Demania splendida Laurie, 1906

Srivastava, O. P., 2017, Marine and estuarine crabs of Digha coast, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 49-72 : 62

37. Demania splendida Laurie, 1906 *

(Plate 1, Figure 12)

1906. Demania splendida Laurie , Ceylon Pearl Oyster

Fisheries, Supplementary Reports: 397, pI. 1, Figure

8 and p I.2, Figure 1 .

1989. Demania splendida Davie, Mem. Qd. Mus ., 27 (2):

123, figs. 1, 2 and 3a-c.

Material examined: 8 exs., Digha Mohana, 16. iv.2014, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A-4359,4380); 3exs., Shankarpur,

20.v.2014, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A- 4371-A4372).

Diagnosis: Carapace somewhat pentagonal, regions well developed. Front beyond the orbitals and deeply notched. Chelipeds symmetrical, fingers stout, upper borders of merus, carpus and propodus ridged. Male abdomen with seven segments, sixth segment almost twice the length than rest five preceeding segments.

Distribution: India: AndhraPradesh (Visakhapatnam), Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) and West Bengal (Digha, Shankarpur). Elsewhere: East and West Australia, Medagascar andSri Lanka.

Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.

Figures

Figure 1. Map of Digha coast showing collection sites: 1. Junput 2. Shankarpur 3. Digha Mohana 4. Udaipore and 5.Talsari.