Fasciarma, Shahdadi & Schubart, 2018

FASCIARMA View in CoL GEN. NOV.

Type species: Sesarma fasciata Lanchester, 1900 , by present designation.

Diagnosis: Relatively small sized (up to 1.36 cm carapace width among studied material). Carapace squarish (slightly broader than long), carapace regions distinguishable, but not well defined, lateral margins of carapace with indentation. Male chelipeds relatively robust, chela palm with two oblique to nearly longitudinal ridges on the dorsal surface, each with chitinous caps, dorsal surface of chela dactylus bears low tubercles with chitinous peaks. Walking legs relatively long, slender, meri narrow. Pleon of male relatively wide, triangular, telson slightly wider than long. Male press button absent. Female vulvae entirely located in sternite 5 with an elongated operculum, rimmed perpendicular to sternal sutures.

Etymology: The name Fasciarma is composed of two parts: fascia, is derived from the name of the type species fasciatum , and arma is derived from the last part of its former genus Perisesarma , as well as from the type genus of the family, Sesarma . Gender neuter. Remarks: This genus is restricted to a single species, F. fasciatum . We briefly redescribe this species with regards to its key characters, as it was not adequately illustrated before. The synonym (after =) is adopted from Ng et al. (2008).