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03BA87FBFFD1FFDB9CD3F8CEFB01EFA2.text	03BA87FBFFD1FFDB9CD3F8CEFB01EFA2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille, in Milbert 1812)	<div><p>Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)</p><p>(Fig. 2A)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (5.6 x 5.0 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 29 August 2013; 1 male (7.1 x 6.4 mm) (DAB- FUK), Kavaratti, 7 November 2013; 1 ovigerous female (7.3 x 6.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 22 October 2014 .</p><p>Comparative material: Guam — 1 ovig. female (7.2 x 6.5 mm) (ZRC 2000.0751), Gun Beach, fore reef, 3–5 m depth, at night, coll. L. Kirkendale, 5 July 1999, det. C. McLay, Apr. 2000; Philippines — 1 male (9.2 x 8.3 mm) (ZRC 2011.0891), Panglao I., Gak-ang, stn. M18, 0–1 m depth, coll. PANGLAO 2004 Expedition, 10 &amp; 12 June 2004 , det. C. McLay, ca. 2011; Vanuatu — 1 male (6.3 x 5.9 mm) (ZRC 2011.0909), stn. DB80, Bruat Channel, 18 m depth, sand &amp; corals on submarine hill, coll. SANTO 2006 Expedition, 2 October 2006 ; 1 female (7.0 x 5.7 mm) (ZRC 2011.0902), stn. VM36, south of Aés I., intertidal, coll. SANTO 2006 Expedition, 25 Sep. 2006 ; 1 male (8.5 x 8.0 mm) (ZRC 2011.0904), stn. VM58, Palikulo Peninsula, intertidal, coll. SANTO 2006 Expedition, 7 October 2006 ; all det. C. McLay, ca. 2011.</p><p>Remarks. Cryptodromia hirsuta was described by Borradaile (1903) from the Maldives and has since been synonymized under C. fallax (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812), described from Réunion Island (McLay 1993, 2003). Examination of the type material of C. fallax and representative specimens in the ZRC, suggests that it is probably a species complex. The neotype of C. fallax is deposited in the MNHN (Cleva et al. 2007: 240, fig. 7C), and the shape of the carapace and the dentition of the anterolateral margins differ with the present material from Lakshadweep (Fig. 2A). The carapace of the neotype is more globose and the first two anterolateral teeth are distinctly separated. In the Lakshadweep material, the carapace is relatively flatter and more trapezoidal in outline, with the first two anterolateral teeth fused. Likewise, Borradaile’s figure of C. hirsuta (Borradaile, 1903: pl. 33 fig. 3A) shows the first two anterolateral teeth separate from each other. In all three cases, the median rostral tooth is not much narrower than the adjacent lateral teeth. The Lakshadweep specimens, however, are smaller than the types of C. fallax (CW: 13.3 mm) or C. hirsuta (CW: 8.0 mm), which could explain the minor differences in morphology. We therefore, follow McLay’s (1993) synonymization of C. hirsuta Borradaile under C. fallax (Latreille) for the time being.</p><p>More substantial differences distinguish the Lakshadweep specimens from C. fallax collected from the western Pacific (e.g. Guam and Vanuatu): the median rostral tooth is only slightly narrower than the two lateral teeth (versus median tooth much narrower than the laterals in the Pacific material), the supraorbital teeth are relatively blunt and positioned closer together (versus more acute and spaced further apart in the Pacific material), and the infraorbital tooth is subtruncate (versus more acutely triangular in the Pacific material). It is very likely that the Pacific material is not conspecific with C. fallax; this will require a more thorough examination of the available material and synonyms, which are beyond the scope of the present work.</p><p>This species has been recorded from Lakshadweep by Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005). Among the present specimens, the smaller male (5.6 x 5.0 mm) from Minicoy was collected carrying a colonial ascidian.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD1FFDB9CD3F8CEFB01EFA2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD2FFDB9CD3F980FD01EDD7.text	03BA87FBFFD2FFDB9CD3F980FD01EDD7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (56.4 x 34.2 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 6 January 2014; 1 male (52.2 x 31.7 mm) (DAB- FUK), Kalpeni, 30 October 2013; 1 female (50.5 x 32.8 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 29 August 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1894, 1896); Thomas (1969); Suvarna Devi et al. (2014); and Kumaralingam et al. (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD2FFDB9CD3F980FD01EDD7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD2FFDA9CD3F8DCFAD4EBB2.text	03BA87FBFFD2FFDA9CD3F8DCFAD4EBB2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ashoret lunaris (Forskal 1775)	<div><p>Ashoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775)</p><p>Material examined. 5 males (47.4 x 35.0 mm, 48.6 x 33.0 mm, 49.4 x 33.6 mm, 53.8 x 38.7 mm, 60.4 x 44.6 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 7 January 2014; 1 female (40.9 x 27.0 mm), 2 males (36.2 x 24.2 mm, 39.8 x 27.6 mm) (DAB- FUK), Agatti, 20 May 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Rao et al. (1989) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD2FFDA9CD3F8DCFAD4EBB2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FDF0FC1FE847.text	03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FDF0FC1FE847.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carpilius convexus (Forskal 1775)	<div><p>Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (46.6 x 32.1 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 28 September 2014; 1 male (35.6 x 24.6 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 13 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1894) and Rao et al. (1989). Specimens were also observed in Kavaratti (R. Ravinesh pers. obs.) but not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FDF0FC1FE847	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FB97FBB6EFDF.text	03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FB97FBB6EFDF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Daira perlata (Herbst 1790)	<div><p>Daira perlata (Herbst, 1790)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (13.7 x 9.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 5 May 2014; 1 female (46.8 x 32.7 mm) (DAB- FUK), Chetlat, 4 November 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1894, 1898), Thomas (1969) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014), this species has a wide range in the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FB97FBB6EFDF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FA20FD18EDBF.text	03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FA20FD18EDBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eriphia scabricula Dana 1852	<div><p>Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (19.2 x 12.7 mm, 20.7 x 14.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 17 May 2015; 1 male (22.0 x 15.0 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 25 May 2015; 1 male (25.2 x 17.1 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 29 May 2014; 1 male (18.9 x 12.9 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 10 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1898) and Borradaile (1902b). This is a common species in the Indo-West Pacific (Koh &amp; Ng 2008) and was observed on the reefs from the 10 islands in the group, although not all the specimens were collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FA20FD18EDBF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FF5BFE81EAA5.text	03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FF5BFE81EAA5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Matuta victor (Fabricius 1781)	<div><p>Matuta victor (Fabricius, 1781) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (34.5 x 24.3 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 29 August 2013; 1 female (31.0 x 22.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 7 November 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. New record from Lakshadweep. This species was also observed from Agatti but material was not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD3FFDA9CD3FF5BFE81EAA5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD3FFDD9CD3F960FBA3EBFB.text	03BA87FBFFD3FFDD9CD3F960FBA3EBFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eriphia sebana (Shaw & Nodder 1803)	<div><p>Eriphia sebana (Shaw &amp; Nodder, 1803)</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (49.6 x 38.3 mm, 65.3 x 49.6 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 20 May 2015; 1 male (28.6 x 21.6 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 18 January 2015; 1 female (53.6 x 41.6 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 20 May 2014; 1 female (47.7 x 36.4 mm) (DABFUK), Chetlat, 4 November 2015; 1 female (29.5 x 22.6 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 25 May 2014; 1 female (20.9 x 13.3 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 29 January 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. The taxonomy of E. sebana and allied species was clarified by Koh &amp; Ng (2008); it has been previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1894, 1898) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014). This species was also seen in Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kadamat and Bitra, but specimens were not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD3FFDD9CD3F960FBA3EBFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FE5BFDB0EF78.text	03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FE5BFDB0EF78.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elamena gracilis Borradaile 1903	<div><p>Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903</p><p>(Fig. 3 A–F)</p><p>Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903c: 684, fig. 122; Gordon 1940: 71, figs. 1c, 6a, d, 7d; Dev Roy &amp; Nandi 2005: 222, tab. 1.</p><p>Material examined. Lectotype (here designated): male (5.0 x 4.4 mm) (CMZ I64238), on reef, Hulule, Male Atoll, Maldives, coll. J.S. Gardner, June 1900 . Paralectotypes: 1 ovigerous female (7.3 x 6.2 mm), same data as lectotype; 1 female (6.0 x 5.1 mm) (CMZ I64236), on reef, Minicoy, Lakshadweep, coll. J.S. Gardner, June 1900 . Others: 1 female (6.0 x 5.3 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 15 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. The species was first described based on material collected from Minicoy (Lakshadweep) and Male Atoll (Maldives) by Borradaile (1903c), with Gordon (1940) redescribing the species and figuring its gonopods for the first time. The species was subsequently listed by Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005). Nevertheless, E. gracilis is not well known, so the types are figured here. Borradaile (1903c) and Gordon (1940) did not designate a holotype for E. gracilis so all the three specimens are syntypes. The male from Male Atoll is here selected as the lectotype of the species.</p><p>Gordon (1940) compared E. gracilis with the similar E. sindensis Alcock, 1900, and E. mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) from the Indian Ocean and showed they were distinct in several carapace, ambulatory leg and G1 characters (see also Ng &amp; Chuang 1996). The carapace shape varies slightly, with the lectotype male proportionately longer and the anterolateral margins slightly more concave (Fig. 3A) than in other specimens; the female carapace may also be proportionally wider (Fig. 3B, C).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FE5BFDB0EF78	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FA25FAE0EDDC.text	03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FA25FAE0EDDC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Menaethius monoceros (Latreille 1825)	<div><p>Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (11.5 x 15.3 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 10 November 2013; 1 ovigerous female (8.3 x 10.8 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 8 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. The long, basally narrow rostrum, distinctly areolate dorsal carapace surface and non-cristate meri of the ambulatory legs distinguishes this widely distributed species from the closely related M. orientalis (Sakai, 1969) (see Griffin &amp; Tranter 1986). This species is common in Agatti, Minicoy, Androth, Bitra, Kilton, Kalpeni and Kadamat but material was not collected. Menaethius monoceros has previously been reported from Lakshadweep (Thomas 1969; Bakus 1994; Venkataraman et al. 2004; Suvarna Devi et al. 2014; Kumaralingam et al. 2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD4FFDD9CD3FA25FAE0EDDC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD4FFDF9CD3F8EBFEAEEBD6.text	03BA87FBFFD4FFDF9CD3F8EBFEAEEBD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Camposcia retusa (Latreille 1829)	<div><p>Camposcia retusa (Latreille, 1829) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (13.2 x 14.1 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 28 May 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. This so-called ‘decorator crab’ is a widespread species in the Indo- West Pacific.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD4FFDF9CD3F8EBFEAEEBD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FE2AFC15E9C5.text	03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FE2AFC15E9C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyclax suborbicularis (Stimpson 1858)	<div><p>Cyclax suborbicularis (Stimpson, 1858)</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (11.0 x 10.9 mm, 26.4 x 24.2 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 30 December 2014; 1 female (30.2 x 29.4 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 26 May 2014; 1 ovigerous female (27.2 x 24.6 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 25 May 2014</p><p>Remarks. The species has been recorded from Tamil Nadu (Alcock 1895; Jeyabaskaran et al. 2000), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Alcock 1895; Dev Roy 2008), and from Lakshadweep (Suvarna Devi et al. 2014). This species was observed at Kadamat but specimens were not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FE2AFC15E9C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FA0FFEDAED56.text	03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FA0FFEDAED56.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf 1878	<div><p>Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1878</p><p>Material examined. 1 ovigerous female (18.0 x 12.9 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 26 May 2014.</p><p>Remarks. Pilumnus longicornis is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Takeda &amp; Miyake 1968), typically found at the edges of reefs. It has been previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Rao et al. (1989) and Venkataraman et al. (2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FA0FFEDAED56	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FD6AFC1FE899.text	03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FD6AFC1FE899.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Prismatopus aculeatus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Prismatopus aculeatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (22.8 x 25.9 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 3 June 2015. Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. Griffin (1966) treated the taxonomy of this species at length. It is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Griffin &amp; Tranter 1986).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FD6AFC1FE899	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FC38FA0AEFB0.text	03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FC38FA0AEFB0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudomicippe Heller 1861	<div><p>Pseudomicippe sp.*</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (4.7 x 7.6 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 11 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. The present specimen is a subadult and was probably freshly moulted before it was collected. It does not appear to belong to any of the 14 recognised species of Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861 (Griffin &amp; Tranter 1986; Ng et al. 2008). It has a different carapace shape from P. maldivensis Griffin &amp; Tranter, 1986, also described from the same area. Intact adult specimens, especially males, will need to be obtained before this species can be described.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD6FFDF9CD3FC38FA0AEFB0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD6FFDE9CD3F8F1FC5FEBD6.text	03BA87FBFFD6FFDE9CD3F8F1FC5FEBD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carupa tenuipes Dana 1852	<div><p>Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852 *</p><p>(Fig. 4A)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (14.8 x 9.7 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 9 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. Previously recorded from Tamil Nadu (Alcock 1894, 1899b) as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Alcock 1899b; Dev Roy &amp; Nandi 2012)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD6FFDE9CD3F8F1FC5FEBD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FB73FF65EE9E.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FB73FF65EE9E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene 1936	<div><p>Charybdis (Goniosupradens) obtusifrons Leene, 1936</p><p>Material examined. 1 male, (57.1 x 37.0 mm)(DABFUK), Agatti, 10 January 2014. Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Thomas 1969; Rao et al. 1989; Venkataraman et al. 2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FB73FF65EE9E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FC37FAFDEFC6.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FC37FAFDEFC6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gonioinfradens paucidentatus (A. Milne-Edwards 1861)	<div><p>Gonioinfradens paucidentatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) *</p><p>(Fig. 2B)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (35.9 x 27.0 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 20 May 2014</p><p>Remarks. The single specimen of this widespread species presents an interesting new record for India (viz. Apel &amp; Spiridinov 1998). Galil et al. (2018) recently reappraised the taxonomy of Thalamita giardi Nobili, 1905, an Indian Ocean species long synonymized under G. paucidentatus, and showed that it to be a valid species. The shape of the frontal margin of the present specimen, however, indicates that the present specimen is G. paucidentatus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FC37FAFDEFC6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FE83FC37EAAE.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FE83FC37EAAE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana 1852	<div><p>Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (10.1 x 8.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 19 May 2015. Remarks. This species, which is always associated with sea cucumbers, has previously been recorded from Lakshadweep (Alcock 1899b; Thomas 1969; Dev Roy &amp; Nandi 2005).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FE83FC37EAAE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FA4BFB6BEDBE.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FA4BFB6BEDBE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita admete (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (15.0 x 10.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 18 January 2015. This species was also observed from Minicoy (R. Ravinesh) but specimens not collected .</p><p>Remarks. Thalamita admete was also observed from Minicoy but specimens were not collected. This is a widespread species in the Indo-West Pacific (Wee &amp; Ng 1995; Apel &amp; Spiridinov 1998); and it has previously been recorded from Lakshadweep by Thomas (1969), Rao et al. (1989), and Venkataraman et al. (2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FA4BFB6BEDBE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3F96BFB03EC96.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3F96BFB03EC96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thalamita prymna (Herbst 1803)	<div><p>Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (37.2 x 23.7 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti 20 May 2014. Remarks. Thalamita prymna was previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Borradaile (1902a). The taxonomy of this species was discussed by Wee &amp; Ng (1995) and Apel &amp; Spiridonov (1998) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3F96BFB03EC96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FDCFFCC7E816.text	03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FDCFFCC7E816.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier 1962	<div><p>Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962 *</p><p>(Fig. 2C)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (24.7 x 11.6 mm), 1 ovig. female (26.1 x 11.8 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 8 January 2014. Remarks. This distinctive species is recorded for the first time from India. It has otherwise been reported from various parts of the Indian Ocean (Apel &amp; Spiridonov 1998) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD7FFDE9CD3FDCFFCC7E816	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FA4AFB7EEC06.text	03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FA4AFB7EEC06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 3 males (21.1 x 13.2 mm, 25.2 x 15.0 mm, 25.8 x 15.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 4 January 2013; 1 male (25.5 x 15.7 mm), 1 female (15.2 x 8.9 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 31 October 2013; 2 males (25.0 x 15.5 mm, 26.5 x 16.2 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 2 December 2013; 2 females (17.6 x 10.8 mm, 22.8 x 14.1 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 0 8 January 2014; 2 females (17.1 x 11.0 mm, 18.3 x 11.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 22 October 2014; 1 male (26.8 x 16.5 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 0 8 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Actaeodes tomentosus was previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1898), Dev Roy (2008), and Kumaralingam et al. (2017). It has a wide range in the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FA4AFB7EEC06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FEAEFE4AE91A.text	03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FEAEFE4AE91A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cherusius triunguiculatus (Borradaile 1902)	<div><p>Cherusius triunguiculatus (Borradaile, 1902)</p><p>Material examined. 1 ovigerous female (5.7 x 4.1 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 16 September 2014.</p><p>Remarks. Cherusius was better known as Jonesius Sankarankutty, 1962, but Low &amp; Ng (2012) showed that the name was preoccupied by the cestode Jonesius Yamaguti, 1959 . As such, they proposed a replacement name, Cherusius . Cherusius triunguiculatus has been previously reported from Lakshadweep by Rao et al. (1989) and Venkataraman et al. (2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FEAEFE4AE91A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3F8B2FEFFECDE.text	03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3F8B2FEFFECDE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss 1843)	<div><p>Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss, 1843) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (13.7 x 10.0 mm), 1 female (18.1 x 13.6 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 26. May 2014. Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. This species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Guinot 1976; Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3F8B2FEFFECDE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FD32FB53E885.text	03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FD32FB53E885.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trapezia bidentata (Forskal 1775)	<div><p>Trapezia bidentata (Forskål, 1775)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (15.9 x 12.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 15 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Trapezia bidentata is better known throughout its range as Trapezia ferruginea Latreille, 1828 (cf. Serène 1984) but Castro et al. (2004) showed that T. bidentata (Forskål, 1775) was actually its senior synonym. It has previously been recorded from Lakshadweep by Rao et al. (1989) and Sankarankutty (1961).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FD32FB53E885	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FC36FB46EFA2.text	03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FC36FB46EFA2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Trapezia lutea Castro 1997	<div><p>Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997 *</p><p>(Fig. 4B)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (12.6 x 10.8 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 13 May 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Trapezia lutea is superficially similar to Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801) and many old records of the latter species will need to be checked (see Castro 1997). Both species have a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution and can occur together in the same reef. Trapezia lutea is recorded for the first time from India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD8FFD19CD3FC36FB46EFA2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FDA3FBDEE9F3.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FDA3FBDEE9F3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyclodius granulosus De Man 1888	<div><p>Cyclodius granulosus De Man, 1888 *</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (12.3 x 8.6 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 13 August 2013, 1 female (15.3 x 10.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 4 January 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Cyclodius granulosus has previously been listed from Tamil Nadu by Jeyabaskaran et al. (2000) and Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005); the present specimen is the first record from Lakshadweep.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FDA3FBDEE9F3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FCA7FC17E8CA.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FCA7FC17E8CA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyclodius ungulatus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Cyclodius ungulatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (23.4 x 15.7 mm, 17.1 x 12.2 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 11 May 2015. Remarks. A common species on Indo-West Pacific coral reefs (Serène 1984). Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Rao et al. 1989; Bakus 1994; Venkataraman et al. 2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FCA7FC17E8CA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FA4BFE78ED77.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FA4BFE78ED77.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Etisus dentatus (Herbst 1785)	<div><p>Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (79.6 x 54.4 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 8 January 2013. Remarks. Previously recorded by Suvarna Devi et al. (2014) from Kavaratti. Specimens were also observed from Minicoy but not collected .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FA4BFE78ED77	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD39CD3F882FD63EBFA.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD39CD3F882FD63EBFA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euxanthus rugosus Miers 1884	<div><p>Euxanthus rugosus Miers, 1884 *</p><p>(Fig. 2D)</p><p>Material examined. 1 juvenile male (10.3 x 6.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 7 January 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. The present specimen of E. rugosus is a juvenile, but it already has the rugosities on the areolae of the dorsal surface of the carapace and the prominent outwardly directed projection on the carpus of the cheliped, a character typical for the species (cf. Guinot-Dumortier 1960; Serene 1984). The only other Indian record of E. rugosus is that of Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2012) from the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. Given the similarity of the present species with E. exsculptus (Herbst, 1790), previous records of E. exsculptus by Rao et al. (1989) and Bakus (1994) will need to be verified.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD39CD3F882FD63EBFA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FC7FFB73EE33.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FC7FFB73EE33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (12.1 x 8.4 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 7 January 2013; 1 male (23.3 x 15.2 mm), (DABFUK) 19 August 2013; 2 females (13.8 x 9.5 mm, 20.1 x 13.2 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 10 November 2013; 1 ovigerous female (13.5 x 9.8 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 9 January 2014; 2 females (10.2 x 7.2 mm, 15.6 x 10.7 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 6 May 2015; 1 female (14.0 x 10.5mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 18 May 2015; 2 males (13.9 x 9.7 mm, 18.7 x 12.8 mm) (DABFUK), Chetlat, 7 November 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014). The species was also observed from Kalpeni, Amini and Minicoy but specimens were not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FC7FFB73EE33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FF1FFAA9EA8A.text	03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FF1FFAA9EA8A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudoliomera granosimana (A. Milne-Edwards 1865)	<div><p>Pseudoliomera granosimana (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865) *</p><p>(Fig. 4C)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (17.2 x 10.9 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 3 December 2013 .</p><p>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 &amp; Nandi 2012).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFD9FFD09CD3FF1FFAA9EA8A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDAFFD39CD3FE12FE38E83A.text	03BA87FBFFDAFFD39CD3FE12FE38E83A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Liomera laevis (A. Milne-Edwards 1873)	<div><p>Liomera laevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) *</p><p>(Fig. 3D)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (20.9 x 12.1 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 26 September 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. The sole specimen from Minicoy is a female, so its identification is tentative until a male specimen can be collected for confirmation. Nevertheless, it is identified as L. laevis on the basis of the absence of a groove separating 2F+1M from 2M, the relatively shallow and poorly defined furrow separating 3M from 2M, and the poorly defined posterior boundaries of 2L+3L and 5L+6L (viz. Serène &amp; Nguyen 1960; Serne 1984). This species is also quite similar to L. tristis, which has previously been recorded from Lakshadweep (Thomas 1969; Dev Roy 2008). The taxonomy of these two species will need to be reviewed. The present specimen of L. laevis represents a new record for Lakshadweep, the species having been previously found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDAFFD39CD3FE12FE38E83A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FCBEFE16EF2D.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FCBEFE16EF2D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Juxtaxanthias lividus (Latreille, in Milbert 1812)	<div><p>Juxtaxanthias lividus (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)</p><p>(Figs. 2E, 4E)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (43.5 x 27.2 mm), 1 female (39.5 x 24.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, coll. 7 January 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded by Suvarna Devi et al. (2014) from Lakshadweep. Serène (1984) reports it from Mauritius (type locality) and Chagos Archipelago, and there are also records from Sumatra, Japan and Marshall Islands (Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FCBEFE16EF2D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FBDEFA1CEE05.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FBDEFA1CEE05.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lachnopodus bidentatus (A. Milne Edwards 1867)	<div><p>Lachnopodus bidentatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1867) *</p><p>(Fig. 2F)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (14.0 x 9.3 mm), 1 female (12.9 x 8.9 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 7 August 2014. Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. This species is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FBDEFA1CEE05	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FAB6FBCFEDFD.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FAB6FBCFEDFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (13.3 x 9.4 mm), Kalpeni, 4 January 2013; 1 female (26.7 x 17.0 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 8 June 2013; 2 females (18.8 x 12.6 mm, 22.8 x 15.8 mm), 1 ovigerous female (28.5 x 18.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 8 June 2013; 1 male (13.5 x 9.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 22 June 2013; 2 males (20.4 x 13.8 mm, 22.7 x 14.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 25 October 2013; 2 males (18.2 x 12.5 mm, 13.5 x 9.6 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 2 November 2013; 2 males (17.3 x 11.8 mm, 18.6 x 12.5 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 9 November 2013; 2 females (19.5 x 13.2 mm, 23.3 x 15.1 mm) (DABFUK), Amini, 28 May 2014; 2 males (22.0 x 14.4 mm, 29.1 x 18.3 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 2 February 2015; 2 females (27.3 x 17.7 mm, 17.2 x 11.4 mm) (DABFUK), Bitra, 8 May 2015; 2 males (39.3 x 24.3 mm, 39.9 x 24.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 16 May 2015; 1 female (15.5 x 10.2 mm) (DABFUK), Chetlat, 6 November 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Alcock (1898) and Rao et al. (1989). This common species was observed on the reefs of the 10 islands in the group, often in large numbers.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FAB6FBCFEDFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FF1FFB94EA66.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FF1FFB94EA66.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Liomera rugata (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Liomera rugata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 3 males (9.1 x 4.9 mm, 10.7 x 5.9 mm, 12.0 x 6.4 mm), 2 females (9.6 x 5.3 mm, 9.8 x 5.3 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 26 September 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. This is a distinctive and widespread species in the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984). Previously recorded from Lakshadweep Islands (Rao et al. 1989; Venkataraman et al. 2004).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FF1FFB94EA66	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FD87FCBAE9AA.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FD87FCBAE9AA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lybia tessellata (Latreille, in Milbert 1812)	<div><p>Lybia tessellata (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (8.9 x 6.8 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 20 January 2015. Remarks. This widespread Indo-West Pacific species (Guinot 1976; Serène 1984) has previously been recorded from Lakshadweep (Borradaile 1902; Thomas 1969).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3FD87FCBAE9AA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3F8AEFB56ECF9.text	03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3F8AEFB56ECF9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne-Edwards 1867)	<div><p>Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) *</p><p>(Fig. 2G)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (34.7 x 22.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 10 October 2014. Remarks. A new record from Lakshadweep. This species has a wide distribution and has been reported from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific and all the way to the Hawaiian Islands .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDBFFD29CD3F8AEFB56ECF9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3F9E9FA01EDF8.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3F9E9FA01EDF8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst 1796)	<div><p>Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (35.1 x 42.9 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 17 August 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Thomas 1969). This is the most widely distributed gecarcinid species in the Indo-West Pacific (Türkay 1974), and is the only one known from the western Indian Ocean.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3F9E9FA01EDF8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FCDFFB80E8FC.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FCDFFB80E8FC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lophozozymus dodone (Herbst 1801)	<div><p>Lophozozymus dodone (Herbst, 1801) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (15.4 x 10.2 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 13 October 2014. Remarks. A new record for Lakshadweep. Previously recorded from Tamil Nadu (Henderson 1893; Alcock 1894); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Alcock 1898; Dev Roy &amp; Nandi 2012) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FCDFFB80E8FC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FF1FFC85EA66.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FF1FFC85EA66.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraxanthias notatus (Dana 1852)	<div><p>Paraxanthias notatus (Dana, 1852)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (16.7 x 11.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 10 October 2014; 1 male (10.0 x 7.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 4 October 2014; 1 male (8.8 x 6.0 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 24 September 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Paraxanthias notatus was recorded from Lakshadweep by Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005) but is otherwise found throughout the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FF1FFC85EA66	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FE13FC98E9CF.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FE13FC98E9CF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xanthias lamarckii (H. Milne Edwards 1834)	<div><p>Xanthias lamarckii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (9.3 x 6.0 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 30 December 2012; 2 males (8.8 x 5.5 mm, 16.0 x 10.3 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 8 January 2013; 1 male (7.3 x 4.3 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 28 October 2013; 2 females (13.7 x 8.9 mm, 14.9 x 9.4 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 9 November 2013; 1 female (11.7 x 7.5 mm), 1 ovigerous female (11.9 x 7.7 mm) (DABFUK), Agatti, 8 January 2014; 2 males (9.2 x 5.8 mm, 11.1 7.2 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 20 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Rao et al. (1989). This species was also seen at Chetlet, Bitra, Amini and Kadamat but material was not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FE13FC98E9CF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FBA1FA17EE61.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FBA1FA17EE61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (45.9 x 30.5 mm, 67.6 x 45.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 8 January 2013; 2 males (30.8 x 20.9 mm, 43.5 x 29.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 20 June 2013; 1 male (31.3 x 21.7 mm), 1 female (66.6 x 44.3 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 25 September 2014; 2 females (41.9 x 20.4 mm, 51.2 x 39.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 19 October 2014; 2 females (52.6 x 33.5 mm, 65.8 x 44.3 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 2 October 2014; 1 juvenile male (13.8 x 9.4 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 17 November 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Alcock 1898; Thomas 1969; Suvarna Devi et al. 2014; Kumaralingam et al. 2017). This is a common poisonous species widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Serène 1984).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD59CD3FBA1FA17EE61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDCFFD49CD3F804FC4DEA8A.text	03BA87FBFFDCFFD49CD3F804FC4DEA8A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Grapsus albolineatus Latreille, in Milbert 1812	<div><p>Grapsus albolineatus Latreille, in Milbert, 1812</p><p>Material examined. One male (69.6 x 54.5mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 20 October 2014.</p><p>Remarks. This species was observed in all 10 islands, viz. Agatti, Kavaratti, Minicoy, Amini, Chetlat, Androth, Bitra, Kilton, Kalpeni and Kadamat. It can, however, be confused with the similar G. tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783), but easily separated by a number of frontal margin, cheliped and male pleonal differences: the frontal margin is smooth and entire (serrated in G. tenuicrustatus); the chelae have a purple tinge, and the inner angle of the cheliped carpus has an acutely triangular tooth (chelae dark brown, and inner angle of cheliped carpus has a broader tooth with a subtruncate base in G. tenuicrustatus); the sixth pleonal somite is shorter than the fifth (sixth pleonal somite longer than the fifth in G. tenuicrustatus) (viz. Banerjee 1960; Ng 1998).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDCFFD49CD3F804FC4DEA8A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FE3FFADEE93E.text	03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FE3FFADEE93E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards 1873	<div><p>Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (7.3 x 5.5 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 10 October 2014. Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Borradaile (1903a) and Dev Roy &amp; Nandi (2005) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FE3FFADEE93E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3F91CFC48ECF9.text	03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3F91CFC48ECF9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Percnon Gistel 1848	<div><p>Percnon sp.</p><p>(Fig. 2H)</p><p>Material examined. 1 megalopa (6.9 x 5.1 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 11 October 2014.</p><p>Remarks. The distinctive characters identifying the megalopa as a species of Percnon are the carapace outline, the three long rostral spines on the anterior of the carapace, and the short spines on the ventral (flexor) margin of the ambulatory dactyli. It resembles the megalopa of the Atlantic species, Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) (cf. Paula &amp; Hartnoll 1989: 31, fig. 11), but the carapace of the present specimen is much narrower and the legs are relatively longer. It is difficult to ascertain which of the two preceding, sympatric species of Percnon it belongs to, as megalopal differences between the species have not been documented.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3F91CFC48ECF9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FB24FDB1EE71.text	03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FB24FDB1EE71.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Percnon guinotae Crosnier 1965	<div><p>Percnon guinotae Crosnier, 1965</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (8.6 x 7.0 mm, 14.1 x 12.8 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 16 August 2013; 1 female (10.9 x 10.8 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 20 October 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. Kumaralingam et al. (2017) first recorded this species from Lakshadweep, which has a wide range in the Indian Ocean (Crosnier 1965).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FB24FDB1EE71	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FA18FD68ED6D.text	03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FA18FD68ED6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Percnon planissimum (Herbst 1804)	<div><p>Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)</p><p>Material examined. 1 female (12.9 x 12.6 mm) (DABFUK), Kalpeni, 4 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Alcock 1900b; Thomas 1969; Dev Roy 2008; Kumaralingam et al. 2017). This is a widespread species in the Indo-West Pacific (Crosnier 1965). Specimens were also observed on Kavaratti and Minicoy but not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FA18FD68ED6D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FD5FFD35EF12.text	03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FD5FFD35EF12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Plagusia squamosa (Herbst 1790)	<div><p>Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (36.6 x 35.4 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 13 October 2014; 1 female (21.2 x 18.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kilton, 20 October 2014; 2 females (20.5 x 19.2 mm, 13.02 x 12.98 mm) (DABFUK), Androth, 2 February 2015 .</p><p>Remarks. This species was also seen in the islands of Amini, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadamat, Kalpeni and Minicoy, but specimens were not collected. Schubart &amp; Ng (2000) showed that the better known name, Plagusia tuberculata Lamarck, 1818, is a junior synonym of P. squamosa (Herbst, 1790) . The species has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution (Crosnier 1965; Schubart &amp; Ng 2000).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDDFFD49CD3FD5FFD35EF12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDEFFD79CD3FF65FAB3EAD5.text	03BA87FBFFDEFFD79CD3FF65FAB3EAD5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metasesarma obesum (Dana 1851)	<div><p>Metasesarma obesum (Dana, 1851)</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (9.2 x 8.4 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 10 October 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. This is a common supralittoral species widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific. The species was also seen at Kalpeni but specimens were not collected. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep (Alcock 1900b; Dev Roy 2008; Kumaralingam et al. 2017). The species is better known as Metasesarma rousseauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1853, but Ng &amp; Schubart (2003) showed that Sesarma obesa Dana, 1851, is a senior subjective synonym.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDEFFD79CD3FF65FAB3EAD5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FDEBFA13EFA3.text	03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FDEBFA13EFA3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas 1772)	<div><p>Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)</p><p>Material examined. 2 males (40.0 x 34.9 mm, 64.6 x 52.7 mm) (DABFUK), Kadamat, 28 June 2013; 1 female (67.7 x 59.2 mm) (DABFUK), Minicoy, 20 August 2013 .</p><p>Remarks. Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) as currently understood is a species complex, currently under study by P.J.F. Davie, H.-T. Shih and P.K.L. Ng, with three genetically distinct forms present in the Indian Ocean. Two are the commonly recognised white-and-maroon morphs and are morphologically close, but can be separated by details of the stridulatory apparatus on its chela. One white-maroon morph represents Ocypode ceratophthalmus sensu stricto, which occurs on islands as well as continental landmasses as well as in most of Southeast Asia and East Asia. The second white-maroon morph is known mostly from isolated islands and appears allied to O. pallidula Hombron &amp; Jacquinot, 1846 . Whether it is a new species or there is older name now listed under its extensive synonymy will need to be established. The third morph is the most distinct, with a prominent green to greenishyellow coloration in life and a diagnostic stridulatory structure on its chela. This green morph is almost certainly a new species and is known only from islands in the Indian Ocean (see also Orchard 2012; Ma et al. 2018).</p><p>All the material observed in the islands were of the green morph. The species was also observed on eight islands: viz; Agatti, Kavaratti, Amini, Chetlat, Androth, Bitra, Kilton and Kalpeni but specimens were not collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FDEBFA13EFA3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FF1EFF4FEA8B.text	03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FF1EFF4FEA8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parasesarma pictum (De Haan 1835)	<div><p>Parasesarma pictum (De Haan, 1835) *</p><p>Material examined. 1 male (9.2 x 8.2 mm) (DABFUK), Kavaratti, 4 January 2014 .</p><p>Remarks. A new record from Lakshadweep. The identity of the Indian material referred to this species (see Trivedi et al. 2018)requires confirmation. There are slight differences in the chela and gonopods of material from the Indian Ocean and the east Pacific (where P. pictum s. str. occurs), suggesting there may be more than one species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FBFFDFFFD69CD3FF1EFF4FEA8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Devi, S. Suvarna;Mendoza, Jose C. E.;Ravinesh, R.;Idress Babu, K. K.;Kumar, A. Biju;Ng, Peter K. L.	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): 477-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4
