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b. The postorbital patch is shown more discretely than in any 
of the present specimens. 
Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst) 
Figures 12a, 6 
Cancer sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783, p. 161, pl. 8 (figs. 56, 57). 
Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst).—Rathbun, 1906, p. 870.—Edmondson, 1954, 
pp. 236-237, figs. 12, 13—Stephenson and Campbell, 1959, pp. 98-99, figs. 
2B, 3B, pls. 1 (fig. 2), 4B, 5B.—Sankarankutty, 1961a, p. 103.—Crosnier, 
1962, pp. 45-47, figs. 59, 62-63, 68.—Miyake, Sakai, and Nishikawa, 1962, 
p. 128 (record only). 
Neptunus sanguinolentus (Herbst).—Alcock, 1899, pp. 32-33.—Sakai, 1939, p. 387, 
pl. 48 (fig. 1). 
Lupa sanguinolentus (Herbst).—Barnard, 1950, pp. 152, 154-155. 
Matertau.—Malay Peninsula: Gulf of Siam, beach, North Singora, 
Oct. 5, 1923, H. M. Smith, 2 females; Benkoelen, Sumatra, November 
Ficure 12.—Fronts. Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst): a, Japan, Sta. 4920, Alb., 19 
mm. male; b, Malay Peninsula, Sta. 53, G.V.F., 35 mm. male. P. pelagicus (Linnaeus): 
c, Australia, Umba Kumba, Miller, 22 mm. male; d, same as c, 30 mm. male. (Scale=5 
mm.) 
1925, Kellers, 1 male; Sriracha, southeast Siam, Apr. 20, 1934, H. M. 
Smith, 1 juv; Thailand, Songkhla Channel between Songkhla City 
and Goh Gnu I., GVF Sta. 53, Nov. 3, 1957, 1 male; Thailand, 
Songkhla Channel next to city, Songkhla Province, purchased in fish 
market, 07°12/07’N., 100°37'15”E., GVF Sta. 44, Nov. 4, 1958, 
5 males, 5 females, 1 juv. (damaged); Thailand, near rock jetty, S. of 
Chol Buri, between Bangsaen and Chol Buri, GVF Sta. 84, Dec. 1, 
1957, R. Rofen, 1 female. 
China: Kowloon, electric light, Sept. 14, 1908, Alb., 1 juv.; AT-51, 
Namru-2-Taipei, Formosa, 12 mi. S. of Tau Hsui, seashore, Lighthouse 
Beach, 1957, R. E. Kuntz, 4 males, (2 damaged), 2 females, 2 juvs. 
Philippines: Manila Bay, Dec. 7, 1907, Alb., 1 female; Manila Bay, 
Dee. 8, 1907, Alb., 1 female; San Vicente Port, Luzon Beach, Nov. 15, 
1908, Alb., 1 female; Linapacan I., Malcochin Harbor, electric light, 
Dec. 18, 1908, Alb., 1 male; Nakochin Harbor, Linapacan I., seine, 
Dec. 19, 1908, Alb., 1 female; near Sta. 5344, Malampaya, Palawan, 
