Pseudoliomera granosimana (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)

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 : 486

Pseudoliomera granosimana (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865) *

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Material examined. 1 female (17.2 x 10.9 mm) ( DABFUK), Minicoy, 3 December 2013 .

Remarks. The present specimen represents the first record of Pseudoliomera granosimana from Lakshadweep. A specimen was also seen in Agatti but not collected. This species has been recorded from many localities in the Indo-West Pacific ( Serène 1984), including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Dev Roy & Nandi 2012).

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FIGURE 4. Fresh colouration. A, Carupa tenuipes, female, 14.8 x 9.7 mm (DABFUK), Bitra; B, Trapezia lutea, male, 12.6 x 10.8 mm, (DABFUK), Bitra; C, Pseudoliomera granosimana, female, 17.2 x 10.9 mm (DABFUK), Minicoy; D, Liomera laevis, female, 20.9 x 12.1 mm (DABFUK), Minicoy; E, Juxtaxanthias lividus, male, 43.5 x 27.2 mm (DABFUK), Kavaratti.