Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)

Shaga, I Bevin, Priya, K, Ramar, Selvakumar, Srinidhi, S, Mohan, G Chandra, Ranganathan, Sukanya, Moulvi, S M M & Mani, Bhuvaneswari, 2023, A Small Collection of Subtidal Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Palau Islands Collected by Dredging, Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A, Zoology 49 (1), pp. 7-42 : 19

Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)

Material examined. Off Kuwannon , Koror Is., Palau Is., dredged, with coralline algae; 1♂ (cb 15.8×cl 10.0 mm), 1 ♀ (11.6× 7.6 mm), NSMT-Cr 30969; June 17, 1980; K. Baba leg.

Remarks. This species is the commonest among the Thalamita species having two lobedfront, being characterized by the basal antennal segment armed with a crest fringed with sharp granules as figured by Wee and Ng (1995). Many synonyms of this species including Thalamita dispar Rathbun, 1914 , were discussed in detail by Stephenson and Rees (1967).

Distribution. Many records of occurrence in the whole Indo-West Pacific, from tidal flats to shallow waters.