Squat lobsters of the genera Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000 and Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874 (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, with descriptions of three new species Author Tiwari, Shivam Author Padate, Vinay P. Author Cubelio, Sherine S. Author Osawa, Masayuki text Journal of Natural History 2022 2022-11-29 56 1819 1839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2138600 journal article 198285 10.1080/00222933.2022.2138600 f3ea9905-e60b-4102-9404-65b3dcd1583c 1464-5262 7380764 Raymunida vittata Macpherson, 2009 ( Figures 2 (c), 2(c) 2 2) Raymunida vittata Macpherson, 2009: 446 , figure 7 ( type locality: Vanuatu , SANTO 2006, stn DB16, 15.59°S , 167.26°E , 32–40 m depth); Osawa 2012: 140 , 143 (key), figures 3, 4(b); Poupin et al. 2022: 21 , figure 9(f). Material examined India • 1 ♀ (PCL 9.0 mm, CW 7.7 mm ); Andaman Sea, off Little Andaman Island ; FORVSS stn . 38806; 10.72°N , 92.7°E ; 53 m depth; Chain dredge; 10 August 2019 ; Vinay P . Padate leg .; CMLRE IO /SS/ANO/00142. Remarks Morphological characters of the present specimen, including the carapace armature ( Figure 6 (a,)), the striations on thoracic sternites and pleonal tergites ( Figure 6 (c)), the relative lengths of spines on the antennal peduncle articles 1 and 2 ( Figure 6 (e)), and the armatures of Mxp3 ( Figure 6 (e)) and P3–4 ( Figure 6 (g–)), fall within the range of intraspecific variations of the type material from Vanuatu ( Macpherson 2009 ) and subsequently reported material from south-western Japan ( Osawa 2012 ). Geographical distribution Vanuatu ( Macpherson 2009 ), Ryukyu Islands, south-western Japan ( Osawa 2012 ), Mayotte Island , south-western Indian Ocean ( Poupin et al. 2022 ), Andaman Islands, India (present study); bathymetric range: 32–123 m depth ( Macpherson 2009 ; Osawa 2012 ). The present occurrence of R. vittata in the eastern Indian Ocean suggests that the species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific although literature records are still scattered.