Harpiosquilla indica Manning, 1969

Ahyong, Shane T. & Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju, 2018, First records of seven species of mantis shrimp from India (Crustacea: Stomatopoda), Zootaxa 4370 (4), pp. 381-394 : 388

Harpiosquilla indica Manning, 1969

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Harpiosquilla indica MANNING, 1969 : 33–37, FIGS. 39–43 [TYPE LOCALITY: MANDAPAM, SOUTHERN INDIA].— GHOSH 1976 : 51–54, FIG. 1 .—AHYONG 2001: 256, 257.—AHYONG et al. 2008: 112–113 , FIGS 84–87.

Harpiosquilla philippina GARCIA, 1978: 232–237, FIGS. 1 – 8 [TYPE LOCALITY: TAYABAS BAY, PHILIPPINES] .

Material examined. Tamil Nadu: AM P 100654, 1 female (TL 152 mm), Tuticorin, 22 March 2017 ; ZRC, 1 female (TL 150 mm), Tuticorin, 22 March 2017; ZRC, 3 males (TL 102–148 mm), 1 female (TL 105 mm), Chennai, coll. N.K. Ng et al., 23 NoVember 2004.

Remarks. Harpiosquilla indica was described by Manning (1969) from southern India (Mandapam Camp), and subsequently reported from eastern India (Waltair) and the Andaman Sea (Ghosh 1976). Ahyong et al. (2008) showed H. philippina to be a junior synonym of H. indica and extended its range to Taiwan. Harpiosquilla indica is readily distinguished from other species of the genus by the presence of nine instead of seVen or eight teeth on the dactylus of the raptorial claw.

Distribution. India to the Andaman Sea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan; shallow subtidal (Ahyong et al. 2008).

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FIGURE 2. A, Carinosquilla multicarinata (WHITE, 1849), FEMALE, TL 90 MM, TUTICORIN, ZRC; B, Carinosquilla spinosa (AHYONG & NAIYANETR, 2002), FEMALE, TL 92 MM, TUTICORIN, DABFUK; C, Erugosquilla woodmasoni (KEMP, 1911), FEMALE, TL 111 MM, TUTICORIN, ZRC; D, Harpiosquilla indica MANNING, 1969, FEMALE, TL 150 MM, TUTICORIN, ZRC; E, Harpiosquilla melanoura MANNING, 1968, MALE, TL 120 MM, MUTTOM, ZRC; F, Oratosquillina inornata (TATE, 1883), MALE, TL 150 MM, TUTICORIN,ZRC.

FIGURE1. A–B, Lysiosquillina lisa AHYONG &RANDALL,2001,ANTERIOR CEPHALOTHORAx AND DORSAL HABITUS,MOULT,MALE,TL 280 MM, TUTICORIN, DABFUK; C, Odontodactylus cultrifer (WHITE, 1851), MALE, TL 90 MM, MUTTOM, DABFUK; D, Odontodactylus japonicus (DE HAAN,1844), FEMALE,TL 84 MM, MUTTOM,DABFUK; E, Faughnia formosae MANNING & CHAN, 1997, MALE,TL 103 MM,MUTTOM, DABFUK.