Vol. 8, Special Issue 6, Part F (2024)

First record of a freshwater crab, Maydelliathelphusa lugubris (Wood Mason, 1871) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Chhattisgarh, India

Author(s):

Bhupendra Kothari, Virendra Kumar, Rashmi Verma, Satyaveer, Ankita Vishwakarma, C Setsipi and Diamond Rajakumar Tenali

Abstract:
The genus Maydelliathelphusa Bott, 1969 is native to India and has five species: M. masoniana (Henderson, 1893), M. edentula (Alcock, 1909), M. falcidigitis (Alcock, 1910), M. harpax (Alcock, 1909), and M. lugubris (Wood-Mason, 1871”. Recent field surveys revealed presence of Maydelliathelphusa lugubris (Wood-Mason, 1871) in Chhattisgarh of India for first time.

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How to cite this article:
Bhupendra Kothari, Virendra Kumar, Rashmi Verma, Satyaveer, Ankita Vishwakarma, C Setsipi and Diamond Rajakumar Tenali. First record of a freshwater crab, Maydelliathelphusa lugubris (Wood Mason, 1871) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from Chhattisgarh, India. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2024;8(6S):435-437. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i6Sf.1331