On a collection of brachyuran crabs from Lakshadweep, Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) Author Devi, S. Suvarna Author Mendoza, Jose C. E. Author Ravinesh, R. Author Idress Babu, K. K. Author Kumar, A. Biju Author Ng, Peter K. L. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-06-06 4613 3 477 501 journal article 26571 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.4 3208ca31-041c-4f91-a7d8-eda1c7a6bf00 1175-5326 3239869 72D5CBE3-4121-4C22-989C-F27075EDFB90 Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) Material examined. 1 female (12.1 x 8.4 mm ) ( DABFUK ), Kavaratti, 7 January 2013 ; 1 male (23.3 x 15.2 mm ), ( DABFUK ) 19 August 2013 ; 2 females (13.8 x 9.5 mm , 20.1 x 13.2 mm ) ( DABFUK ), Androth, 10 November 2013 ; 1 ovigerous female (13.5 x 9.8 mm ) ( DABFUK ), Agatti, 9 January 2014 ; 2 females (10.2 x 7.2 mm , 15.6 x 10.7 mm ) ( DABFUK ), Bitra, 6 May 2015 ; 1 female (14.0 x 10.5mm ) ( DABFUK ), Kilton, 18 May 2015 ; 2 males (13.9 x 9.7 mm , 18.7 x 12.8 mm ) ( DABFUK ), Chetlat, 7 November 2015 . Remarks. Previously recorded from Lakshadweep by Dev Roy & Nandi (2005) and Suvarna Devi et al. (2014) . The species was also observed from Kalpeni, Amini and Minicoy but specimens were not collected.