(Fig. 15)
Petrolisthes virgatus Paulson, 1875: 87, pl. 11, fig. 4.— Lewinsohn 1969: 149, figs. 32 a–e; Nakasone & Miyake 1972: 136, figs. 1 A–G.— Lewinsohn 1979: 49.— Hogarth 1988: 1102.
Material examined. 1 Ψ (SMF 4646), Red Sea, 1826, leg. E. Rüppell.
Measurements. 6.4 x 6.0 mm.
Remarks. Petrolisthes virgatus is a rare species, with a main distribution apparently confined to the Red Sea and the subsequent African coast, south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. In the western Pacific there are only two records, both from Japan (Nakasone & Miyake 1972).