Redescription and taxonomic status of Paguristes weddellii (H. Milne Edwards) (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguroidea: Diogenidae) from the eastern Pacific

The type and additional material of Paguristes weddellii (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) were examined. The species is redescribed and illustrated in details. Comparison of P. weddellii with the monotypic genus Tetralobistes Ayon-Parente & Hendrickx, 2010b, shows many similarities, principally in the armature of the distal margin of the male first pleopod and the shape of the telson, which in both cases feature a tetralobular posterior margin, a character considered unique among the Diogenidae. Consequently, Pagurus weddellii is transfered to the genus Tetralobistes. Paguristes hirtus Dana, 1851, a subjective junior synonym of Pagurus weddellii is removed from the synonymy based on lack of direct evidences.