Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989

Kumar, Biju A., Kumar, M. Sushil & Galil, Bella S., 2013, Calappid and leucosiid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Kerala, India, with the description of a new species of Mursia Desmarest, 1823, from the Arabian Sea and redescription of M. bicristimana Alcock & Anderson, 1894, Zootaxa 3746 (4), pp. 529-551 : 543

Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989

( Figs 10 a,b)

Arcania undecimspinosa —Tirmizi & Kazmi 1988: 76, fig. 22a–f.—Devi et al. 1988a: 25, fig. 8. Not Arcania undecimspinosa De Haan, 1841

Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989: 204 , figs 31f, 32e–f, pl. 5, fig. 6.

Kerala material examined. Neendakara, 08˚56'N 76˚32'E, 30–70 m, 5 June 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 28.0 mm); 13 Sep. 2007, 1 ♂ (CW 25.0 mm); 11 Oct 2007, 1 ♂ (CW 21.0 mm), 1 ♀ (CW 27.0 mm). — Ponnani, 10˚47'N 75˚55'E, 30– 70 m, 29 Aug. 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 27.0 mm) (DABFUK).—Azhikkal, 11˚56'N 75˚17'E, 30–70 m, 8 Feb. 2007, 1 ♀ (CW 24.4 mm) (DABFUK).

Distribution. Originally described from the Philippines (Chen 1989), it has been recorded in the Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Seychelles, Red Sea, Pakistan, Indonesia, Fiji (Galil 2001a). New record for India.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Arcania brevifrons Chen, 1989, Neendakara, India, 5 Jun 2007, ♀, CW 28.0 mm; a. dorsal view of carapace; b. ventral view of sternum. Photo by Phil Hurst, NHM Photo Unit.