Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877)
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Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877) |
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5. Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites (Wood-Mason, 1877) View in CoL
1877. Goniosoma hoplites Wood-Mason, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., ser.
4, 19: 422.
1899. Goniosoma (Goniosoma) hoplites, Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc.
Bengal, 68 (2): 66.
2005. Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hoplites, Dev Roy and Bhadra ,
Zool. Surv. India. Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna Series, 5: (Part
5): 436.
Materials: Total 40 examples; KN 1561, Coll. A. Gokul,
15.3.10, Bali Is, 02 exs; KN 1577, Coll. A. Gokul, 14.3.10, Satjalia, 18 exs; KN 1578, Coll. A. Gokul, 16.3.10, Jhilla, 13 exs ;
KN 1580, Coll. A. Gokul, 13.3.10, Dobanki, 02 exs; KN 1582, Coll. A. Gokul, 18.3.10, Dayapur, 05 exs.
Characters: Carapace thick, pubescent; epibranchial area swollen. Last antero-lateral spine largest. Anterior border of arm of chelipeds adorned with two large spine and a spinule, posterior border with a single spine; palm six costate, costae with squamiform sculpturings. Sixth segment of male abdomen truncate triangular.
Distribution: Indian Ocean. India: West coast – Karnataka, Gujarat. East coast – Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Indus Delta, Akyab, Hong Kong.
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