Panopeus rugosus A. Milne Edwards, 1880

Material examined (N=1). 1f, 24/IV/2004, St. 0 8 (MZUESC #694).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, Antilles, northern South America, Guyanas, and Brazil (from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996).

Ecological notes. On sand, shell, rock, and coral bottoms (Melo 1996), and on mud, among mangrove roots (Calado & Sousa 2003).

Previous records in Bahia. A. Milne Edwards (1881), Moreira (1901), Rathbun (1930), Melo (1985), Almeida et al. (2006).

Remarks. The type locality of P. rugosus is “Bahia” (A. Milne Edwards 1881).