First record of a freshwater crab, Maydelliathelphusa masoniana (Henderson, 1893) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from West Bengal, India
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The genus Maydelliathelphusa Bott, 1969 includes five species, M. masoniana (Henderson, 1893), M. edentula (Alcock, 1909), M. falcidigitis (Alcock, 1910), M. harpax (Alcock, 1909), and M. lugubris (Wood-Mason, 1871), and is endemic to India. Out of the five species, only Maydelliathelphusa lugubris (Wood-Mason, 1871) was reported from West Bengal previously. Present study reports the second species, M. masoniana (Henderson, 1893), from West Bengal, India for the first time.
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