Annotated type-catalogue of Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Part II. Gecarcinidae and Grapsidae (Thoracotremata, Grapsoidea), with an Appendix of pre- 1900 collectors Author Ng, Ngan Kee Author Rodríguez Moreno, Paula A. Author Naruse, Tohru Author Guinot, Danièle Author Mollaret, Noémy text Zoosystema 2019 2019-03-26 41 7 91 130 journal article 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a7 d58d0d44-7889-4739-9e2d-b1a0bc9780b9 1638-9387 3722522 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:65E3A0BD-2AAD-4E12-9CB0-73C974BFCE65 Grapsus grayi H. Milne Edwards, 1853 ( Fig. 3H ) Grapsus Grayi H. Milne Edwards, 1853: 136 [170]. CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Geograpsus grayi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853 ) , accepted recombination (see A. Milne-Edwards 1873a: 288) LECTOTYPE (by present designation). — MNHN-IU-2000-3421 (= MNHN-B3421 ), ♀ 34.1 × 42.1mm , Australia . — Original label: “ Grapsus grayi Edw. , Australie, Museum Britannique!”. PRESERVATION. — Dry. Carapace cracked on the gastric, cardiac regions; RP2 dactylus, RP3, RP4 meri and dactyli, LP2-LP4 carpi, meri and dactyli missing; pleonal somites 5, 6 damaged; telson missing. REMARKS Davie (2002: 213) indicated that the type status was uncertain. There is no doubt, however, that the above-mentioned female specimen was identified by H. Milne Edwards and corresponds to the type material. The mention on the label “Museum Britannique!” punctuated by an exclamation mark corresponds to the indication in the CAA of an exchange with the British Museum in 1849. According to Recommendation 73F of the Code , this specimen is hereby designated as lectotype .