A nomenclatural review of the genus Schizophrys White, 1848 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Majidae) Author Lee, Bee Yan Author Low, Martyn E. Y. Author Ng, Peter K. L. text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2018 2018-01-16 66 12 22 journal article 6563 10.5281/zenodo.4502923 aa39523f-f017-47e3-ad58-34bab7df9fca 2345-7600 4502923 C94DABAB-95C4-4439-BD37-E920AEB4C04E
Table 1. Species-group names described in, or transferred to, the genus Schizophrys White, 1848. The first column gives the name in its original combination and rank. The second column gives the first publication to make the name available and the type locality. The third column gives the current identity of the species-group name while the corresponding row in the fourth column gives the references upon which the identity is made. Schizophrys serratus White, 1848, as marked with the “*” is the type species of the genus by designation herein (see discussion in text). Names in bold are herein considered to be valid.
Taxon nameOriginal description (type locality)Current identityReferences
Maja (Dione) affinisDe Haan, 1839: 94, pl. G (Japan)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Dai & Yang, 1991: 152 (list); Yamaguchi & Baba, 1993: 359, 360, fig. 117; Davie, 2002: 311; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Mithrax affinisBrito Capello, 1871: 264, pl. 3 fig. 4, 4a (unknown)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Mithrax asperH. Milne Edwards, 1831: [10] (unknown)Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1831)A. Milne-Edwards, 1872: 231–234, pl. 10 fig. 1, 1a–f.; Miers, 1879: 660; Ives, 1891: 215; Alcock, 1895: 243, 244; Alcock & Anderson, 1898: pl. 35, fig. 1, 1a; Bouvier, 1940: 325; Buitendijk, 1949: 67; Sankarankutty, 1962: 159–160, figs. 15–16; Sakai, 1965: 89, pl. 41 fig. 2; Griffin, 1966: 270, 286 (key), 289, pl. xvi; Takeda, 1973: 109; Griffin, 1974: 28; Griffin & Tranter, 1974: 181, 182; Sakai, 1976: 246, pl. 89 fig. 3; Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 245, 246, figs. 88a, 91g, h; Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 135 (list), 139; d’Udekem d’Acoz, 1999: 190; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [4]–[6], fig. 5b, table 1; Naderloo, 2017: 158, figs. 18.4d, 18.8, 18.9.
Inachus bifidusMarion de Procé, 1822: 134 (Manila Bay, Philippines)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Schizophrys dahlakGriffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 246, 247, figs. 88d, 89, 90a, b, d, e, 91c, d (Red Sea)Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tranter, 1986Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 246, 247, figs. 88d, 89, 90a, b, d, e, 91c, d; Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 135 (list), 139; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [4].
Cancer damaHerbst, 1804: 5, 6, pl. 59 fig. 5 (Locality uncertain).Schizophrys dama (Herbst, 1804)Alcock, 1895: 245; Alcock & Anderson, 1898: pl. 35, fig. 2, 2a; Balss, 1935: 124; Buitendijk, 1949: 67, 68; Yaldwyn, 1964: 362, text-fig.; Griffin, 1966: 270, 286 (key); Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 247, 249, figs. 88b, 91e, f; Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 135 (list), 139–141; Sakai, 1999: 25, 26, pl. 12E; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [3], [4].
Mithrax dichotomusDesmarest, 1823: 264 (Mediterranean Sea)Schizophrys dichotomus Desmarest, 1823Bouvier, 1940: 325, fig. 198, pl. XIII fig. 2; Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 244, 251; d’Udekem d’Acoz, 1999: 190; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Ghory, 2012: 121 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [3], [5].
Mithrax (Schizophrys) triangularis var.indicaRichters, 1880: 143, 144, pl. 15 figs. 8–14 (Mauritius)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Davie, 2002: 311; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Schizophrys jeddahnensisAl-Aidaroos, Kumar, Al-Haj & Sonnewald, 2017: [2]–[3], figs. 1–4, 5a, Table 1.Schizophrys jeddahnensis Al- Aidaroos, Kumar, Al-Haj & Sonnewald, 2017Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [2]–[3], figs. 1–4, 5a, Table 1.
Schizophrys pakistanensisTirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 136, 137, 139, 140, figs. 1, 2 (Cape Monze, Pakistan)Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 136, 137, 139, 140, figs. 1, 2; Siddiqui et al., 2000: 17–28, figs. 1–8; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [3], [5], [6], table 1; Naderloo, 2017: 159, figs. 18.4e, 18.9, 18.10.
Mithrax quadridentatusMacLeay, 1838: 58 (“the Cape” [= Cape Town], South Africa)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Ng & Ahyong, 2001: 87, fig. 1f; Davie, 2002: 311; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Schizophrys rufescensGriffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 249– 251, figs. 88c, 90c, f, g, 91a, b (Whittlebee Point, South Australia)Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tranter, 1986Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 245 (key), 249–251, figs. 88c, 90c, f, g, 91a, b; Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995: 135 (list), 139; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list); Al-Aidarros et al., 2017: [1], [3], [5].
Schizophrys serratus *White, 1848: 223, text- fig. (“Isle of France” [= Mauritus])Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831White, 1848: 223, text-fig.; Griffin & Tranter, 1986: 144 (list); Davie 2002: 311; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Mithrax spinifronsA. Milne-Edwards, 1867: 263 (“l’île des Navigateurs” [=Samoa])Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Davie, 2002: 312; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).
Mithrax triangularisKossmann, 1877: 13–15 (Red Sea)Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edwards, 1831Davie, 2002: 311; Ng et al., 2008: 118 (list).