Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Muñoz, Isabel, García-Raso, J. Enrique, Chillón, Begoña Sánchez & Cuesta, Jose A., 2025, Marine crabs from African waters housed in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC): An opportunity for biogeographic and systematic studies. Part I: Heterotremata (Decapoda, Brachyura), European Journal of Taxonomy 996, pp. 1-94 : 29

Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Fig. 27

Material examined

MAURITIUS • 1 ♂ (73.4 ×49.8); 1850; Guérin-Méneville leg.; MNCN20.04/03459 .

Remarks

The specimen was previously identified as Pseudocarcinus maculatus ( Xanthidae ), name that does not correspond to any known species. This work provides the first record of O. guttatus in the waters of Mauritius. Ward (1942) cited this species, but as a subspecies Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942 , in the Chagos Islands (Diego García), a territory claimed by Mauritius and close to it.

For identification see also Ward (1942) and Serène (1984).

Figures

Fig. 27. Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834, MNCN20.04/03459. Scale bars = 1 cm.