Euclosiana nitida (Galil, 2003)

Kumar, Biju A., Kumar, M. Sushil & Galil, Bella S., 2013, Calappid and leucosiid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Kerala, India, with the description of a new species of Mursia Desmarest, 1823, from the Arabian Sea and redescription of M. bicristimana Alcock & Anderson, 1894, Zootaxa 3746 (4), pp. 529-551 : 546

Euclosiana nitida (Galil, 2003)

Leucosia obtusifrons —Laurie 1906: 362.—Zarenkov 1990: 57, pl. 1, figs 1–5, pl. 2, fig. 1. Euclosia nitida Galil, 2003: 259 , figs 1d, 3d, 6d.

Kerala material examined. Neendakara, 08˚56'N 76˚32'E, 30–70 m, 0 5 June 2007, 10– 26m, 1 ♀ (CW 22.3 mm); 31 Aug. 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 15mm); 27 Mar. 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 17mm) (DABFUK).—Azhikkal, 11˚56'N 75˚17'E, 10–30 m, 0 7 June 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 23 mm) (DABFUK).

Distribution. Gulf of Oman, Sri Lanka, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Galil 2003). New record for Kerala.