Abstract Four species of sesarmid crabs of the genus Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950, have been reported from India: Nanosesarma andersoni (De Man, 1888), Nanosesarma batavicum (Moreira, 1903), Nanosesarma jousseaumei (Nobili, 1906), and Nanosesarma minutum (De Man, 1887). In the present study, one more species, Nanosesarma sarii Naderloo and Türkay, 2009 is reported for the first time from India along with the diagnosis and illustrations of the five Indian Nanosesarma species.

Abstract The present paper reports the occurrence of the rare parthenopid species Rhinolambrus lippus (Lanchester, 1901) for the first time from India. The species is so far reported from Malaysia, Djibouti and Madagascar.

Abstract Chaenostoma sinuspersici (Naderloo & Türkay, 2011) (Macrophthalmidae) is recorded for the first time in Indian waters. The species has so far been only reported from the western Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.