Eriphia sebana (Shaw & Nodder, 1803)

Devi, S. Suvarna, Mendoza, Jose C. E., Ravinesh, R., Idress Babu, K. K., Kumar, A. Biju & Ng, Peter K. L., 2019, On a collection of brachyuran crabs from Lakshadweep, Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Zootaxa 4613 (3), pp. 477-501 : 480-481

Eriphia sebana (Shaw & Nodder, 1803)

Material examined. 2 males (49.6 x 38.3 mm, 65.3 x 49.6 mm) ( DABFUK), Kilton, 20 May 2015 ; 1 male (28.6 x 21.6 mm) ( DABFUK), Minicoy, 18 January 2015 ; 1 female (53.6 x 41.6 mm) ( DABFUK), Agatti, 20 May 2014 ; 1 female (47.7 x 36.4 mm) ( DABFUK), Chetlat, 4 November 2015 ; 1 female (29.5 x 22.6 mm) ( DABFUK), Amini, 25 May 2014 ; 1 female (20.9 x 13.3 mm) ( DABFUK), Androth, 29 January 2015 .

Remarks. The taxonomy of E. sebana and allied species was clarified by Koh & Ng (2008); it has been previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1894, 1898) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014). This species was also seen in Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kadamat and Bitra, but specimens were not collected.