmed; lateral surface carinate medially.</p> <p>Pereopod 2 (Fig. 6C) unarmed; merus about 3.6 times as long as high; carpus about 0.5 length of merus; propodus about 2.2 times as long as high; dactylus slender, 0.7 length of propodus.</p> <p>Pereopod 3 (Fig. 6D) unarmed; merus about 4.4 times as long as high; carpus about 0.5 length of merus; propodus about 2.6 times as long as high; dactylus slender, 0.9 length of propodus, tapering distally.</p> <p>Pereopod 4 (Fig. 6E) unarmed; dactylus slender and elongate, 1.1 length of propodus, tapering distally.</p> <p>Pereopod 5 (Fig. 6F) semichelate, unarmed; dactylus elongate and curved.</p> <p>Abdominal tergites smooth. Telson (Fig. 5D) subrectangular, 0.6 times as long as wide, and about 0.7 length of abdominal somite 6; bearing two transverse crista dentata consisting of a row of small spines on dorsal surface; posterior margin truncated, unarmed.</p> <p>Female pleopod 1 present, uniramous, consisting of 2 articles. Uropodal protopod (Fig. 5D) bearing one spine each near bases of endopod and exopod; exopod rounded, almost as long as wide, bearing some small spines on distolateral margin, slightly convex on mesial margin; endopod shorter than exopod, about 1.1 times as long as wide.</p> <p>Remarks. This new species closely resembles Upogebia allspachi Sakai, 2006 known from Fiji, in the form of rostrum, about 1.1 times as long as basal width and both are armed with 2 strong triangular teeth on each lateral margin (Sakai, 2006). It differs from U. allspachi in the upper margin of the propodus of pereopod 1 being armed with a row of 6–7 small tubercles (versus with a row of six sharp spines); lower margin being armed with a row of 10–11 small tubercles (versus only with a median triangular tooth), and the dorsal surface of the telson bearing two transverse denticulate carinae (versus bearing one strong transverse carina).</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named in honour of the late Professor Ruiyu Liu (J. Y. Liu), the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his great contribution to the Chinese carcinology.</p> <p>Distribution and habitat. Presently known only from the type locality.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD7787CDE93D7127D8E6FCB3264125C9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Liu, Wenliang	Liu, Wenliang (2015): Two new species of the genus Upogebia Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea: Upogebiidae) from the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63: 418-425, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4502443
BD7787CDE9387127D85DFF73229720B0.text	BD7787CDE9387127D85DFF73229720B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Upogebia Leach 1814	<div><p>Key to the species of the genus Upogebia Leach, 1814 from the South China Sea</p> <p>1. Pereopod 1 subchelate......... U. carinicauda (Stimpson, 1860)</p> <p>– Pereopod 1 chelate..................................................................2</p> <p>2. Upper and lower margin of propodus in pereopod 1 with small tubercles................................................ U. ruiyui, new species</p> <p>– Upper and lower margin of propodus in pereopod 1 unarmed.................................................................................................3</p> <p>3. Posterior margin of abdominal somite 6 bearing spines................................................................. U. darwinii (Miers, 1884)</p> <p>– Posterior margin of abdominal somite 6 smooth...................4</p> <p>4. Pereopod 1 fixed finger unarmed on cutting edge........................................................................... U. barbata (Strahl, 1862)</p> <p>– Pereopod 1 fixed finger proximally denticulate.....................5</p> <p>5. Telson with tubercles, bearing U-shaped carina.................................................................... U. ancylodactyla De Man, 1905</p> <p>– Telson without tubercles, bearing two transverse carina....................................................................... U. jiaruii, new species</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD7787CDE9387127D85DFF73229720B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Liu, Wenliang	Liu, Wenliang (2015): Two new species of the genus Upogebia Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea: Upogebiidae) from the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63: 418-425, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4502443
