REMARKS ON THE TAXONOMY OF SUDANONAUTES CHAVANESII (MILNEEDWARDS,A., 1886) (BRACHYURA, POTAMOIDEA, POTAMONAUTIDAE) FROM CENTRAL-AFRICA

Authors
CUMBERLIDGE N
Citation
N. Cumberlidge, REMARKS ON THE TAXONOMY OF SUDANONAUTES CHAVANESII (MILNEEDWARDS,A., 1886) (BRACHYURA, POTAMOIDEA, POTAMONAUTIDAE) FROM CENTRAL-AFRICA, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 108(2), 1995, pp. 238-246
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
0006324X
Volume
108
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
238 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(1995)108:2<238:ROTTOS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The fresh-water crab Sudanonautes chavanesii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1886) is redescribed from new material which is compared to previous descrip tions of the male type from Gabon. The gonopods and mandibles of a mal e from Cameroon are described and illustrated for the first time. New records of specimens from several museum collections are presented. Th e species is recognized by a combination of characters of the carapace , chelipeds, mandibles, and gonopod 1. The range of S. chavanesii has been found to be restricted to an area from south Cameroon to Gabon; t he species does not occur in West Africa (from Senegal to Nigeria), as previously thought.