NO. 3656 PORTUNID CRABS—STEPHENSON AND REES 11 
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica (A. Milne Edwards) 
Goniosoma japonicum A. Milne Edwards, 1861, p. 373. 
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica (A. Milne Edwards).—Leene, 1938, pp. 30-35, 
figs. 5-7. 
Charybdis japonica (A. Milne Edwards).—Sakai, 1939, pp. 400-401, pl. 45 (fig. 5).— 
Miyake, Sakai, and Nishikawa, 1962, p. 128 (record only). 
MareriAu.—China: Tan Shui Beach, northwest coast of Taiwan, 
Aug. 15, 1965, R. E. Kuntz, 1 male. 
Japan: Tangku, Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, May 8, 1929, 
C. J. Shen (coll. and ident.), 1 male, 1 female. 
MEASUREMENTS.— Males, 34, 63 mm.; female, 73 mm. 
DistRIBUTION.—Red Sea, China, and Japan. As Leene notes, the 
absence of specimens from intermediate localities is surprising. 
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles (de Haan) 
Portunus (Charybdis) miles de Haan, 1835, p. 41, pl. 11 (fig. 1). 
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles (de Haan).—Leene, 1938, pp. 38-42, figs. 10-13.— 
Stephenson, Hudson, and Campbell, 1957, pp. 500-501, figs. 2H, 3I, pls. 2 
(fig. 3), 4F. 
Charybdis miles (de Haan).—Sakai, 1939, p. 405, pl. 46 (fig. 2).—Miyake, Sakai, 
and Nishikawa, 1962, p. 128 (record only). 
Marterrau.—Philippines: Sta. 5442, west coast of Luzon, South 
Fernando Point Light, 16°30’36”N., 120°11’06”E., 45 fm., coarse 
sand, May 11, 1909, Alb., 1 female (22 mm.). 
DisTRIBUTION.—India to Japan and Australia, including South 
China Sea and Hong Kong. 
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator (Herbst) 
Cancer natator Herbst, 1789, pl. 40 (fig. 1) (fide Leene, 1938). 
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator (Herbst).—Leene, 1938, pp. 93-97, figs. 50, 51.— 
Stephenson, Hudson, and Campbell, 1957, pp. 501-502, figs. 2G, 3H, pls. 2 
(fig. 4), 4J.—Crosnier, 1962, pp. 82-83, figs. 143-144, pl. 13 (fig. 2). 
Charybdis natator (Herbst).—Sakai, 1939, p. 407.—Barnard, 1950, pp. 169-170, 
Mareriau.—Malay Peninsula: Singapore, Mar. 20, 1934, Herre 
collection, 1 male. 
Australia: Low tide, Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt, on sand bar, 
about one-fourth mile from south shore, speared by native, May 11, 
1948, 1 male. 
MrEASuREMENTS.—Males, 55, 98 mm. 
DistriBuTION.—Southeast Africa to Japan and Australia. 
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana 
Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852a, p. 285, pl. 17 (fig. 10); 1852b, p. 85.—Sakai, 
1939, pp. 407-408, pl. 83 (fig. 2). 
