Marine and estuarine crabs of Digha coast Author Srivastava, O. P. text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 49 72 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117284 2581-8686 44. Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) 1798. Cancer liueratus Fabricius, Entom. Syst. Suppl.: 342. 1900. Varuna litterata Alcock, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 69 (2): 40 I. 2001. Varuna litterata : Dev Roy and Bhadra, Zool. Surv. India Estuarine Ecosystem Series 4: Fauna of Godavari Estuary: 49. 2010. Varuna litterata : Mitra et al. Rec.zool.Surv. India , Occ. Paper No . 343. Material examined: None. Based on earlier report. Diagnosis : Carapace with a H-shaped groove in the middle, surface marked with pits. Antero-lateral borders curved and cut into three spines. Front broa and slightly deflexed. Inner surface of palm granular whereas outer surface marked with some fine parallel lining. Distribution: India : Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari, Krishna,Visakhapatnam), Kerala (Trivandrum), Maharashtra ( Mumbai ), Odisha (Chilka Lake, Cuttak, Puri), Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, Chennai, Palk Bay) and West Bengal (Sundarbans, Digha coast). Elsewhere: Australia , Bangladesh , East Africa, Hong Kong , Japan , Myanmar , New Guinea , New Zealand , Philippines and Singapore .