Amaal Gh. Yasser Ibtisam M. AbdulSahib Murtada D. Naser Khalid Kh. S. Al-Khafaji Haider Sh. Darweesh Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2013 2 3 105 110 09/2013 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Macrophthalmus dentipes Macrophthalmus laevis Brachyura Shatt Al-Arab Arabian Gulf Specimens of two crabs Macrophthalmus dentipes Lucas, 1836 and Macrophthalmus laevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 were collected from the intertidal zone of the lower reaches of Shatt Al-Arab at Fao region, Basrah, Iraq, 2012. A note on the morphological features of these two species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the crabs. DOI 10.0000/issn-2224-4255-arthropods-2013-v2-0014 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2013-2(3)/two-records-of-macrophthalmus-desmarest-1823.pdf