Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1782)

Srivastava, O. P., 2017, Marine and estuarine crabs of Digha coast, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 49-72 : 53-54

3. Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1782) *

(Plate 1, Figure 1 )

1782. Cancer lophos Herbst, Versuch. Naturgesch. Krabben Krebse , 1 (2): 201, pl.13, Figure 77.

1896. Calappa lophos Alcock. J.Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 65 (2):

144.

1991. Calappa lophos Dev Roy and Nandi, J Indian soc. Coastal agric. Res., 9 (1/2): 73.

1997. Calappa lophos Galil, In : A. Crosnier (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol.18. Mém. Mus . natn. Hist. nat., 176: 302, Figure 16, 17a, 20a, 32,35c.

2005. Calappa lophos : Dev Roy and Bhadra S, Zool. Surv.

India, State Fauna Series 5: Fauna of Andhra Pradesh

(Pt 5):379.

Material examined: 4exs., Digha Mohana, 16.iv.14, Coll. O. P. Srivastava (Reg.no.A-4302); 1ex.,Shankarpur,

20.v.2014, Coll. O. P. Srivastava (Reg.no.A-4281).

Diagnosis: Carapace very smooth with some tubercles in post frontal region; frontal lobes acute at apex. Clypeiform well developed no spine in the middle of posterior border of carapace. Pterygostomium region occupied with hairs.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari, Nellore, Visakhapatnam), Gujarat, Karnataka (Karwar), Kerala, Odisha (Gopalpur coast), Lakshadweep, Maharashtra ( Mumbai coast) Puducherry, Tamil Nadu (Chennai: Gulf of Mannar), Tranquebar and West Bengal (Digha, Shankarpur, Hugli, Sunderbans). Elsewhere: Australia, China, Gulf of Oman, Japan, Medagaskar, Reunion maritius, Sri lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, South Africa and Taiwan.

Remarks: This species is reported new to this area.

Figures

Figure 1. Map of Digha coast showing collection sites: 1. Junput 2. Shankarpur 3. Digha Mohana 4. Udaipore and 5.Talsari.