Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus)brevis (Herbst, 1804)
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Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus)brevis (Herbst, 1804) |
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60. Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus)brevis (Herbst, 1804) View in CoL
1804. Cancer brevis Herbst, versuch. Naturgesch. Krabben. Krebse, 3 (4): 9, pI. 6, fig, 4
1852. Macrophthalmus carinimanus H. Milne Edwards, Annls. Sci. nat. (Zool.), ser, 3, 18: 156.
1915. Macrophthalmus brevis Tesch, Zool. Meded., Leiden, 1 (3-4): 169, pl. 6, Figure 5.
1919 b. Macrophthalmus brevis Kemp, Rec. Indian Mus., 16 (5): 392.
1951. Macrophthalmus travancorensis Pillai, Bull. Cent. Res. Inst. Univ. Travancore, ser. C, 2 (1): 30, Figure Sa-c,
1998. Macrophthalmus brevis Deb, Zool. Surv. India State Fauna Series 3: Fauna of West Bengal, Part 10: 293.
1971. Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus} brevis, Barnes, Zool. Verh., Leiden. 115: 4, figs. la-b.
Material examined: 6exs. Shankarpur, 20.v.2014, Coll: O.P.S. Reg.no. A-4288.
Diagnosis: Carapace quadrilateral, regions well defined, gastric, cardiac and intestinal areas timid. Lateral borders straight, slightly curved, cut into three anterolateral teeth. Front extremely narrow and deflexed, Chelipeds 3-4 times to length of carapace. Leg joints long, strong, decorated with hairs; first and last pair small, third largest and fourth shortest. Male abdomen triangular with a broad base, fourth and fifth segments slightly convex or straight.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam), Kerala (Ashtamudi Lake), Puducherry and West Bengal (Sundarbans, Shankarpur). Elsewhere: Arakan coast, Archipelago, Celebes, Mauritius, Mergui Singapore and Moluccas.
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