Abstract |
Lectotypes of _Munida stimpsoni_, _M. irrasa_, _M. longipes_, _M. miles_, _M. microphthalma_ and _M. constricta_ A. Milne Edwards are designated. These species were collected by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake during its voyage to the Gulf of Mexico (1877-1878) and the Caribbean Sea (1878-1879). The name _Munida chacei_ is proposed for a female specimen of a galatheid decapod from the syntype series of _M. stimpsoni _A. Milne Edwards, 1880, that represents a new species. The specimen, collected by the Blake near St. Croix, West Indies, is described and compared to _M. stimpsoni_. |