Brachyuran Crabs - Systematic Checklist

Superclass CRUSTACEA Pennant, 1777
Class MALACOSTRACA Latreille, 1806
Subclass EUMALACOSTRACA Calman, 1904
Order DECAPODA Latreille, 1803
Suborder PLEOCYEMATA Burken Road, 1963
Infraorder BRACHYURA Latreille, 1802

SECTION I: PODOTREMATA Guinot, 1977

Family: Dromiidae De Haan, 1833

Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Lauridromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi (De man, 1887)
Cryptodromiopsis bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Cryptodromiopsis canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1902
Pseudodromia integrifrons (Henderson,1893 )

 

Family: Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892

Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1899

 

SECTION II: HETEROTREMATA Guinot, 1977

Family: Dorippidae Mac Leay, 1838

Dorippe astuta Fabricius, 1798
Dorippe frascone (Herbst, 1785)

Family: Raninidae Dana, 1852

Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819

Subfamily: Leucosiinae Samouelle, 1819

Leucosia marmorea Bell, 1855
Leucosia pubescens Miers, 1877
Leucosia sima Alcock, 1896
Oreophorus reticulatus Adams & White, 1850
Tios latus Borradaile, 1903
Ebalia erosa (A. Milne Edwards,1873)
Ebalia maldivensis Borradaile, 1903
Leucosilis maldivensis Borradaile, 1903
Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852
Arcania septemspinosa (Fabricius, 1787)
Arcania tuberculata Bell, 1855
Arcania quinquespinosa Alcock and Anderson, 1894
Myra brevimana Alcock, 1896
Myra darnleyensis Haswell, 1879
Myra intermedia Borradaile, 1903
Nursilia dentata Bell, 1855
Pariphiculus rostratus Alcock, 1896
Philyra globosa (De Man, 1888)
Philyra corallicola Alcock, 1896
Pseudophilyra pusilla Henderson,1893


Family: Calappidae Dana, 1852

Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1785
Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)
Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1782)
Calappa philargius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837

Family: Matutidae De Haan, 1833

Ashtoret lunaris (Forskal, 1775)
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798

Family: Majidae Samouelle, 1819

Subfamily: Majinae Samouelle, 1819

Cyclax suborbicularis (Stimpson, 1858)
Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Thacanophrys aculeata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

Subfamily: Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838

Dehaanius limbatus Milne Edwards, 1862
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia proteus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825)
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847

Subfamily : Inachinae MacLeay, 1838

Oncinopus araneus De Haan, 1839
Achaeus spinosus Miers, 1879

Subfamily : Mithracinae MacLeay, 1838

Micippa margaritifera (Henderson, 1893)
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803)
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884

Subfamily: Pisinae Dana, 1851

Naxioides hirta A. Milne Edwards, 1865
Naxioides spinigera Borradaile, 1903
Phalangipus arachnoids Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Hyastenus calvarius Alcock, 1895
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De. Haan
Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903
Hyastenus gracilirostris Miers,1879
Hyastenus planasius (Adams & White,1848)
Doclea rissonii Leach, 1815
Doclea muricata (Fabricius, 1787)
Tylocarcinus styx (Herbst, 1803)

Family: Parthinopidae MacLeay, 1838

Subfamily: Pathinopinae MacLeay, 1838

Aulacolambrus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Rhinolambrus bispinosus Rathbun, 1902
Rhinolambrus gracilis Dana, 1852
Rhinolambrus pelagicus (Ruppell, 1830)
Rhinolambrus turriger (Adams & White., 1847)
Platylambrus prensor (Herbst, 1803)

Subfamily: Daldorfiinae Ng and Rodriquez, 1986

Daldorfia horrida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subfamily: Cryptopodiinae Stimpson, 1871

Cryptopodia angulata Edwards & Lucas, 1841

Family: Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838

Elamena cristatipes Gravely,1927
Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903

Family: Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily: Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815

Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Portunus emarginatus Stephenson and Campbell,1959
Portunus granulatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Portunus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus longispinosus (Dana, 1852)
Portunus orbitosinus Rathbun, 1911
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Portunus petreus (Alcock, 1899)
Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783)
Portunus tenuipes (De Haan, 1835)
Portunus tuberculosus (A. Milne Edwards, 1861)
Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)

Subfamily: Caphyrinae Paulson, 1875

Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852
Lissocarcinus polybioides Adams & White, 1848


Subfamily: Thalamitinae Paulson, 1875

Charybdis annulata (Fabricius, 1798)
Charybdis callianassa (Herbst 1803)
Charybdis feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Charybdis hoplites (Wood-Mason 1877)
Charybdis lucifera (Fabricius, 1758)
Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis truncata (Fabricius, 1798)
Charybdis erythrodactyla (Lamarck,1818)
Thalamita admete (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1903
Thalamita crenata (Latreille, 1829)
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita pilumnoides Borradaile,1903
Thalamita poissoni (Audouin and Savigny, 1817)
Thalamita prymna (Herbst, 1803)
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1903
Thalamita tenuipes Borradaile, 1903

Family: Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893

Carpilius convexus (Forskal, 1775)
Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838

Subfamily: Eriphinae MacLeay, 1838

Eriphia sebana (Shaw and Nodder, 1803)
Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852
Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838
Family Menippinae Ortmann, 1893
Domecia hispida Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831)

Subfamily: Oziinae dana, 1851

Ozius rugulosus Stimpson, 1858
Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)


Family: Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838

Subfamily: Xanthinae MacLeay, 1838

Demania buccalipes (Alcock, 1898)
Lachnopodus subacutus (Stimpson, 1858)
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Leptodius euglyptus quadrispinosus Chhapgar, 1957
Leptodius nudipes (Dana, 1852)
Leptodius sanguineus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Paraxanthias notatus (Dana, 1852)
Xanthias lamarcki (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

Subfamily: Actaeinae Alcock, 1898

Actaea cavipes (Dana, 1852)
Actaea flosculata Alcock, 1898
Actaea perspinosa Borradaile, 1902
Actaea spinosissima Borradaile, 1902
Actaeaodes hirsutissimus (Ruppell, 1803)
Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Actaea pulchella (A. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Paractaea rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Paractaea ruppelli (Krauss, 1843)
Pseudoliomera lata (Borradaile, 1902)
Pseudoliomera speciosa (Dana, 1852)
Pseudoliomera variolosa (Borradaile, 1902)

Subfamily: Chlorodiinae Alcock, 1898

Chlorodiella laevissima (Dana, 1852)
Chlorodiella nigra (Forsskai, 1775)
Phymodius monticulosus (Dana, 1852)
Phymodius nitidus (Dana, 1852)
Phymodius ungulatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Pilodius pilumnoides (White 1847)
Pilodius pugil Dana, 1852
Pilodius spinipes Heller, 1861

Subfamily: Cymoinae Alcock, 1898

Cymo andreossyi (Audouin, 1826)
Cymo melanodactylus De Haan, 1833
Cymo quadrilobatus Miers, 1884

Subfamily: Etisinae Ortmann, 1893

Etisus anaglyptus H. Milne Edwards,1834
Etisus electra (Herbst, 1801)
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840

Subfamily: Euxanthinae Alcock, 1898

Euxanthus exculptus (Herbst, 1790)
Macromedaeus crassimanus (A. Milne Edwards,1967)
Medaeops granulosus (Haswell, 1882)

Subfamily: Liomerinae Sakai, 1976

Liomera bella (Dana, 1852)
Liomera cinctimana (White, 1847)
Liomera margaritata (A. Milne Edwards,1873)
Liomera monticulosa (A. Milne Edwards, 1873)
Liomera pediger (Alcock, 1898 )
Liomera pallida (Borradaile, 1900)
Liomera rubra (A. Milne Edwards, 1865)
Liomera rugata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
Liomera stimpsoni (A. Milne Edwards, 1865)

Subfamily: Polydectinae Dana, 1851

Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)

Subfamily: Zosiminae Alcock, 1898

Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Atergatis subdentatus De Haan, 1835
Atergatis integerrimus (Lamarck, 1801)
Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830)
Atergatopsis signatus (Adams & White,1848)
Platypodia anaglypta ( Heller,1860)
Platypodia cristata (A. Milne Edwards, 1865)
Platypodia fissa (Henderson,1893 )
Platypodia granulosa (Ruppell, 1830)
Platypodia semigranosa (Heller, 1861)
Lophozozymus dodone (Herbst, 1801)
Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zosymodes cavipes (Dana, 1852)
Zozymodes pumilus (Jacquinot, 1852)

Subfamily: Kraussinae Ng, 1993

Kraussia rugulosa (Krauss, 1843)
Palapedia integra (De Haan, 1837)

Family: Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819

Subfamily: Pilumninae Samoelle, 1819

Actumnus dorsipes (Stimpson, 1858)
Glabropilumnus dispar (Dana, 1852)
Glabropilumnus sodalis (Alcock, 1898)
Glabropilumnus laevis (Dana, 1852)
Pilumnus alcocki Borradaile, 1902
Pilumnus rotundus Borradaile, 1902
Pilumnus maldivensis Borradaile, 1902
Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1878
Pilumnus vespertilio (Fabricius, 1793)
Pilumnus orbitospinis Rathbun, 1911
Pilumnus minutus (De Haan, 1835)


Subfamily
: Rhizopinae Stimpson, 1858

Heteropilumnus integra Miers, 1884
Heteropilumnus angustifrons Alcock ,1898
Heteropilumnus inermis Borradaile, 1906
Selwynia laevis Borradaile, 1906

Family: Trapeziidae Miers, 1886

Subfamily: Trapeziinae Miers, 1886

Trapezia ferruginea Latreille, 1828
Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801)
Trapezia digitalis Latreille, 1828
Trapezia rufopunctata (Herbst, 1799)
Trapezia formosa Smith, 1869
Trapezia guttata Ruppell, 1830
Trapezia tigrina Eydoux et Souleyet, 1842
Tetralia cinctipes Paulson, 1875
Tetralia fulva Serene, 1984
Tetraloides nigrifrons (Dana, 1852)
Quadrella boopsis Alcock, 1898
Quadrella coronata Dana, 1852


SECTION III: THORACOTREMATA Guinot, 1977

Family: Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838

Subfamily: Euryplacinae Stimpson, 1871

Eucrate crenata var dentata Stimpson, 1858
Litocheria setosa ( A.Milne Edwards,1873)

Subfamily: Pseudoziinae Alcock, 1898

Pseudozius caystrus (Adams & White, 1849)

Family: Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833

Subfamily: Pinnotherinae De Haan, 1833

Pinnotheres purpureus Alcock, 1900 Pinnotheres tenuipes Borradaile, 1906
Pinnotheres placunae Hornel & Southwell, 1909
Pinnotheres vicajii Chhapgar, 1957

Family: Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily: Ocypodinae Rafinesque, 1815

Ocypode ceratophthalma (Pallus, 1772)
Ocypode cordimana Desmarest, 1825
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Uca vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uca dussumieri (H. Milne Edwards, 1852)
Dotilla mictiroides H.Milne Edwards, 1852

Subfamily: Macrophthalminae Dana, 1851

Macrophthalmus crinitus Rathbun, 1914
Macrophthalmus depressus Ruppell, 1830
Macrophthalmus latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)
Macrophthalmus pectinipes Guerin, 1839
Macriphthalmus pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus sulcatus A.Milne Edwards, 1852
Macrophthalmus latipes Borradaile, 1906
Macrophthalmus verreauxi H. Milne Edwards, 1848


Family: Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838

Subfamily: Grapsinae MacLeay, 1838

Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Herbst, 1783)
Metograpsus messor (Forskal, 1775)
Metopograpsus maculatus H.Milne Edwards, 1853
Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne Edwards, 1873
Pachygrapsus plicatus H. Milne Edwards, 1873
Geograpsus grayi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Geograpsus crinipes (Dana, 1851)
Planes cyaneus Dana,1851

Subfamily: Varuninae H.Milne Edwards, 1853

Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)
Pseudograpsus intermedius Chhapgar, 1957

Subfamily: Sesarminae Dana, 1851

Parasesarma plicatum (Latreille, 1806)
Labuanium rotundatum (Hess, 1865)
Parasesarma taeniolata (White, 1847)
Nanosesarma minutum (De Man, 1887)
Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edwards, 1852

Family: Plagusiidae Dana, 1851

Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)
Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)

Family: Palicidae Rathbun, 1898

Subfamily: Palicinae Rathbun, 1898

Palicus jukesii White,1847