Lynceus Serratus Sp. Nov. (Conchostraca, Lynceidae) From Southern India

New locality records and additional information on habitats of three species of clam shrimps (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from a region in northern part of Western Ghats (Sahyadris), India

“…We compared the Lynceus species found in the road pools with the species described by Royan & Alfred (1971), Battish (1981 and Balaraman & Nayar (2004), but the characters, (e.g., overall size and colour of the animal, possession of a characteristic row of serrations on the postero-ventral margin of the shell; see Image 3E), as described by Royan & Alfred (1971), Battish (1981) and Balaraman & Nayar (2004) were not seen in these specimens of Lynceus. Other characters, such as general head shape, 1 st and 2 nd antennae, telson and number of legs, were also compared.…”

“…Several studies have been focused on Kerala (Nair 1965;Nayar & Nair 1968;Royan & Alfred 1971;Balaraman & Nayar 2004). Baird (1860) worked on the clam shrimps from Nagpur area.…”

“…The first work on clam shrimps in India was done by Baird (1860) and was followed by Gurney (1906). It was then followed by taxonomic works by Nayar & Nair (1968), Nair (1965), Royan & Alfred (1971), Battish (1981), Balaraman & Nayar (2004) and Prasad & Simhachalam (2009). These works include very little information about clam shrimp habitats.…”

“…Royan & Alfred (1971), Battish (1981) and Balaraman & Nayar (2004) have described a few Indian species; mainly new species of Lynceus. No type specimens were available for comparative studies, although some authors have deposited the reference material.…”

New record of Conchostracha (Crustacea) from Pune, Maharashtra

“…There are a few reports of Conchostraca from different parts of India: such as the works of Baird (1859), Tiwari (1962Tiwari ( , 1965Tiwari ( , 1966, Nayar and Nair (1968), Nayar (1965), Joseph et al (1992) and Royan and Alfred (1971). Distribution: Madurai, Tamil Nadu (Nayar & Nair, 1968) and Maharashtra (present record).…”