The Dromiidae of French Polynesia and a new collection of crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Marquesas Islands

A collection (35-112 m) from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, con-tains three new dromiid species. The distinctive characters of Dromidiopsis richeri n. sp. include three anterolateral teeth and a dense fringe of setae behind the frontal margin. For Cryptodromia marquesas n. sp., the distinctive characters are a strong subhepatic tooth visible dorsally and the presence of five swellings on the branchial area, which give the carapace surface a sculp-tured appearance and for Cryptodromia erioxylon n. sp., a covering of very fine, soft setae, a minutely denticulated orbital margin and a prominent tubercle behind the postorbital corner. There are three new records: Dromi