Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Materials: Total 01 example; KN 1557, Coll. A. Gokul,

15.03.10, Bali Island, 01 ex.

Characters: Carapace smooth, convex and glabrous. Transverse ridge lacking behind the level of last antero-lateral spine. Front cut into six blunt teeth. Antero-lateral truncated and notched, second to fourth very broad with anteriorly acuminate lobes, last one spine-like. Major diameter of orbit nearly half of the width of front. Chelipeds stout, little unequal; inner border of arm adorned with three elongated spines, distal one largest; upper border granular; outer surface of wrist bearing three spinules, inner corner with a large strong spine; outer surfaces of both wrist and palm costate; upper border of on the inner border, two side by side slightly behind the preceeding one and last one near apex of the wrist-joint;

of leg, length of merus about 2/5 th of its breadth. Sixth segment of male abdomen much broader than long with gently curved sides.

Distribution: Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andaman Islands. Elsewhere: South Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.