138. Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)

Type locality: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Synonyms: Platophium brasiliense Dana, 1853

Distribution. World: Brazil (Dana 1853), South Africa (Griffiths 1974), Southern Ocean (De Broyer et al. 2007), Caribbean Sea, Cuba (Miloslavich et al. 2010), India (Nayar 1959).

India: Western India Ecoregion: Kerala (Dev Roy et al. 2009); Arabian Sea (Surya Rao 1972); Kerala (Barnard 1935; Rabindranath 1972a); South India Ecoregion: Tamil Nadu (Gravely 1927; Nayar 1959, 1966; Sivaprakasam 1970d; Rabindranath 1972a; Satheesh & Wesley 2007; Thilagavathi et al. 2013); Eastern India Ecoregion: Tamil Nadu (Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam 1970d; Lyla et al. 1998; Venkataraman 2007; Mondal et al. 2010; Thilagavathi et al. 2013); Northern Bay of Bengal: Bay of Bengal (Surya Rao 1972).