Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997

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Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997 *

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Material examined. 1 male (12.6 x 10.8 mm) ( DABFUK), Bitra, 13 May 2015 .

Remarks. Trapezia lutea is superficially similar to Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801) and many old records of the latter species will need to be checked (see Castro 1997). Both species have a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution and can occur together in the same reef. Trapezia lutea is recorded for the first time from India.

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FIGURE 4. Fresh colouration. A, Carupa tenuipes, female, 14.8 x 9.7 mm (DABFUK), Bitra; B, Trapezia lutea, male, 12.6 x 10.8 mm, (DABFUK), Bitra; C, Pseudoliomera granosimana, female, 17.2 x 10.9 mm (DABFUK), Minicoy; D, Liomera laevis, female, 20.9 x 12.1 mm (DABFUK), Minicoy; E, Juxtaxanthias lividus, male, 43.5 x 27.2 mm (DABFUK), Kavaratti.