Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798)
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Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) |
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24. Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) *
1798. Portunus Lucifer Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Suppl. : 364.
1894. Goniosoma luciferum Alcock and Anderson, J.
Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 63 (2): 201.
1899. Charybdis (Goniosoma) quadrimaculata, Alcock, J.
Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 68 (2): 54.
1938. Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Leene , Siboga
Expeditie Monogr., Leiden, 39C: 57, figs. 23-25.
Material examined: 1 ex., Shankarpur, 20.v.2014, Coll: O.P.S. (Reg.no.A-4321).
Diagnosis: Carapace broad. Two large white spots present on either side of branchial region of carapace. Antero-lateral teeth six number. Chelipeds subequal, palm with five spines. Margin of sixth male abdominal segment parallel or slightly divergent in two-thirds of their extent.
Distribution: India: AndhraPradesh (Guntur, Visakhapatnam), Kerala ( Cochin harbour, Vembanad Lake, Malabar coast), Maharashtra (Deogad coast (District Ratnagiri), Tamil Nadu (Parangipettai coast) and West Bengal (Shankarpur). Elsewhere: Australia, Japan, Java, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.
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